The Times Advocate, 2004-01-28, Page 44
Exeter Times—Advocate
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
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Editorial Opinion
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Careless
drivers boggle
the mind
After a slow start, winter has hammered
the area with a vengeance the last cou-
ple of weeks, closing roads, schools,
businesses and making driving hazardous.
While those who live in the area are used to
such heavy snowfalls, gusting winds and poor
highway conditions, it's a mystery how so many
people don't exercise caution when driving on
the highways and in town. You'd think the
numerous accidents this year and the fatal
crashes before Christmas would be warning
enough that people should drive slowly, keep
their eyes open and, in really bad weather, stay
home.
Instead, we continue to see drivers cut each
other off and pass on the highways during icy
and poor visibility conditions. What's going
through these drivers' minds as they put them-
selves and others at risk with their negligent dri-
ving? It's no surprise these people don't care
about the other drivers on the road, but they're
also showing a foolish disregard for their own
lives.
What's it going to take for people to smarten
up?
When will it stop?
As if it wasn't tough enough for the Canadian
Forces in Afghanistan, they found themselves
without beef earlier this week after fears of mad
cow disease forced the quarantine of thousands
of pounds of U.S. beef. At press time, there was
a possibility all the meat, worth $83,000, was
going to be destroyed.
Something is seriously wrong with our system
when people are afraid to eat red meat, but
that's the world we live in now: people are sus-
picious of their food, air and water.
The troops will make do with white meat until
fresh supplies of red meat are found.
While it's a shame the soldiers will be inconve-
nienced and the food will be destroyed when
people all over the world are starving, at least
safety precautions are in place to protect them.
Better safe than sorry.
About the Times -Advocate
Enjoying the tastes of Huron County
I had the opportunity to attend a meeting in
Clinton last Tuesday about marketing the tastes of
Huron County.
The topic made me stop and think about the
quality food products we enjoy here.
Coming from a farm in the north end of
the county, I can honestly say there was
never a shortage of food on the table, espe-
cially in the summer months when my
mom diligently worked in the garden to
provide the fresh tastes of corn, cabbage,
lettuce, asparagus, tomatoes and potatoes.
The list goes on, but I'm sure you get the
point.
I've done my share of planting, hoeing
and picking as well, although I must admit
it's not my favourite pastime. I much pre-
fer the eating part. It is my opinion that
you have not tasted a tomato until you have
picked one fresh off the vine and served it up
immediately. The same is true for strawberries
and countless other fruits and vegetables. The
freshly picked flavour is one all its own. You
could say there's a bit of sunshine in every bite.
The flavours change, but are no less palatable
when the produce is canned, preserved and
frozen in the fall, ensuring a variety of goods
from the garden will be available throughout the
year, stocked in the freezer and root cellar.
Because of this experience I can appreciate the
efforts of farmers who make their living produc-
ing the food we eat every day. Their blood, sweat,
tears and money goes into the production of that
food and every time we eat, we should be grateful
for the efforts of farmers.
One of the points of the meeting I attended was
to find ways to make sure some of the
food we put on our tables includes locally
grown produce so we can support the
efforts of farmers who live and work right
here in Huron County.
When we choose to consume the prod-
ucts of our neighbours, we can be assured
they are using safe practices and the
quality is second to none.
Huron County has a variety of unique
and wonderful products we should be
taking advantage of.
I encourage everyone to explore those
products and flavours when they have the
chance. Go to market gardens and take advantage
of produce available at fair booths and displays in
the summer and autumn months. Find out what is
available throughout the year in our communities
and ask local retailers and restaurateurs where
they get the products they sell and include in
their recipes.
We can be proud of what is available in our own
backyard.
So the next time you go shopping, think about
who created what you're putting in your cart and
remember, `If you ate today, thank a farmer.'
MARY
SIMMONS
PENNY FOR MY
THOUGHTS
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