Monsanto, our nation’s favorite GMO seed, pesticide and herbicide producer plus GMO seeds impregnated with pesticides but able to resist their own chemicals, and producer of such notable chemical agents like Agent Orange, Roundup, and glyphosphate from their pesticides ….. has come up with a new chemicallly-resistant soybean seed called Xtend which resists their herbicide…
Category: Richard’s corner
New Olive Oil Machinery Operational at Seagate
Seagate’s new olive oil plant that was fabricated in Italy was installed this year in Baja California, and became fully operational. The machinery is mostly automated, requiring just one operator and a helper to maintain the flow. Jose along with his helpers are seen below installing the receiver, the first stage of the machine which…
Night-diving with eels
Seagate World is a site where we sometimes review unusual items of interest that are a part of Seagate’s world. Today we are focusing on a video taken off the Cayman Islands by Richard. One of his favorite topics is worms (eels & snakes). This fellow below is a Golden Spotted Snake Eel. He likes…
Flushing Toilets – spreading germs
When you flush your toilet, even the modern low-flush models that use a gallon or less per flush, you will aerosolize the water particles along with sewage and potentially infectious bacteria and viruses contained in the water, into microscopic mist that can travel 6 or more feet from the toilet bowl. There are interesting videos…
Angioplasty – do you really need one?
Angioplasties (stents) have saved hundreds of thousands of lives and have become a part of conventional or perhaps fashionable medical treatment. However, we are also a country where doctors over-prescribe to patients who demand excessive treatment. “A match made in heaven”, which unfortunately is where a lot of us end up, hopefully, but not too…
Olive Leaf Nasal &Throat Sprays
Seagate has been producing and selling Olive Leaf Extract since 1997. Initial customer feedback along with results from our own in-house testing and personal use indicated that this product had amazing properties for helping people stay healthy. In 2002 we decided to produce a nasal spray and a throat spray using Olive Leaf Extract as…
Fertilizing with fish in your home garden
Everyone wants to have an attractive garden with lots of flowers, reduced dependency on water, and if space permits … some home-grown vegetables. The garden at Richard’s house is a combination of fruit trees, roses, and vegetables. Due to the water shortage (which is now debatable as a result of the rainy winter), we typically…
Antibiotics and the newborn’s health
Antibiotics have their purpose – for killing pathogenic bacteria and getting rid of infection in your body. The problem is that antibiotics also attack good bacteria that we need to stay healthy. Science has not yet solved the problem to make antibiotics specific just for the pathogens. A new study at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital…
Diving physiology and how it also may affect your health
There are numerous health factors that must be considered to be a safe diver especially if you are over 40, which cross over into the world of health for the general population. While golfing seems to be the current preferred “sport” activity for retirees and is certainly at the opposite end of the spectrum from…
Seagate broccoli farming
Seagate broccoli is farmed in two steps. First the seeds are planted in trays and placed in a greenhouse where they are allowed to sprout. Then some of the sprouts are transplanted onto the farm land. The sprouts are planted between olive trees for protection from the wind and to make use of existing irrigation…