Yeah!
This article came through my inbox. And I must say, I'm proud of my native San Francisco Bay Area heritage today, as apparently it is in the SF BA that common sense regarding genetically modified seeds seems to be actually happening.
I don't want GM sugar beets. Or alfalfa.
And I don't think anyone else does either. Remember that beets can be used to make white sugar. Which, although my husband is currently avoiding, is a very tasty part of our otherwise limited diet.
Genetic modifications have been linked to the rise in corn allergies in the 80's. (Think Starlink scandal.) It hasn't been mainstream long enough for true long term affects to be documented and studied. However, we do know that once it's out there, it's impossible to withdraw due to drift and pollination issues. Now that GM plants have been introduced to the world, they are infiltrating the rest of the crops.
It's like a bad science fiction movie. Except we're actually living the intro.
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Monsanto just wormed its way into our pristine Montana in the form of a buyout of wheat seed producers. There are very few Montanans who are happy with this, but since Monsanto has so much control of the government, I'm afraid they're here to stay. The local food co-op is launching a huge campaign against this and will be highlighting GMO-free foods in their ads.
I'm sorry to hear about that. I don't know why bio-engineers have such tunnel vision. GMO may promise more money for some, but they don't offer long term solutions or global health.
Good luck, Marty.
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