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Beware: Monsanto at it again

Here is a recent news article on the possibility of terminator seeds being used in Brazil.

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/dec/12/brazil-gm-terminator-seed-technology-farmers

Quote:
Someone within the Brazilian government just got a holiday bonus from a corporate friend.


Yeah, you'll be amazed what 30 shekels of silver can buy these days. Figs anyone?

  • jtp

Yep, that is the article. Thanks for the link.

I, for one, am trying to grow a host of perennial food plants and food crops that are not practical for large-scale agriculture. Sure, I'll have non-GMO corn (for now), but I am also trying lesser-known things like chufa, mashua, yacon, oca, callalou, pigeon peas, huauzontle, sea kale and many others. These are healthy, delicious crops that families worldwide grow for themselves, plants that do not interest the corporations because they are neither high yielding, quick, nor intensely profitable. These plants provide enough food for those who plant them though. Yes, they can be more work until established, but they also lessen the footprint; are naturally more pest-free; are better for soil health, and require far less irrigation. The myth that more sophisticated agriculture is better is starting to lose its shine. If we can shift from feeling entitled and turning a blind eye, there is not one of us who cannot take back control of at least part of their food sources.

Can any of us change the system? No, not even collectively most times. But we can do our part at home, at least ensuring good food and a good intention where we live. If you live in the country, you have a leg up on food production. If you live in the city, containers work well, too. Monsanto and others can (and may indeed) eventually destroy the major food crops, but we survived just fine as a species before we became mass-produced, grain-fed consumers that allowed others to dictate our diets. You can eat cattle or be cattle.

Hats off to you John, and all power to your elbow. At least you're actually doin' summink about it.

But I have to disagree - if enough of you organzed and did similarly, I'm pretty sure Monsatan could be brought down. Imagine the consequences of a simple boycott of all processed/GMO foods by, say, 50% of the population. I''m sure M would notice, & quite possibly even collapse.

I'm not saying achieving that goal is gonna be easy, but then nothing worthwhile ever is. It will require a lot of time, effort and organisation, which most people who are kept too busy earning a living simply don't have. And the more you become self-sufficient as far as food sourcing is concerned, the less time you have to spread the word and help others achieve the same.

Live long and prosper. And don't forget the figs in that impressive list. I don't think I've even heard of most of them.

The dirty tricks continue:

articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/12/31/monsanto-4-h-programs.aspx?e_cid=20131231Z2_DNL_art_1&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20131231Z2&et_cid=DM38118&et_rid=384488807


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