Toward a World that Works for Everyone
GM crops undesirable for India say farmer leaders, demand comprehensive discussion in national policy Will ensure there is no corporate control over seeds and genetic material through IPR, say farmers By Vivek Mishra, Down To Earth, August 25 2024 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/gm-crops-undesirable-for-india-say-farmer-leaders-demand-comprehensive-discussion-in-national-policy Farmer union leaders from 18 states and activists advocating farmers’ rights have written a letter […]
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ “Terrifying, tremendous courtroom drama” – The Globe and Mail “First-rate nonfiction storytelling.” – Variety Does the most widely used weed killer in the world cause cancer? Into the Weeds follows the riveting story of groundskeeper Lee Johnson and his fight for justice against agrochemical giant, Monsanto (now Bayer), the manufacturer […]
GMO insecticidal sweet corn in an Avon, Connecticut, Whole Foods Market store, August 2023. August 15, 2023 by GMO/Toxin Free USA https://toxinfreeusa.org/whole-foods-market-sneaking-gmo-sweet-corn-onto-your-plate Gone are the days when Whole Foods Market took a leadership role in the clean and healthy food arena.The company’s acquisition by Amazon ushered in a new era. We’ve seen the disappearance of […]
[https://grow.foodrevolution.org/?orid=419280&opid=314] >> Go to the URL to get a free exclusive screening of this award-winning movie!<< The film is available for free for 4 more days. I urge you to watch. It will open your eyes to our uncertain present and a possible wonderful future. (Name and email required to view documentary.) You might recall […]
Bill Gates and Neo-Feudalism: A Closer Look at Farmer Bill Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., February 18, 2021, The Defender (https://tinyurl.com/1j3th95g) Bill Gates has quietly made himself the largest owner of farmland in the United States. For a man obsessed with monopoly control, the opportunity to also dominate food production must seem irresistible. “Gates has a […]
Note from Suzy Ward: Matthew said he didn’t speak completely about GMO foods and asked me to amend this part of the message about them: Genetically modified foods themselves are not harmful, but chemicals in the insecticide are, so thoroughly washing those foods and all other produce as well is important. Also, chemicals and sugar […]
Austria Reignites Europe’s Weedkiller War – Glyphosate Ban Imminent Sustainable Pulse, June 13, 2019 httpss://tinyurl.com/yxbj3xmz Austria has dramatically upped the stakes in Europe’s long-running glyphosate battle by putting itself on track to become the first EU country to fully ban the controversial herbicide. Source: www.politico.eu/article/austria-europe-glyphosate-war/ The unexpectedly decisive action from Austria on Wednesday will heap pressure […]
Thanks to Sitara. Apparently, the film will continue to be available through Tuesday. I don’t consider myself an expert in dietary and other health matters so I haven’t emphasized those subjects on the blog. But having watched a video, Secret Ingredients, on the tremendous negative impact of GMO and glyphosphate-laden foods on our health, I’ve […]
