tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post7353300644525233152..comments2023-07-03T20:51:02.321+10:00Comments on traverselife: GM foods - why is the public suspicious?Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-7872294668719302612012-02-20T10:23:07.456+11:002012-02-20T10:23:07.456+11:00Tina, thankyou for your in-depth comment. Learning...Tina, thankyou for your in-depth comment. Learning to grow veggies is on my "do do" list and I hope to attend some classes soon - so far my attempts haven't been successful :(<br /><br />I find it bewildering that these companies have been allowed to exhibit such restrictive trading globally - on all levels it's wrong. The damage that has been done on poor and subsistence communities is obscene. It seems that they've got away with so much that they believe they can manipulate and bully everywhere they go.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-40231508934667889162012-02-17T16:04:46.783+11:002012-02-17T16:04:46.783+11:00GREAT post, Sue. This issue is a big one for The ...GREAT post, Sue. This issue is a big one for The Engineer and me. We are organic gardeners, and have been for 19 years. (Our 20th anniversary is 6/20) We've always saved seeds! We do end up buying some every year though, because we like to try out new veggies. Our part of CO is zone 5, so we have it better than those in "the high country". CO also has amazing peaches, cantaloupe, and WINE, but those are all on the warmer "western slope." <br /><br />The GMO issue. We've watched several documentaries about our food supply and what goes into it...and were frankly disgusted with Monsanto ad what they can get away with. Not letting a farmer save seeds? How on earth is that fair? No wonder farmers are struggling all over. I'm trying to think of an example from another industry...but the comparison/metaphor part of my brain has apparently shut down early.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this with us!<br /><br /><a href="http://kmdlifeisgood.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tina @ Life is Good</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="nofollow">Co-Host of the April 2012 Blogging from A to Z Challenge</a><br /><br />Twitter: <br />@AprilA2Z<br /> #atozchallengeTinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-54892155103016272142012-02-07T20:37:06.163+11:002012-02-07T20:37:06.163+11:00AAARRRGGGGHHHHHHH
I just spent ages crafting repl...AAARRRGGGGHHHHHHH<br /><br />I just spent ages crafting replies to Robyn, Shannon and Stephen and Blogger ate them all. *sigh*<br /><br />To abbreviate hugely: as it stands I'm not happy. GM potentially has a lot to offer, but not when it's at the expense of everyday people (particularly subsistence farmers in 3rd world countries) sharing fertile seed year after year. No companies should be able to hold anyone to ransom and force them to use their infertile monocrop seed. Seed sharing should never be a crime.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-15961634695886905872012-02-07T02:35:14.543+11:002012-02-07T02:35:14.543+11:00GM goods has its pros and cons. They can feed larg...GM goods has its pros and cons. They can feed large starving part of the world, although most famines are man-made so they won't help much. I have mixed emotions and the verdict is still out. For now I'll try to eat healthy and organic foods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-58811998780608207482012-02-06T17:35:30.304+11:002012-02-06T17:35:30.304+11:00I am definitely not a fan of the FDA. There have ...I am definitely not a fan of the FDA. There have been talks of them controlling seed production here so that seeds cannot be collected from the crops and people have to buy new seed packets each year. They attempt to control things they have no business in (what varieties we can grow, etc.), yet allow dangerous food products through because of the money. While some things may be conspiracy theories, personal research on things like certain food dyes have led me to some very scary results. Great post! I hope this is properly beaten down in New Zealand. Why would the FDA be interested in something like that?? They're starting to sound like a crime syndicate instead of what they were meant to be.<br /><br />Thank you for your visit! I look forward to your A-to-Z posts!<br /><br /><a href="thewarriormuse.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Shannon at The Warrior Muse</a>, co-host of the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="nofollow">2012 #atozchallenge</a>! Twitter: @AprilA2ZShannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-71788648283570338822012-02-06T15:20:32.505+11:002012-02-06T15:20:32.505+11:00This info is a bit frightening and overwhelming, a...This info is a bit frightening and overwhelming, albeit highly important. Thanks for sharing, Sue.<br />We have a lot of roadside stalls, food co-ops, small family operated farms, and the like in my area too. Those in power make it sound like they have the public's best interests at heart, but we know it comes down to money for them.<br /><br />xoRobynRawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-67359799927060974252012-02-04T14:02:06.163+11:002012-02-04T14:02:06.163+11:00Karen, thankyou! One of the things I need to wrok ...Karen, thankyou! One of the things I need to wrok on is condensing my posts while keeping them accurate and hopefully interesting. I'm looking forward to the challenge :)<br /><br />Have a lovely weekend.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-72112184435187040722012-02-04T13:57:02.978+11:002012-02-04T13:57:02.978+11:00Sue, Thanks so much for visiting my blog and comme...Sue, Thanks so much for visiting my blog and commenting so I could follow you here. What a fascinating blog. I look forward to reading more, especially in April. Your A to Z posts should give me a real education :)Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-6900356610063201072012-02-04T13:11:05.707+11:002012-02-04T13:11:05.707+11:00Jenny, thankyou! I really appreciate your support....Jenny, thankyou! I really appreciate your support. The downside is that they take so long to write that I don't spend as much time enjoying other blogs as I'd like. But when I do get out and about I love it! Have a great weekend, and I hope the difficulties you had with blogger are a thing of the past :)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-67031532693609940962012-02-04T07:20:53.673+11:002012-02-04T07:20:53.673+11:00Sue...you really do an excellent job, over here, o...Sue...you really do an excellent job, over here, of presenting thought-provoking, stimulating posts.<br /><br />I commend you! I always leave with my head feeling like I've gained a little extra knowledge! Thank you!<br /><br />This subject fascinates me...I will be back to visit some of the links you have provided.<br /><br />Cheers, Jenny @ <a href="http://pearsonreport.ca" rel="nofollow">Pearson Report</a><br />Co-Host of the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com" rel="nofollow">Blogging from A to Z Challenge.</a>Pearson Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422640826640133140noreply@blogger.com