GMO set backs — Page 13

Citizens stop biotech giant from planting GMO beets near high school garden

2-26-12 Two days after people spread the word, “SYNGENTA corporation’s S. Oregon manager, agreed to pull the plug on 2 GMO sugar beet fields on the South Side of Ashland”, in Oregon.

Now, 3 days later, 434 people have signed a petition to the Mayor, City Council, US Rep, and Governor. http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-gm-planting-by-syngenta-corp-and-save-our-water-from-atrazine

However, GMO sugar beets are currently being planted north of Ashland and further outward into the Rogue Valley, so a meeting has been called to discuss next steps towards making the valley GMO free. Windblown seeds from GMO sugar beets can pollinate, and thus pollute, local crops of organic beets and chard.

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Monsanto Found Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in France

February 13, 2012, www.aturalsociety.com | “In a major victory for public health, a French court decided today that GMO crops monster Monsanto is guilty of chemically poisoning a French farmer. The grain grower, Paul Francois, says he developed neurological problems such as memory loss and headaches after being exposed to Monsanto’s Lasso weedkiller back in 2004.”

Thérèse Williams shared a link.

“The monumental case paves the way for legal action against Monsanto’s Roundup and other harmful herbicides and pesticides made by other manufacturers. The case is extremely important, as previous legal action taken against Monsanto by farmers has failed due to the challenge of properly linking pesticide exposure with the experienced side effects.

Monsanto Found Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in France | Natural Society

A French court decided today that genetically modified foods monster Monsanto is guilty of chemically poisoning a French farmer using Lasso.”

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BASF, world’s largest chemical company, Drops GMO Business in Europe

www.organicconsumers.org, 1/18/12, GMO’s Move Out–BASF Drops GMO Business in EU For related articles and more information, please visit OCA’s Genetic Engineering page. This week BASF announced that it is moving its GMOs out of Europe. Will the English-speaking media lose its nerve and write about it? Based on past experience, my wa…”, Christine Van Den Meerssche likes this. Posted by Bella Bell

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Boulder County, Colorado Phases Out GMOs

“Both the Food and Agriculture Policy Council and the Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee of Boulder Country voted 5-4 to phase out GMOs” — Anthony Gucciardi, NaturalSociety.com, November 27, 2011

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Monsanto, Bayer and Dow face trial for ‘systematic human rights abuses’

November 16, 2011, www.theecologist.org | “The world’s major agrochemical companies, Monsanto, Dow, Bayer, Syngenta, DuPont and BASF, will face a public tribunal in early December accused of systematic human rights violations.”

Kevin Village-Stone shared a link via Conrad Justice Kiczenski.

Monsanto, Bayer and Dow face trial for ‘systematic human rights abuses’

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The Number Of Farmers’ Markets In America Has Exploded — Here’s Where They’re Really Popular

August 4, 2011, www.businessinsider.com | “There’s a growing desire among many Americans to have a closer connection to the food they eat, and one place where that connection is fostered is the local farmers’ market. The USDA’s Economic Research Service tracks multiple aspects of how food is produced and consumed in the United States. They recently made a chart showing how the number of farmers’ markets in the U.S. has more than quadrupled since the mid-nineties.”

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Thanks to Mitzi Reed for sharing this.* * * FARMER’S MARKETS HAVE GROWN FAST * * * _____ from 2,000 in 1994 __ to 8,000 in 2014 _____

Data from the USDA shows how the number of farmers’ markets in the US has changed, and where markets are concentrated.

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COMMENTS:

Jeffreys Raynolds “This is so great – we have the largest ground swell of permaculture and small home farmers in this country right now – hundreds of groups on Facebook, and this good news! YAY humans!”