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The USDA decided to not regulate GMO alfalfa. Now most of us here don’t really care and wouldn’t touch alfalfa with a ten foot pole.

What’s disturbing about all of this is that they are aware of the problems that GMOs are causing.

GMO crops are actually more susceptible to disease and are dying prematurely.

Real seeds that have not been genetically altered are harder and harder to come by.

Health problems and allergies are being connected to GMO foods.

GMO crops are invading non-GMO crops. Seeds and pollen are not bound by property lines.

On the surface, it may not seem all that bad…

But consider that the time is coming where there will not be a lick of real food to be had. You know, the stuff that God gave us to eat. The stuff that provides the nutrients that our bodies need to run right. Imagine all of it – gone.

Now add that the same methods that are supposed to make crops cheaper and more abundant are actually killing off crops.

So, not only will real food be gone, but the genetically modified crops are dying off too. And they have affected the soil, so even if you had real seeds, they probably won’t be able to grow.

And lets not forget the residual affects of pesticides and other chemicals in our bodies.

Personally, I think its time we hoard every heritage seed we can get our hands on before it becomes illegal. Don’t kid yourself, it will be illegal. Monsanto owns the US government.

If you’re a Christian, this is where the famines, dependence on the government, and the mark will all come into play.

If you believe in the Aztec or Mayan teachings – the world will end in 2012.

Others are talking about leaving the country. Not that it would do any good if the world is ending…

No matter how you look at it – things are not pretty. People better wake up and get out of this trance they’re in.

The late Jack LaLanne said, “If man made it, don’t eat it.”

Probably the best advice you’ll get in your lifetime. Login and find some real food to make today! 

Related articles

• Ronnie Cummins: The Organic Elite Surrenders To Monsanto: What Now? (huffingtonpost.com)
• U.S. farmers get approval to plant GMO alfalfa (reuters.com)
• In Stunning Reversal, USDA Chief Vilsack Greenlights Monsanto’s Alfalfa (civileats.com)
• USDA deregulates GE alfalfa; opens door to new era of widespread genetic pollution of crops (nwoandsecretsocieties.wordpress.com)
• USDA says GMO alfalfa OK for unrestricted planting (reuters.com)
• USDA Disappoints: No Regulations on GE Alfalfa (wholefoodsmarket.com)

Here’s an atricle written in 2004 about genetically mutating food and it’s implications and consequences -

http://www.realtruth.org/articles/223-gefwtc.html

 

There is a push by the US government to make Labeling GMO foods illegal – WORLDWIDE. If this passes, even the countries that have so far fended off GMOs will be powerless. Monsanto will continue to gain control over all food – period.

How do you feel about that?

If your voice has not been heard on the subject – WHY NOT?

Click this link for more information – and to take action – http://www.seedsofdeception.com/GMFree/TakeAction/CodexConference/index.cfm

Read the whole letter.

Your health, and your kid’s health depend on you taking a stand.

You must care some, or you wouldn’t be reading healthy eating sites. Take action now before your right to have healthy food is gone forever.

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The Government Doesn’t Want You To Know -

Action Alert – Protect Your Right to Know Which Foods Contain GMOs

Please send this URGENT message to U.S. Government leaders to protect your right to know which foods are made from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Click and send an email today to the Secretaries of State (Clinton), Agriculture (Vilsack), and Health and Human Services (Sebelius). Please try to do this before Wednesday, May 5^th, but don’t stop until they come around.

They must stop U.S. negotiators at an international (Codex) conference from May 3-7, from pushing an agenda that could make it difficult for anyone, anywhere in the world to label foods as genetically modified (GM) – or even make non-GMO claims on their product’s label.

The U.S. is taking the ridiculous and unscientific position that GMOs are not different from conventional foods, claiming labels that say GMO or non-GMO are misleading.

If they succeed at the meeting, the U.S. may then file lawsuits through the World Trade Organization against any country that implements mandatory labeling of GMOs, or even allows non-GMO claims on packages.

This Is a Grave Threat to the Non-GMO Tipping Point – We Must Push Back Now!

The growing evidence and concern about health dangers of GMOs is making waves. A renowned US Medical organization (American Academy of Environmental Medicine) called on doctors to prescribe non-GMO diets for all patients. Consumers are seeking non-GMO brands, and the fastest growing claim among store brands in 2009 was “GMO-Free” (Neilson Survey). The trade journal Supermarket News predicts GMO concerns will erupt this year, specifically because consumers are now given choices by the new Non-GMO Shopping Guide website and the Non-GMO Project’s third-party verified standard for making non-GMO claims.

Most Americans (53%) say they would avoid GMOs if they were labeled. But even 5% would likely be enough to create a tipping point of consumer rejection, forcing all GM ingredients out of our food supply.

We can see the tipping point just over the horizon, but it is now threatened by the US position at Codex.

Tell our government leaders that you will not stand for this outrageous obstruction of our democracy and human rights. Demand that the U.S. support the right for countries everywhere to label GMOs. And remind them that 9 out of 10 Americans want mandatory GMO labeling, and that President Obama actually made a campaign pledge to implement it—which are all waiting for.

Send an email today >

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 OK, maybe you don’t eat alfalfa. But the animals you eat do.

And Maybe we’re all just alarmists and GMO foods won’t hurt our health. Maybe. But by the time we determine that – Monsanto will have claim to every crop on earth.

 Imagine for a moment that you’re a struggling farmer. You don’t buy seeds from Monsanto. You want nothing to do with Monsanto seeds. You diligently save your seeds to plant next year.

Suddenly thugs show up at your door claiming that you have Monsanto crops that you have planted illegally.

You can spend millions and try to fight this corporate Mafia. But for most – you’ll end up paying them royalties, and having to buy their seeds and fertilizers every year forever more.

The practice of saving seeds will soon be a moot point. Most plants are being bred to not produce seeds. That solves that problem, doesn’t it?

Slowly and surely, all crops will be contaminated by GMO pollen as it drifts in the wind – or otherwise mysteriously appears in your crops. The way the law is currently set up – Monsanto owns the patent, and therefore you owe them for these crops growing on YOUR land, even thought you want nothing to do with them. This is worldwide – not just USA.

As a consumer, all of the food you eat will contain GMOs. Once we reach the point of no return, it will be impossible to avoid. If any of you are trying to avoid the GMO products for Lent, you have found out just how difficult it is. GMO crops are in every commercially produced food, with the exception of organics – so far. Soon there will not be a vegetable, or grain, or fruit that is not genetically modified.

How comfortable do you feel with a giant chemical corporation controlling the world’s food?

If any of this bothers you, I urge you to file your comments if you have not already done so – and let your voice be heard.

Here is the most recent release about the Comment Deadline –

Keep organics safe from GMOs!

Tell the USDA that you care
about about organic contamination, reject Monsanto’s GMO alfalfa!

Dear Carole,

Everything you thought you knew about organics is about to change. If the USDA and Monsanto get their way, organic integrity is about to go the way of the dinosaur.

Once again, the organic industry is under assault. This time the USDA is determined to let Monsanto ride roughshod over common sense environmental rules that would protect organic farmers from having their crops contaminated by Monsanto’s genetically modified seeds.

Tell Secretary Vilsack that Monsanto’s GMO alfalfa cannot be allowed to undermine the organic industry. Comments are due by close of business on Wednesday, March 3rd. So please ACT TODAY:

http://fdn.actionkit.com/go/111?akid=88.97349.R8eBNU&t=6

During the Bush administration, Monsanto illegally won USDA approval for its GMO alfalfa by convincing USDA regulators to bypass a mandatory environmental review.¹ In 2007, a court reversed this decision, ordering the USDA to complete the legally required environmental impact statement (EIS).

Shockingly, the Obama Administration’s recent review would approve Monsanto’s GMO alfalfa.

The draft USDA EIS was issued in December 2009 and is poised to allow Monsanto’s GMO alfalfa on the market, despite the fact that the USDA admits that these seeds will contaminate organic feed that organic dairy farmers rely on to produce organic milk.²

According to the CEO of the largest farmer-owned organic dairy coop in the U.S., GMO alfalfa “threatens the very fabric of the organic industry.”³ We can’t allow this to happen.

Despite massive public outcry in the past, the USDA’s environmental review went so far as to say that U.S. organic consumers don’t care about GMO contamination.

Tell Secretary Vilsack that you care about organic contamination and that you want him to stand up for the organic industry and organic consumers.

http://fdn.actionkit.com/go/111?akid=88.97349.R8eBNU&t=8

Thanks for all you do,

Dave, Lisa and the Food Democracy Now! Team

Help support our work: If you’d like to see Food Democracy Now!’s grassroots work continue, please consider donating what you can, whether it’s $5 or $50. Every bit helps!. We appreciate your support!

Sources:

1. Farmers Sue USDA Over Modified Alfalfa Crop, The New Standard, March 3, 2006
http://fdn.actionkit.com/go/108?akid=88.97349.R8eBNU&t=11

2. Roundup Ready® Alfalfa Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) website
http://fdn.actionkit.com/go/109?akid=88.97349.R8eBNU&t=13

3. USDA stance on GM alfalfa threatens “fabric of organic industry”, The Organic & Non-GMO Report, February, 2010
http://fdn.actionkit.com/go/110?akid=88.97349.R8eBNU&t=15

Take a stand for organics, tell the USDA to reject Monsanto’s GMO alfalfa

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Please spread the word!

 

That’s right. The USDA concluded that the possibility of contamination of organic fields is of no concern, since consumers won’t care if their organic food or milk contains genetically engineered components.

In other parts of the world, there has been public outcry, revolts, and boycotts. But in the US, barely a whimper.

Maybe its true. Maybe you don’t care.

Or maybe you don’t realize the full impact of what’s going on. If you’re not informed – go ahead and scroll down to read the recent posts here, and watch the videos I’ve provided for you – while you still can.

If you do care, your voice needs to be heard, and it needs to be heard NOW!

There is a ready made letter that you can click and send by clicking here –

I’ve doctored up my response. Here a copy of my doctored up letter. Feel free to use it if you like.

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I am writing in regard to Docket APHIS-2007-0044, and I demand that the USDA reject Monsanto’s application to market genetically engineered alfalfa. The USDA may not believe it matters if GE alfalfa contaminates organic and other non-GE crops, but I certainly do. I just threw out a bag of sugar when I found out it was from genetically modified sugar beets – not sugar cane.

Consumers must be able to avoid genetically engineered products. Farmers must be free of the threat of contamination and the USDA must not put organic farmers’ livelihoods at risk. The USDA admits that approval of GE alfalfa will make transgenic contamination inevitable. This is already happening around the world with corn and soybean crops. Once the crops are contaminated, the farmers owe royalties to Monsanto. This is unacceptable. With your help, soon Monsanto will own rights to every crop in the world.

We have no way of measuring the long term health effects of ingesting inbred pesticides, and by the time we do – there will be no crop on earth that is safe to eat.

Therefore, I urge you to reject not only Monsanto’s application to sell genetically engineered alfalfa, but all genetically engineered foods.

I leave you with one last thought – how will this affect your grandchildren? I would think long and hard about that.

Respectfully submitted,

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