Danger – GM Sweet Corn, Coming to Your Plate
For the first time, Monsanto is marketing a genetically-modified (GM) corn that will be sold directly to consumers.
This is NOT commodity corn that will be processed into oil or fed to animals. These ears of sweet corn will go directly to grocery aisles, possibly in cans or frozen packs, where it will be impossible to tell them apart from pure varieties.
The new GM sweet corn is engineered to kill insects with Bt toxins and to resist heavy spraying with Roundup herbicide. Already, Roundup resistant crops have resulted in an epidemic of over 21 types of resistant superweeds. Even more alarming, recent studies have linked Roundup with birth defects in animals, and Bt toxins from GM foods have been found in the bloodstreams of pregnant mothers and their unborn babies. The results are clear: producing GM sweet-corn for direct human consumption will have untold environmental and health tolls.
Let’s nip this in the bud now. Trader Joe’s has already indicated they will not carry GM sweet corn. Tell the rest of the top grocery chains to follow suit. To go to the “Fresh” website click on the link below. http://action.freshthemovie.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=8462
Can’t find Fresh Organic Food in your area? The links below should help.
Welcome to the organic food Farm Locator!
The organic food Farm Locator is still a great place to locate a farm in your area-but it will soon be a great place for farmers and businesses to match-make with each other. We’re adding restaurants, retail stores, institutional buyers and other food businesses interested in purchasing produce from local farmers. http://search.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/
Welcome to Organic Highways, The Organic / Healthy Restaurant Directory
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Fresh Local Organic Food Directly from the Farm.
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Sources of Sustainably Grown Organic Food in Your Area
The best organic food is what’s grown closest to you. Use our website to find farmers’ markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies. Want to support this great web site? Shop in our catalog for things you can’t find locally! http://www.localharvest.org/
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