[GPSCC-chat] Fwd: Fwd: Future of Food & Monsantos

[fred]

These messages regarding Monsanto, shared by a friend, are FYI, with his OK.

Fred D.

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Subject: 	Fwd: Future of Food & Monsantos
Date: 	Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:15:32 -0700
From: 	Leslie Dennis <lesliesings at earthlink.net>
To: 	Ron & Rosie Dennis <dennis9855 at sbcglobal.net>, Roger Kotila 
<earthstarradio at aol.com>





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> *From: *"Pat & Ray Mikkonen" <rmikkonen at nvc.net 
> <mailto:rmikkonen at nvc.net>>
> *Date: *March 21, 2010 10:10:26 AM PDT
> *To: *"Leslie Dennis" <lesliesings at earthlink.net 
> <mailto:lesliesings at earthlink.net>>
> *Subject: **Re: Future of Food*
>
> Dear Leslie,  It has been a long time since I recieved this email from 
> you and I never deleted it because I wanted to respond.  We, being 
> organic farmers and gardeners,  have been aware of what Monsanto is 
> doing and the organic farmers are doing all they can to make people 
> aware of this greedy, heinous practice.  We have a farmer in our area 
> who was sued thousands of dollars by Monsanto for keeping some of the 
> seed he harvested, at least that was their claim.  Not very much of 
> the land around us is farmed by organic farmers and we have to be so 
> careful that our fields aren't contaminated by sprays and pesticides 
> other farmers are using.  Lonny and Rory have stood near their fields 
> as the neighbors are having their fields sprayed by plane to see and 
> smell if the spray is drifting over to their fields.  Just a year or 
> two ago that did happen and our grain didn't qualify as organic due to 
> the spray that drifted over.  Our grains are usually contracted by 
> companies which send a great deal of the grain overseas and they are 
> scrutinized very closely, as they are in the U. S. as well, so an 
> incident like that can be very costly.  I'm so glad city people are 
> aware of the danger to our food supply by those big corporations. 
>  Keep fighting for our farmers who are ultimately trying to provide us 
> all with healthful food.  Thanks
>
> Love Pat
>
>
> Subject: Future of Food
>
>
>> Hi Roger and Pat & Ray,
>>
>> Have you heard of Monsantos, a monopoly seed provider that is selling 
>> Round-up ready Genetically Engineered corn seed, soy seed, cotton 
>> seed and many others?  They are being allowed to patent live DNA that 
>> they have created along with seeds that have existed forever - 
>> calling it their own and then suing farmers for haphazardly having it 
>> mix into  their own seed.  Heinous.  These seeds spreads haphazardly 
>> into all  seed by wind/birds, contaminating that which has existed 
>> forever and  proven safe to consume.  They are trying to get approval 
>> and patents  now for many other seeds including wheat!  There is a 
>> force against it  and I'm going to get busy making people aware. 
>>  Europe, Japan, Mexico  are banning Genetically Engineered food and 
>> patents on seed and food.   We need to destroy this monopoly problem 
>> that has infected our  government all the way to the top.
>>
>> There is a DVD documentary out that is trying to inform the public 
>>  called The Future of Food, film by Deborah Koons Garcia.  If you 
>> have  Netflix - rent it.  It is a heinous business that Bush Sr and 
>> Jr  allowed to prosper!!!!  Heinous.  There is also a website 
>> www.futureoffoods.com <http://www.futureoffoods.com>
>>
>> Leslie
>

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