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    GM Wheat Rejected by Groups in 26 Countries

    By Everest ⋅ February 10, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

    233 consumer and farmer groups in 26 countries have joined the “Definitive Global Rejection of GM Wheat” statement to stop the commercialization of genetically modified (GM) wheat and remind the biotechnology corporation Monsanto that genetically modifying this major crop is not acceptable to farmers or consumers.

    GM Crops Facing Meltdown in the USA

    By Everest ⋅ February 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

    Major crops genetically modified for just two traits – herbicide tolerance and insect resistance – are ravaged by super weeds and secondary pests in the USA as farmers fight a losing battle with more of the same; a fundamental shift to organic farming practices may be the only salvation.

    India Puts First GM Food Crop On Hold

    By Everest ⋅ February 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

    India has deferred the commercial cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified (GM) vegetable crop due to safety concerns.

    The GMO Tipping Point

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 8, 2010 ⋅ 18 comments

    Genetically modified crops such as corn, canola and soy are being used in over 70% of the processed foods available in your local grocery store. So you might be forgiven for thinking that if genetically modified ingredients are so widespread, they must be safe to eat, right? Wrong. We asked Jeffrey M. Smith, international bestselling author, to give us some practical steps on how to get GMOs out of our diet and off the face of the Earth, forever.

    Genetically Modified Forest Planned for U.S. Southeast

    By Everest ⋅ February 1, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

    Genetic engineering is coming to the forests. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

    Monsanto Pulls GM Corn Amid Serious Food Safety Concerns

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ December 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

    Monsanto has abandoned its ambitious plans for a so-called “second generation GM crop” rather than accede to a request from European regulators for additional research and safety data. This is the first time a GM multinational has pulled two GM corn varieties from the regulatory and assessment process at the eleventh hour, after planning for a future income of several billion dollars per year from global sales.

    Three Major GMOs Approved for Food and Feed Found Unsafe

    By Everest ⋅ December 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

    In what is being described as the first ever and most comprehensive study of three major GMOs about assessing the effects on mammalian health, researchers from CRIIGEN and Universities of Caen and Rouen have highlighted a number of new sex and often dose dependent side effects linked with their consumption.

    Bayer Admits GMO Contamination is Out of Control

    By Everest ⋅ December 9, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

    Bayer CropScience has admitted it has been unable to control the spread of its genetically-engineered organisms despite ‘the best practices [to stop contamination].’ It shows that all outdoors field trials or commercial growing of GE crops must be stopped before our crops are irreversibly contaminated.

    The Big GMO Cover-Up

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ November 6, 2009 ⋅ 11 comments

    Something doesn’t quite add up about genetically modified (GM) foods. Governments and supreme courts have sanctioned the patenting of life itself. The planet’s food supply is becoming increasingly dominated by fewer and fewer players. What can we do?

    Savings Seeds As If Our Lives Depended On It

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ June 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

    It may horrify you to know that multinational corporations are seeking to take control over all seeds, and in so doing, the entire planet’s food. Dan Jason, founder of Salt Spring Seeds, issues a rallying call for us all to learn how to save our own seeds.

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