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In reply to the discussion: Shopping for produce? Here's a chart with some important info! [View all]CleanLucre
(284 posts)50. when people are going hungry
they grow their own food. Unless Monsanto prevents them. Opposition to Frankenfood will continue.
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there was an article posted (from cbsnews.com) the other day about what happened to a GMO pasture
magical thyme
Jun 2012
#25
Chemistry is chemistry, how a gene acts in a bacteria cell is the same as it will act in other cells
evirus
Jun 2012
#47
Yes, really. Information and choice is good, if it is correct information.
yellowcanine
Jun 2012
#108
We have been growing hybrid crops since the 1920s. The world hasn't ended.
yellowcanine
Jun 2012
#111
I imagine most of the decisions we make, the things we do, and the people we acquaint ourselves with
LanternWaste
Jun 2012
#59
Tifton 85 is a clue - The number roughly translates to the year of release.
yellowcanine
Jun 2012
#105
Any good science reporter would know the difference between GMO and a hybrid variety.
yellowcanine
Jun 2012
#106
We had HCN poisoning of cattle decades before the first GMO plant showed up.
yellowcanine
Jun 2012
#104
marking to check back later for jury results from the tool alerting on the post about the tool alert
uppityperson
Jun 2012
#90
"People want to grow there own food, have options, including non-GMO and/or organic."
4th law of robotics
Jun 2012
#76
Almost right. 3&4 mean traditional, no 5. 9 DOES mean organic and 8 does mean GMO.
HopeHoops
Jun 2012
#36
Public paranoia, which is not supported by evidence, can destroy your ability to sell.
evirus
Jun 2012
#49
Because the claims of danger travel much better than the retraction of those claims
jeff47
Jun 2012
#95