[Homestead] Monsanto Monster rolls on, over nearly everyone
Gene GeRue
genegerue at ruralize.com
Sun May 4 10:00:33 EDT 2008
No better logic for selecting and saving heirloom seeds exists than
the need to thwart monster seed companies like Monsanto. For those not
aware of how insidiously Monsanto is taking over agriculture, this
article is a good place to begin. Here's a quote from the article:
"Most Americans know Monsanto because of what it sells to put on our
lawns— the ubiquitous weed killer Roundup. What they may not know is
that the company now profoundly influences—and one day may virtually
control—what we put on our tables."
The article, titled Monsanto's Harvest of Fear, is at:
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/monsanto200805
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