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  • From: "Jill Bussiere" <jdt AT itol.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [Market-farming] GMOs
  • Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 11:09:36 -0600

Yes, all is political. There was a quote from a seedsaving catalogue from a
few years ago, which is especially applicable in these times - it is
paraphrased because I can't remember the exact words - "Growing a garden is
a radical action."

Jill

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Tradingpost
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 10:44 AM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] GMOs



Thank you Liz. Here's my 2 cents. Non-political means not campaigning for or
against candidates or political parties. But to bar discussion of
"political" issues would seriously detract from this list. Everything
farmers do is "political" in one sense or another, whether it concerns
farmers market regulations, food labeling and processing, organic
certification, dairy prices, hog checkoffs, fertilizer prices, GMO seeds and
lawsuit protections, international grain cartels, "mad cow" inspections,
NAFTA and import competition, you name it. The fact is, government is deeply
involved in all agriculture one way or another, and many, many farmers are
in effect working for the government whether they know it or not. I don't
like it, but it's true.

paul tradingpost AT gilanet.com

That is well said, replied Candide, but we must cultivate our garden.
--Voltaire [Francois-Marie Arouet] Candide

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On 3/6/2004 at 10:27 AM Liz Pike wrote:

>>I also find it curious that some topics, like GMO's, are freely lambasted
>>on this list since it's supposed to be "non-political".
>
>Politics, as in who you want for president, have no place on this list.
>But
>if the political topic is agriculturally based, such as GMOs, then that's
>most certainly allowed. Many of our subscribers are sustainable &/or
>organic growers, some certified, so if & when the NOP requires non-GMO
>seed,
>then it directly involves our livelihood and is a relevant topic to be
>discussed here.
>
>
>Liz Pike
>Laughingbrook Farm
>Westfield NC
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