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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] The Organic Elite Surrenders to Monsanto: What Now?
  • Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:43:27 -0500

On 1/27/2011 9:23 PM, mIEKAL aND wrote:
(Here's Organic Valley's position which somewhat contradicts Ronnie's
inclusion of OV in his indictment. Full disclosure: I work as
webmaster of Organic Valley)

opportunity to comment at:

http://www.organicvalley.coop/community/organicsense/

~mIEKAL

& for the record Vilsack's approval of ge alfalfa is one of the most
hideous mistakes in my memory.....

Search of OCA site for GE Alfalfa
http://www.google.com/cse?cx=008989212650198335376%3Ajvfh-us_eqo&ie=UTF-8&q=GE+alfalfa&sa=Go&siteurl=www.organicconsumers.org%2F

Google search:

http://www.rodale.com/ge-alfalfa-0
USDA to OK Genetically Modified Alfalfa; Good-Bye Organic Dairy, Honey, and Grass-Fed Beef?
Approval of GE alfalfa will likely lead to more spraying of pesticides, more genetically modified food, and contamination of organic crops.
By Leah Zerbe
Topics: organic, genetically modified organisms (gmo)

RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA—Despite rough economic times, more and more people are buying organic, not just to protect the planet, but also to keep their families safe from toxic pesticides linked to ADHD, autism, and certain cancers, among other things. Many also choose organic to keep genetically engineered (GE) ingredients off of their family's plates (certified-organic food cannot contain GE ingredients). Also called genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, GE food has been linked to infertility, allergies, and other serious health problems. But even as more consumers vote with their dollars for organic, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is poised to approve GE alfalfa, perhaps as early as next month. Educate yourself about GM food; buy organic and ask your market to carry food without genetically modified ingredients.
Organic farmers worry that genetically altered alfalfa will contaminate their fields.

http://www.cornucopia.org/2011/01/action-alert-tell-president-obama-to-reject-approval-of-ge-alfalfa/
January 14th, 2011
USDA Poised to Approve Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
On December 16, the USDA released its Final Environmental Impact Statement on Monsanto’s genetically engineered Round-up Ready Alfalfa. Alfalfa is the fourth most widely grown crop in the U.S. and a fundamental source of livestock forage for dairy and beef farmers.

Alfalfa is a perennial crop that is open-pollinated by bees and other insects – with a pollination radius as large as 5 miles. Monsanto’s controversial GE Alfalfa threatens to contaminate both conventional and organic agriculture year after year with the drift and spread of its novel DNA. It has sparked an ongoing court battle and stiff opposition from both conventional and organic farmers, seed producers, beekeepers, exporters, and a mix of food and farm groups, retailers and organic food manufacturers.

Despite the risks, the USDA has now made it clear that they are not interested in regulating Monsanto’s GE Alfalfa but instead will either approve it for planting this spring by farmers or perhaps impose limited geographic restrictions on the planting of GE alfalfa in a few seed growing regions of the country. A final decision could be announced as soon as January 24.




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