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  • From: venaurafarm <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [permaculture] (FWD) Attempts to change the meaning of sustainable agriculture to include gmo's - note to PDC teachers: you may not want to use that term in the future if this comes to pass.; ORGANIC may be next.
  • Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:32:27 -0500


(FWD message)


"NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is having listening
sessions across the state. Tomorrow they are in Durham, the closest
session for people to attend from this area. Below are a couple of emails that provide very helpful information and suggestions. Please read and attend, if you are able to. Please note that you have to register in advance to participate – see details below."

---------- Forwarded message ----------

"I write to you today concerning a rather urgent matter. NC State's College of Ag (CALS) is doing listening tours across the state, concerning its future mission, etc as a College of Ag. If you see the below note, you will see why it is very important that we get numbers to attend these sessions.

The short and skinny: CALS is wanting to use the word "sustainable ag"
to also mean GMO, CAFO, etc. In short, they are wanting to brand
conventional ag as sustainable. It is important that we get numbers of
people out to these listening tour sessions. Please come if you are able, and please sit at a table with your colleagues. It is important that you sit next to your colleagues, because these listening tours are structured in a way that reports each table's "consensus" on questions asked. The consensus response from each table is then reported to the greater listening group and is recorded. Thus, for your voice and thoughts to be heard, sit together.

Please come prepared and read the letters and explanation of the
listening tours.




  • [permaculture] (FWD) Attempts to change the meaning of sustainable agriculture to include gmo's - note to PDC teachers: you may not want to use that term in the future if this comes to pass.; ORGANIC may be next., venaurafarm, 01/10/2013

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