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>>7430101
Digression at its finest. Please contribute to topic

>>7430059
What do u think we should do? Or who's the higher up that we should discuss? I'm not being sarcastic or anything. I'd love to get to the root of the problem. Saying the government is too generic. I've met with members of parliament in Ottawa who listened to me and there are legislators that's are helping us fight Monsanto right now. They're getting fucked though :(

>>7430044
Geez who's knows lol. No way of saying no or yes. But I'd like to think that people who disagree are shills rather than idiots. More likely they're just very ignorant though

>>7429598
I'm a few months away from my bachelors of science in nursing and it hurts me to see people be Ill due to poor nutrition in first world countries. They barely touch on nutrition in med school and when I ask my profs about it They act like it's not important. They'd rather sell medication. So don't say I don't care!

I'm not trolling. This is a very serious issue, regardless if others fail to see it or not.

>>7429470
Haha yay you're awesome! :)

Ahh yes that makes sense. There isn't a machine for that. That would slow production and require hand picking. Thanks!

No Dyson did not lol. That was created by another German chemical company that still exists today though .

How about we discuss agricultural solutions ? Ways of increasing biodiversity instead on name calling? If u grew many plants together (polyculture), u can reduce the amount of pests without pesticides :) monoculture ( a farm say only growing corn in 500acres), will attract insects that specifically target that crop. So many crops together = less pests. Someone take the reigns from here :)

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Ooooh! People please stop telling people theyre retarded or to kill themselves ect! This isn't what this is about! Haven't any of u written essays?! U can argue an issue without swearing (believe it or not). Should I source that? <3

Thx everyone for your feedback - negative or positive I take very thing into consideration :)
Remember I only mentioned GMO for context . I'm more focused on environmental factors and the hardships of farmers- especially in the 3rd world

this is food

When their crop tests positive for GMO and they don’t pay Monsanto- they sue the farmers and succeed in doing so! See how they can scare farmers?!
These crops, because of how large the sale is, must be maintained with the use of chemicals. (Chemicals synthesized by Monsanto as well). As stated before, Monsanto’s use of pesticides and fungicides contain chemicals that are very harmful to us and the environment. It’s odd how a chemical can kill all the plants (weeds) around the crop but not the actual crop itself. When it rains on these crops, its causes a toxic runoff that drains into bodies of water and pollutes them! Hence why it’s only recommended to eat fish once a week, as their mercury levels are so high (and for some reason we take that as fact and we’re all okay with it!)
The only financially reasonable way we can help is to spread the word and raise awareness of this company and what’s its doing to us and our planet. We all have power and we need your help! As a company that only cares about revenue, when people become aware, their sales will go down! When more people find out, Monsanto will only have two choices: either change their ways or go out of business.
Thanks everyone for your time reading this and perhaps together we can discuss environmentally sustainable agriculture such as polyculture (see google lol)! I appreciate everyone’s feedback, negative or positive. A quick reminder that not everyone will agree (even some farmers), so remember to be patient and respectful of everyone’s opinion… as change does not happen overnight!

Monsanto is a chemical company that was started in the year 1901. They created DDT and Agent Orange. Many people aren’t even aware of their existence and that needs to change ASAP. They’re absolutely huge and own a majority of all agricultural production WORLDWIDE (India currently having many legal issues with them). (See link-http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/make-monsanto-pay-for-swindling-farmers-in-india).). I’m sure many of you have heard of GMO… guess who made those? MONSANTO. They are the ones who directly poison our food and encourage the use of chemicals in/on our food.
More than just health effects, (see link by New York Times about lawsuits against them) [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/business/monsanto-could-benefit-from-a-chemical-safety-bill.html] this company bullies and threatens farmers into producing their GMO crops. It’s important to note that GMO crop are to be made on a mass production scale and require heavy and expensive machinery (in order to keep up production) that poor farmers- especially 3rd world farmers- cannot afford. Unlike normal, natural plants, GMO crops (seeds) do not come back every year and must be repurchased from Monsanto with money that farmers do not have! There was a mass suicide among farmers in India over a ten year span that started in 2005 simply because they, as poor, 3rd world farmers, could not meet Monsanto’s requirements and fell into financial ruin! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmers'_suicides_in_India).). The farmers that produce food don’t even have enough to eat themselves- this is so sad!
To make things worse, Monsanto has sued farmers and have won in court! Monsanto has patented (copyrighted) GMO seeds, making them illegal to use/ sell unless paid for. Many crops, such as corn, are wind pollinated and can easily contaminate a neighbouring farmer’s organic crop (via wind).

I also watch alot of this italian chick, if I can't find it on foodwishes, I can usually find her making some variation of whatever I'm trying to go for. She does the same this a Chef John with her website. She over explains every little thing tho, her past experiences and other dumb shit. Not what I wanna hear when I'm tryin to figure out how to throw together a chicken cacciatore. She's fun to look at though :)

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