This summer, we did a little experiment, and the results were scary. We tried growing crops by a field that was sprayed with pesticides for the corn on the field. I have walked through this corn field, and nothing grows on the field except for this pesticide resistant GMO crop. Not even one tuff of grass - just dirt and corn (the pesticides kill everything else). We planted some of our precious non-GMO squash seeds a few feet away from the field. The squash plants started to grow in early summer, but right after the fields got the pesticide, all the squash plants started to grow stunted, none flowered, and none developed fruit. The squash plant looked like it was dieing from non-natural causes (it didn't look like it was dried out by no water or yellow from no sun). It looked mutated and stunted. If this is what pesticides are doing to real, natural plants, then my question is, what is it doing to our bodies??!! And, think about the GMO crop that seems to thrive with the pesticides, what is it really?! I can't believe this is what food corporations are calling food.
It's this kind of stuff that gets me riled up.
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You're about to get even more riled up. There’s an apple that is currently pending approval that has been bio-engineered for strictly cosmetic reasons. It’s been sliced and diced at the molecular level to spare us the need to add a sprinkle of lemon juice to prevent it from turning brown when we slice or bite into The USDA is currently soliciting consumer input (till 09/11). Tell them how you feel:
http://gigabiting.com/who-needs-a-prettier-apple/
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