Blog RSS FeedPlease tell everyone who wants organic foods ….
US House and Senate are about to vote on a bill that will outlaw organic farming (bill HR 875).
Main backer and lobbyis is Monsanto, chemical and genetic engineering giant corporation (and Cargill, ADM, and about 35 other related agri-giants). This bill will require organic farms to use specific fertilizers and poisonous insect sprays dictated by the newly formed agency to “make sure there is no danger to the public food supply.” This will include backyard gardens that grow food only for a family and not for sales.
If this passes, then NO more heirloom clean seeds, but only Monsanto genetically altered seeds that are now showing up with unexpected diseases in humans.
There is a video on this subject: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epXNJNjYBvw&feature=related
And another one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeWVkTU1s1E
The name on this outrageous food plan is Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 (bill HR 875). Get on the phone and burn up the wires! Get anyone else you can to do the same thing! The House and Senate WILL pass this if they are not massively threatened with loss of their position. They only fear your voice and your vote. The best thing to do is go to www.house.gov/writerep, put in your zip code and it will give your congressperson and how to get in touch with them. When you call their office tell them politely that you are calling to express your views on HR 875. They’ll take your name and address and pass your comments along to the congressperson.
The following link is a list of US senators and their contact info: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
I read the bill, and it does not call for the elimination of organic farming. There is no mention of organics, heirloom seeds, etc. The bill seems to refer to processing facilities such as slaughterhouses and sets up inspection standards. As usual there are always scare tactics from one side or the other with any bill. You can read the actual text of the bill at http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-875 and decide. And, no, I don’t work for agribusiness. I’m in retail and a dedicated environmentalist and organic gardener. And, no, the bill definitely has nothing to do with home gardening.
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