Category Archives: Food & Water

FARM BILL: Legalizing (and controlling) HEMP production

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103242147-legal-hempAt this point, nine states allow hemp farming, the Post reported: California, Oregon, Montana, Colorado, North Dakota, Kentucky, West Virginia, Vermont, and Maine. An additional 11 states have hemp-legalization bills pending this year, according to the Post. READ MORE…

FARM BILL MAKES WAY FOR HEMP PRODUCTION: Hemp advocates rejoiced at President Barack Obama’s signature on the new farm bill Friday, which includes an amendment allowing states that have legalized hemp farming to begin growing this useful crop for research purposes.“This is the first time in American history that industrial hemp has been legally defined by our federal government as distinct from drug varieties of Cannabis,” said Eric Steenstra, the president of advocacy group Vote Hemp, in a press release.“The market opportunities for hemp are incredibly promising — ranging from textiles and health foods to home construction and even automobile manufacturing,” he said. “This is not just a boon to U.S. farmers, this is a boon to U.S. manufacturing industries as well.”  Read more:

VLA COMMENT:  Wonder if the big boys are planning pesticides and chemical fertilizers?  I understand several Ag universities are experimenting with the plant. I wonder if the well funded biotech departments have their hands on the glory seed.  The late Charlie Walters (Acres USA founder) “Once said that once the government gets a hold … ” I will let you finish the sentence.

 

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Leaked Document Reveals Big Food Lobby’s Plans to Preempt State GMO Labeling

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Connecticut has already passed labeling legislation and Maine’s legislation only awaits the governor’s signature. UPDATE: MAINE PASSES LEGISLATION (SEE VIDEO ABOVE)  Connecticut becomes first state to demand labeling of GMO foods. However, enactment is contingent on 4 northeast states to pass same legislation.

Leaked documents:  Grocery Manufacturers Association pushing legislation after spending millions against state ballot initiatives. Center for Food Safety (CFS) today strongly criticized the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), after Politico revealed the lobbying group intends to carry through with legislation aimed at blocking states from mandating labeling of genetically engineered foods (GMOs). Read more…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Globalizing Seeds: European Union banning unregistered seeds

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dees-farmer-croppedThe “Plant Reproductive Material Law” regulates all plants. It contains restrictions on vegetables and woodland trees, as well as all other plants of any species. It will be illegal to grow, reproduce, or trade any vegetable seed or tree that has not been been tested and approved by the government, more specifically the “EU Plant Variety Agency.”  Read more…
This agency will be responsible for making a list of approved plants and an annual fee must also be forwarded to the agency if growers would like to keep what they grow on the list. The new law basically puts the government in charge of all plants and seeds in Europe, and prevents home gardeners from growing their own plants from non-regulated seeds.

Breaking News: Mayor signs bill to Ban GMOs on the Big Island of Hawaii, Kauii anti-GMO bill safe also

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Read more…Huffington Post (Big Island)

Some history on Kauii bill

Council overturns mayor’s veto, GMO bill SAVED-green flag!!!

VLA comment:  At one time we had a copy of the hearing on GMOs in the early day.  The Hawaiian Islands were posed to the Congress as “most important” to the Biotech companies because it is the place to grow the seed stock.  It will be very interesting to see how this turns out.  So far we can’t find the governor’s response.  HMMM!

 

 

MEXICO FINALLY BANS GMO CORN

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gmo-monsanto-350x250-ssAccording to a local press release, Acción Colectiva [Collective Action] aims to achieve absolute federal declaration of the suspension of the introduction of transgenic maize in all its various forms, including experimental and pilot commercial plantings, in Mexico, “which is the birthplace of corn in the world.”

Just when you think there’s no winning against the biotech industry,news out of Mexico City shows that all is not lost. After years of deliberation,a Mexico judge has placed an indefinite ban on genetically-engineered corn.Effective immediately, companies like Monsanto and DuPont/Pioneer will nolonger be allowed to plant or sell their corn within the country’s borders.
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VLA COMMENT:  It is about time! I hope it holds.  I wonder what the World Trade Organization (WTO) thinks of this move.  Will they penalize Mexico for creating a trade barrier?  American multinational biotech companies have destroyed Mexico’s great crop resource…CORN…the staple for Mexican food…tortillias, tacos, etc. I hope they can clear out the polluted GMO strains, some how.

NATURAL NEWS: TRUE HORRORS OF PET FOOD REVEALED

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31-150x150Dr. Becker:  How to Know If the Poultry in Your Pet’s Food Is Chicken… or Roadkill

Mike Adams, Natural News:

The true horrors of pet food revealed: Prepare to be shocked by what goes into dog food and cat food

Excerpt: Pet food manufacturers add dangerous preservatives and vitamin fortifications that actually make your pets’ food less healthy.

“Chicken by-products include head, feet, entrails, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, liver, stomach, bones, blood, intestines, and any other part of the carcass not fit for human consumption,” writes Henry Pasternak in Healing Animals with Nature’s Cures. Ann M. Martin describes the process in Food Pets Die For: “At the rendering plant a machine slowly grinds the entire mess in huge vats. Then this product is cooked at temperatures between 220 degrees Fahrenheit and 270 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes to one hour. The mixture is centrifuged (spun at a high speed) and the grease (or tallow) rises to the top and it is removed from the mixture.  Read more…

10/08/13 NY Times: Hawaii: GMO Breeding Ground

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hawaiiExcerpt: The companies are supported by those who say the seed business is vital to the economy. Seeds are Hawaii’s leading agricultural commodity, contributing $264 million to the economy and 1,400 jobs, according to a study commissioned by the companies.

 “Almost any corn seed sold in the U.S. touches Hawaii somewhere” in its development, said Mark Phillipson, an executive of Syngenta, a Swiss seed and agrochemical company. Mr. Phillipson is also president of the Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, which represents the seed companies.

VLA comment:  I wonder what the income from total “Tourism” Hawaii Sets Aug. Record With $339M Hotel Revenue…which they will lose by & by keeping on this GMO track. Unfortunately right from the beginning in Congress, corporations like DuPont asked for support to make Hawaii their seed breeding ground.  They told Congress at a hearing that it was very important to the overall plan to have Hawaii.  The overall plan is Global governance and Global currency of which the United States will have a big piece of the currency pie which will be organized by “resources”  because the US has strategized over the years to own the world food supply.  Which is more important to our government and the global elite – vacationing in Kauai smoking a joint or money?

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