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[spot555]

Yes, I'm calling them PURE EVIL.

The facts are out there, you just need to do your own research. There's ZERO point putting them here....way too much info, + these facts would just be shot down by those who choose not to believe.

It's your choice & your body. I choose not to eat that garbage because I value my health. I never eat fast food, or processed food, & I do tons of research on anything that concerns or effects me. If you choose to believe the massive companies ruled by the dollar, then go for it.

[spot555]

On 8/24/2014 annabellethecat said:

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! This is why I'm going back over to my favorite TV section.

Over there we agree to disagree. We give our opinions and move on.

There's nothing wrong (in fact it's downright interesting) to read all of the posts here.

I have actually learned some things.

Thank you.

My poor brain can only take but so much information.

I totally understand, lol!

[Annabellethecat66]

Do any of you know what's behind the John Hardy name (the originator of John Hardy jewelry)?

You've been talking about natural things. Google John Hardy and his daughter Laura and see what she's doing with simple Bamboo.

She's putting her money, talent and time where her mouth is (so to speak) and doing amazing things with Bamboo. She said, "it's just a kind of grass that grows in 3 years". She building amazing houses, etc with Bamboo.

She says to her that's part of the natural/nature movement.

Just a thought.

[chickadee]

On 8/24/2014 HonnyBrown said:

That doesn't make any sense. GMO foods are engineered to be pest resistant. The crops don't need pesticides.

They might not be spraying them for BUGS, but they are spraying them with HERBICIDES like roundup. A lot of the GMO crops were engineered to make them resistant to roundup, so the farmers could broadcast spray their fields with weed killers (instead of taking the time to walk around and deal with the weeds selectively). Meaning that instead of spraying only the weeds, now they can also spray the poison ON the food crops without killing them. Yay for the farmers! Nice weed-free crops with beautiful-looking fruits and veggies. Thanks to spraying away all the weeds. Yummy.

[Nightowlz]

On 8/24/2014 goldenretriever said:

Monsanto IS NOT a good company- they're PURE EVIL. Jobs don't even come into play in this discussion.

Monsanto destroys....do some research. EVIL...PURE EVIL.

And you people must know that when "studies" are done about topics, most the time they are funded by the company involved. For ex., a GMO study will have a paper trail leading back to the companies that provide the garbage. Same thing with the pharm companies & their drug testing. The "results", aka lies, will benefit their own cause, & line their pockets.

Don't you realize by now that the almighty $$$ controls everything? Do you actually believe they care about our health?

ITA. My dad said Monsanto are the ones behind Agent Orange. I never did research it so I don't know for sure but I believe what my dad tells me. There are so many people that don't even know what GMO is. I know when I talk about it people think I'm crazy. NOT!!!

[suzyQ3]

On 8/24/2014 Sooner said:

The biggest thing I get out of this thread is that there is so much more MIS-information on this topic that anything else. Your food has been modified for generations through selective breeding of new plant strains. Roses are hybridized, plants cross-pollinate naturally. So I'm saying that plants evolve and change like everything else.

That being said, it is easy to paint all GMO foods as evil, for profit only (so how come ANYONE grows food for sale? The old famer in "overhauls" and a straw hat is out for profit as much as Monsanto); some dark plot to rule the earth; frankenstein foods created in evil labs. . . etc. etc. etc. There is some middle and rational ground in all of this that is actually allowing more food to be produced, better strains of foods to be grown and more variety. Pluot anyone? Just don't listen to propaganda on both sides of many issues today, read and learn from both sides in the middle, and make informed choices from YOUR own reasoning and research.

Lots of what the media spews out is pure lies and nonsense today about so many issues that really are important. Just be aware of that! THAT is one face I know!!!! It is like politics, the truth usually lies somewhere in the middle and you seldom hear that voice now. I'm just saying it is easy to paint all aspects of anything or anyone as E V I L now. . . way too easy.

Sooner, thank you for a very articulate and rational post.

[Nightowlz]

On 8/24/2014 annabellethecat said:

Do any of you know what's behind the John Hardy name (the originator of John Hardy jewelry)?

You've been talking about natural things. Google John Hardy and his daughter Laura and see what she's doing with simple Bamboo.

She's putting her money, talent and time where her mouth is (so to speak) and doing amazing things with Bamboo. She said, "it's just a kind of grass that grows in 3 years". She building amazing houses, etc with Bamboo.

She says to her that's part of the natural/nature movement.

Just a thought.

You should search Earthships & click on Images to pics of these houses. You can also read about them. Totally amazing. I had never heard of them & saw a show about them on DIY a few weeks ago. No water or electric bill. Look strange when they started building them but was really nice with the end result. They used tires & pop cans during the building. They are self-sufficient off the grid homes.

[Bird]

The farmers that grow GMO seed MUST use the glyphosate (Roundup, Monsanto) on their fields.

1. That chemical chelates (binds) nutrients in the soil so they cannot be absorbed by future plantings. It ruins our soils, the basis for our food supply. There is enough basic nutrient to grow that plant, but not the full complement that our bodies need and have utilized throughout our evolution. Thus, less nutritious food, lacking these chelated trace minerals, is going into our bodies. Farmers who feed their livestock GMO notice problems with fertility with their livestock - what could it be doing to human fertility?

2. That seed has neonics that kill whole bee colonies. I am a beekeeper and it just ticks me off that the big money (Monsanto, Bayer) has their people in high places in our government letting this kind of thing go on. Supreme Court, USDA, paid-for politicians.

JMHO

[HonnyBrown]

On 8/24/2014 iam4truth said:

On 8/24/2014 HonnyBrown said:

That doesn't make any sense. GMO foods are engineered to be pest resistant. The crops don't need pesticides.

They might not be spraying them for BUGS, but they are spraying them with HERBICIDES like roundup. A lot of the GMO crops were engineered to make them resistant to roundup, so the farmers could broadcast spray their fields with weed killers (instead of taking the time to walk around and deal with the weeds selectively). Meaning that instead of spraying only the weeds, now they can also spray the poison ON the food crops without killing them. Yay for the farmers! Nice weed-free crops with beautiful-looking fruits and veggies. Thanks to spraying away all the weeds. Yummy.

You're correct. I need to invest in Monsanto (maker of Roundup and "owner" of every seed in the world).

[HonnyBrown]

On 8/24/2014 suzyQ3 said:

On 8/24/2014 Sooner said:

The biggest thing I get out of this thread is that there is so much more MIS-information on this topic that anything else. Your food has been modified for generations through selective breeding of new plant strains. Roses are hybridized, plants cross-pollinate naturally. So I'm saying that plants evolve and change like everything else.

That being said, it is easy to paint all GMO foods as evil, for profit only (so how come ANYONE grows food for sale? The old famer in "overhauls" and a straw hat is out for profit as much as Monsanto); some dark plot to rule the earth; frankenstein foods created in evil labs. . . etc. etc. etc. There is some middle and rational ground in all of this that is actually allowing more food to be produced, better strains of foods to be grown and more variety. Pluot anyone? Just don't listen to propaganda on both sides of many issues today, read and learn from both sides in the middle, and make informed choices from YOUR own reasoning and research.

Lots of what the media spews out is pure lies and nonsense today about so many issues that really are important. Just be aware of that! THAT is one face I know!!!! It is like politics, the truth usually lies somewhere in the middle and you seldom hear that voice now. I'm just saying it is easy to paint all aspects of anything or anyone as E V I L now. . . way too easy.

Sooner, thank you for a very articulate and rational post.

Yes Sooner! +1 on each and every word!!!!!

Unfortunately, ignorance and stupidity run rampant on the internet.