Now is not the time

I do not consider myself an activist but a participant.  I do not align with any group or people or product based solely on approval or disapproval, financial situation or affiliation.  I strive to bear my options and opinions by my own research, thoughts, observations, experiences and also due to greater scientists, writers, thinkers than I- past and present.  I aim to ruffle a few feathers again...please listen.

  There is no greater threat to mankind than a non viable seed supply. 

 I will always, until my dying day- speak out against that unimaginable end- a Silent Spring...

Freedom is at stake-  when the fork you lift contains ingredients not of nature but of corporate greed large enough to bypass even the USDA and infiltrate invisibly both the fields of plenty in our great nation as well as the fields of freedom that our votes once allowed us-  when deregualtion of an absolute uncertain modification is allowed to possibly infiltrate our food supply based on research done solely by the corporation itself and our government, from the bottom up says- "that's good enough for us", we certainly must question that government and remind them that this is not a dictatorship but a democracy.

 President Obama is accepting letters, he may not actually read them- but surely the White House might consider the mountain of evidence from concerned citizens who refuse to accept one sided reports that concern everyone's livelihood, freedom of choice in the food we eat, in the seeds we plant. Perhaps if thousands would make just one statement-

"We need absolute proof from ALL SIDES before we ingest anymore of this substance -before we allow it's unknown repercussions to our precious land."

 or simply offer up this question that must be answered fully and without deceit -

 Are genetically modified seeds benign or malignant?

If that question cannot be answered without full disclosure from all studies- now is not the time to allow Roundup Ready Alfalfa to prosper.

Please visit the link below.  I am not asking you to give a dime or a drop of blood.  I am beseeching you to concern your self with what concerns each and every one of us.  There is a direct link to President Obama's office. Thank you.

Four Things You Can Do To Defend Food and Environmental Safety Until the Question is Answered.

February 12, 2011:
The flood gates have opened,  now this too-
Food Safety News-Union of Concerned Scientists 

I hope that soon I will read that the people have spoken- that we care enough to dare say "answer our questions fully or we will continue to question everything"...trust is such a hard thing to earn, it's time our government tried to earn it again and not bypass the citizens that make up what has always been a land fought and won for freedom's sake, not for a corporation's way-over-the-line greed.  

And one more thing, since you've come this far- do treat your self to President Roosevelt's speech that turned the tide for so many, I don't know if it's fear that most needs conquered these days...but I am certain it is greed, and we as a nation must take a stand against it. 

A Rendezvous With Destiny

Be Heard-Not Herded!

FDA APPROVAL OF FOOD FROM CLONED ANIMALS STALLED BY PASSAGE OF MIKULSKI-SPECTER AMENDMENT IN FARM BILL!

(December 14, 2007) A broad coalition of consumer, farmer, and animal welfare organizations today applauded passage of a provision in the Senate’s Farm Bill (H.R. 2419) that would delay the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) endorsement of the use of food from cloned animals. This amendment, advanced by Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) and co-sponsored by Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), calls for a rigorous and careful review of the human health and economic impacts of bringing cloned food into America’s food supply. The senate overwhelmingly passed the bill this afternoon by a vote of 79 to 14.
... The bill also directs the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to examine consumer acceptance of cloned foods.

During a public comment period that ended earlier this year, the FDA heard from more than 150,000 citizens rejecting the Agency’s proposed plan to introduce clones into the U.S. food supply.

We applaud the Senate's passage of this amendment, and hope the House will follow its lead!

I applaud this most significant turn of events, the people have spoken, our leaders listened, responded-oh the things we can do as united, concerned citizens of this nation. I had intended no writing on the weekends, but! I had to climb up on this soap box and speak a little about food safety. This issue of cloning had gotten my feathers riled up over the last year. I for one do not want to ingest a lab experiment of the bovine3xz09 variety. That is my right, at least-not to be spoon fed what the FDA deems as edible, healthy, cloned food. UH-UH. Pass me the beef, the pasture raised naturally created kind. Call me a hayseed, but I want to know where it came from (label it!),what sustained it(buy local!) who raised it(again, buy local!)and no unnatural additives, be they hormonal or otherwise. The need to jump on this bandwagon is great, for the next war will be the labeling, and I believe we have every right to expect disclosure of origin. If you agree, I urge you to contact your representives, via letter,email, phone call. It really matters. It helps. Be heard-not herded.
Sure you're busy,it's the helter skelter hallelujah time of year-but my hope is you would put this issue on the back burner, let it simmer there for awhile-enjoy your holidays-but perhaps resolve to write that letter on January 1st?, or-if you're a bit hung over, maybe the 2nd, ok? Thank you, I believe given the opportunity, the time to stew something over-we all usually do the right thing. For us and for our neighbor and our neighbor's neighbor-looking out, looking up, looking forward-together. I'll step down now, the soap box will be put away for a time...be well. And, do take care-