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Monsanto: Extinction - A GMO Primer

H/T to @RachaelAshe and @EdibleVancouver for this:

'GMO-free' is fastest-growing retailer brand claim

The fastest growing health and wellness claim among store brands in 2009 was "GMO free," with sales of these items up 67% to $60.2 million, says Tom Pirovan of Nielsen Co.

Court: Monsanto guilty of false claims about product safety

France's highest court has ruled that US agrochemical giant Monsanto had not told the truth about the safety of its best-selling weed-killer, Roundup. The court confirmed an earlier judgment that Monsanto had falsely advertised its herbicide as "biodegradable" and claimed it "left the soil clean".

Take the "Replace Roundup" Challenge!

Monolithic agribusiness & biotech corporations like Monsanto are gaining more and more power over our food supply, thanks in part to Congress creating policies that give them competitive advantage while harming small farmers & competitors, but also because we consume their products every day, without knowing it.

Want to do something about it? Watch this video, then accept the challenge below:

Judge rules against Monsanto’s GM sugar beets

By Caroline Scott-Thomas, 23-Sep-2009

A federal judge ruled on Monday that the USDA failed to adequately assess the environmental impact of Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) sugar beets before introducing them into the food supply.

Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops

DOWNLOAD: Failure to Yield (2009)

For years the biotechnology industry has trumpeted that it will feed the world, promising that its genetically engineered crops will produce higher yields.

New Technology to Support Vibrant Local Food Systems

Here's a little update on what I've been doing with my new tech/food startup - Plenticulture.