By Dean L. Jones, CPM<\/p>\n
Oh my gosh (OMG), genetically modified organism (GMO) may rule! \u00a0GMOs are as serious as the creation and use of the atomic bomb.\u00a0 \u00a0Mega corporation Monsanto, responsible for chemical pesticides, Agent Orange and Aspartame has literally taken the world’s eating freedom away.\u00a0 Monsanto’s mission is to own<\/span> the world’s food supply through genetically-altered and patented seeds.\u00a0 GMOs are when a plant or animal has been bio-engineered with DNA from bacteria, viruses or other plants and animals.<\/p>\n It is truly an apocalyptic agricultural condition by altering the makeup of plants.\u00a0 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first genetically engineered consumer product back in 1982, and since then an industrial race to conquer plant life through Government Patents has been the sole objective of a number of corporations.\u00a0 The kicker is that he who controls the food supply controls the people.\u00a0 It is no different than water supply where one can literally make or break a community simply by adjusting the flow of water.<\/p>\n The nutrients that are absent in GMO products is the story that is yet to be determined if the modified plants will sustain human life as we know it.\u00a0 What is worst is that the alternatives are becoming smaller and smaller as farmers are being regulated to grow GMO seeds or pay the price of huge court costs fighting Monsanto.\u00a0 One example of how large this issue is can be witnessed in the country of France that has a moratorium on the cultivation of Monsanto’s genetically-modified corn within its borders in order to ensure the integrity of the nation’s agricultural system.\u00a0 Likewise, Switzerland, Japan, New Zealand, Germany, Austria and Ireland are staunchly opposed to genetically modified crops and no such seeds are planted in these countries.<\/p>\n In view of that, the locally grown food issue that is center stage in Los Angeles today is extremely essential.\u00a0 Being able to grow and eat your own fruits and vegetables is becoming a possibility.\u00a0 The Los Angeles Council is approving the right to grow produce on the public parkways. (The land sandwiched between streets and sidewalks.) I commend John Parker, a south Los Angeles resident, who personally pushed to make this happen.\u00a0 Being able to grow your herbs and plants in front of your house is something that demonstrates greater freedom of civil rights.<\/p>\n The key now is to store and plant natural seeds vs. GMOs, which in a lot of cases it may be too late.\u00a0 Even so, growing fruits and vegetables at home is economical and healthy, especially for those choosing to steer clear of processed food.\u00a0 A free life includes no dictation of what and how one should eat.\u00a0 In the same way freedom would be battered if a person must adhere to corporate guidelines of quantity and quality of one’s individual sleep patterns.<\/p>\n www.SugarAlert.com
\nDean Jones, Ethics Advocate, Southland Partnership Corporation (a public benefit organization), contributes his view on health attributes derived from foods & beverages.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"