"Kelly Houston" wrote in message
news:MOD$010719.26958@rec.gardens.ecosystems... > > ~sigh~ > > This thread is usually flame-bait (as flaming as it ever gets here on rge
that > is--thanks moderators!!) but I must point out that, regardless of the > ecological or biological "safety" of bioengineered foods, the result of > products like "Roundup Ready" corn is that more chemicals are poured onto
soil. > There is a basic social problem with treating soil (a non-renewable
resource) > as a sterile medium that must be controlled to produce a maximum yeild. > When biotech first developed, there was talk of the development of food
crops > that could be grown in poor soil, with little water, and with great
tolerance > to common pests and diseases. It promised food locally grown for all.
The end > of famine. Very idealistic, I know, but at least humanitarian. Funny,
then, > that the first mass-produced biotech seeds are built to encourage the use
of > herbicides. To make it more expensive to farm. To increase profit, not
end > hunger. > > Did we learn nothing from the "Green Revolution" of the 70's? > > Respect the living earth that sustains us. Buy organic. Recycle. Set an > example. > > (stepping off soapbox) > > Kelly > >