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SuperCarrot – addendum
Frank Morton posted this comment on the SuperCarrot piece. His additions to the story need to be front and center:Thanks for bringing this …
Challenge to USDA approval of Genetically Modified Sugar Beets
Obviously I need to be a bit careful on this, as Organic Seed Alliance is as plaintiff in the case, but I am working on an editorial piece …
Genetically Engineered ‘Super Carrot’ higher in press release fluff and poor journalism than your average carrot
I edited this down today. A little less vitriolic as my blood pressure calmed. Also...look for it on "Grist - environmental news and …
Off Topic
Why is the government/media more worried about steroids in baseball players than in the food we eat? A congressional hearing? Isn't eating …
Seed Ambassador’s Project
Wind, birds, and mammals including those of the bipedal variety are all wonderful vehicles for carrying seed to new bioregions and in so …
Interview with Matthew Dillon and Gary Nabhan on KUOW Weekday
Steve Scher has a wonderful radio show on KUOW (94.9 in the Puget Sound, and streaming live at the KUOW web site) called Weekday. Tuesdays …
Fedco Seed Experiences GMO Contamination of Sweet Corn Seed
Fedco Seeds, a fantastic cooperative seed company from Maine that specializes in fresh market varieties for the Northeast, has reported GMO …
You Are What You Read
Excellent article in the upcoming Sunday Book Review, and it even blends food and story: You Are What You Read …
New Book – Good Crop/Bad Crop
Two links for you to check out. The first is GRAIN, a fantastic international organization "which promotes the sustainable management and …
The Boondoggle of the “Biotech Yield Endorsement Program”
Warning – this is not objective reporting and contains cynicism and sarcasm. But then again, who needs objectivity, not our Federal …
Consolidation continues
Bayer-Crop Science's vegetable seed division is known as Nunhems. Nunhems announced today that they have aquired what is likely the world's …
