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53. I will still plant my garden with normal seeds.

Fri Feb 23, 2018, 09:20 PM

Feb 2018

There are still a few seed companies that sell them. And since I have to pay more for pure seeds, I have started saving seeds from the plants themselves. I don't use chemicals on any of the plants and that is the way I prefer it.

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6,000 studies show GMO corn is environmentally safe and healthy for consumers [View all] packman Feb 2018 OP

Let me guess study paid for by Monsanto? kimbutgar Feb 2018 #1

Nope - two decades, 6,000 studies packman Feb 2018 #2

This website is connected to Monsanto womanofthehills Feb 2018 #16

you might find this news troubling Exotica Feb 2018 #73

Wow! Thanks for the info - a new low for Monsanto - going after activists womanofthehills Feb 2018 #81

That would be world wide then since it is an international organization ? Check out recent signers lunasun Feb 2018 #84

I suppose it would involve people globally Exotica Feb 2018 #89

I would like to explain some things scarytomcat Feb 2018 #118

Article by Monsanto Shill womanofthehills Feb 2018 #18

Good luck trying to impeach the journal Nature Major Nikon Feb 2018 #39

Sounds like Monsanto is having some big problems in Europe plus US cancer lawsuits womanofthehills Feb 2018 #172

Diversion noted Major Nikon Feb 2018 #174

Give me a break !! - Monsanto Ghost Writers wrote all the research womanofthehills Feb 2018 #177

Are you actually claiming Monsanto influenced the Nature study from the OP? Major Nikon Feb 2018 #179

OF COURSE, MONSANTO HAS KNOWN FROM 1983 about the TUMORS & it's all coming out now womanofthehills Feb 2018 #191

Sure, the OWA also says vaccines cause autism and 9/11 was an inside job Major Nikon Feb 2018 #195

So -- no huitlacoche from this corn? Bummer. fierywoman Feb 2018 #3

Well, I've learned something new today! petronius Feb 2018 #55

OMG! Delish mushrooms! Used to eat them in Mexico City in crepes. fierywoman Feb 2018 #56

I'll keep my eyes open and my tastebuds ready for petronius Feb 2018 #59

Major yum! fierywoman Feb 2018 #60

That's nice; I'd still like it labeled gratuitous Feb 2018 #4

I agree, at least let people know. Nt USALiberal Feb 2018 #7

All food products contain genetic material from other species Major Nikon Feb 2018 #40

Such a food doesn't exist. Such is the nature of life on planet earth. n/t X_Digger Feb 2018 #49

It is the glyphosate consumers are concerned about PatSeg Feb 2018 #5

Right - You never see GMO's without Roundup (glyphosate) or Dicamba womanofthehills Feb 2018 #15

"Genetic Literacy Project" PatSeg Feb 2018 #19

Catchy name :-) womanofthehills Feb 2018 #24

Sounds like something PatSeg Feb 2018 #26

Sure, straight from the Kook-de-la-creme, Mike Adams, AKA Natural News Major Nikon Feb 2018 #41

Why are you protecting a sick Republican - Jon Entine?????????? womanofthehills Feb 2018 #50

On what planet does calling bullshit on your sourceprotecting anyone? Major Nikon Feb 2018 #54

All your sources are Republican sites womanofthehills Feb 2018 #66

Name one. Ive already named several of yours that are. Major Nikon Feb 2018 #68

At the bottom of the OP article it says References: Genetic Literacy Project, Scientific Reports womanofthehills Feb 2018 #74

Sure, and vaccines cause autism Major Nikon Feb 2018 #78

Sure, and hey I know you really hate "Mom's Across America"- (what would mom's know??) womanofthehills Feb 2018 #85

GMO causes autism! Major Nikon Feb 2018 #98

Actually, there is speculation that TOXINS might contribute to autism womanofthehills Feb 2018 #125

I think it's more interesting you'd promote batshit crazy anti-vax sources Major Nikon Feb 2018 #142

Actually, childhood vaccines are very safe right now because they have been around a long time womanofthehills Feb 2018 #147

I suggest you peddle your anti-vax nonsense elsewhere Major Nikon Feb 2018 #148

Actually, I'm quoting my stats from US Dept of Health & Human Resources womanofthehills Feb 2018 #150

You are fear mongering. That's how anti-vaxxers operate Major Nikon Feb 2018 #151

Looks like the New York Times has LOTS OF ARTICLES ON MONSANTO'S SLEAZY TACTICS womanofthehills Feb 2018 #175

Diversion noted Major Nikon Feb 2018 #176

Here is another diversion for you..... so many diversions......... womanofthehills Feb 2018 #178

Don't forget coffee and soda pop Major Nikon Feb 2018 #180

So you won't answer on "your guy" Jon Entine - need another article on him womanofthehills Feb 2018 #121

Mike Adams did not write the article I quoted womanofthehills Feb 2018 #127

Mike Fucking Adams, woo monger and Trump fan, owns the source you are floating as legitimate Major Nikon Feb 2018 #141

Its a cesspool of conspiracry theory and anti-liberal hate. The contributors are batshit crazy. Nailzberg Feb 2018 #197

Most of the contribution comes from Mike Fucking Adams himself Major Nikon Feb 2018 #198

Do you find truthwiki.org to be very credible? sl8 Feb 2018 #45

Mike Adams, right wing nutbag Major Nikon Feb 2018 #48

and you seem to find right wing websites like the OP credible womanofthehills Feb 2018 #51

Thanks for the update from USRTK, front group for anti-vax OCA Major Nikon Feb 2018 #58

Thanks for your updates from far right sites womanofthehills Feb 2018 #75

OK so now Rationalwiki is a far right site, but Mike Adams isnt Major Nikon Feb 2018 #80

"Stacy Malkan is co-director of U.S. Right to Know" Major Nikon Feb 2018 #187

I also posted other links on Jon Entine who is connected to the OP POST womanofthehills Feb 2018 #126

Connected how? sl8 Feb 2018 #158

The article says it's based on refererences from the Genetic Literacy Project womanofthehills Feb 2018 #162

Regarding the references sl8 Feb 2018 #163

I noticed how you got obfuscation instead of an answer to your question Major Nikon Feb 2018 #189

Regarding "over 6,000 peer-reviewed studies" sl8 Feb 2018 #164

Court documents suggest Monsanto had GHOST WRITTEN RESEARCH and attributed it to academics womanofthehills Feb 2018 #173

Kinda funny how your own sources trace back to the same group of loons Major Nikon Feb 2018 #186

We literally have to buy drinking water on our property due to the use of agrochemicals that airmid Feb 2018 #106

That is awful PatSeg Feb 2018 #113

Yes, we are very rural. We installed two 500 gallon tanks for drinking, cooking, and airmid Feb 2018 #154

I have so sorry to hear what you've gone through PatSeg Feb 2018 #159

OMG! That is so bad. I had to fight Kinder Morgan bringing a CO2 pipeline across my land womanofthehills Feb 2018 #170

This may not go over well here genxlib Feb 2018 #6

Agree - Like most things in life packman Feb 2018 #9

I really don't have an issue with GMO stuff if it is properly labeled. Blue_true Feb 2018 #10

No argument genxlib Feb 2018 #22

All the US honey tested has glyphosate according to the FDA - so the bees are screwed & so are we womanofthehills Feb 2018 #76

Parts per billion Major Nikon Feb 2018 #105

Literally everything you eat is genetically modified mythology Feb 2018 #91

Guess what happens when something isn't genetically modified Major Nikon Feb 2018 #102

I few years back, I did a trick with tomatoe seeds. Blue_true Feb 2018 #124

But some people like medium sized cherry tomatoes nolabels Feb 2018 #156

I loved growing sauce tomatoes. So the larger and more flavor, the better. nt Blue_true Feb 2018 #161

The problem with GMO corn isn't the corn Phoenix61 Feb 2018 #8

A lot of GMO crops are draught resistant and require less water Blue_true Feb 2018 #11

I do not mind farmers getting rich. I know several GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #12

There are many studies done that food does not have to be GMO to feed hungry people womanofthehills Feb 2018 #14

"6,000 studies.."!! And, yet I still Cha Feb 2018 #57

Hi Cha - I also stay the ****away from it - big time. womanofthehills Feb 2018 #149

Not true, Blue_true - some GMO crops are water thirsty womanofthehills Feb 2018 #35

Almost everything we now eat has a trace of Roundup womanofthehills Feb 2018 #17

Yes, so right Farmer-Rick Feb 2018 #29

Thanks so much for sharing Phoenix61 Feb 2018 #31

I hope it helps. Farmer-Rick Feb 2018 #32

Well you asked ...tell me how healthy drinking roundup is for you lunasun Feb 2018 #83

Oh my god, I've never seen that, how funny Farmer-Rick Feb 2018 #87

Even a lobbyist will only go so far with the bullshit they shill. Ain't enuf $$$ to really drink it lunasun Feb 2018 #90

Why not drink urine? Major Nikon Feb 2018 #104

Less than saline Major Nikon Feb 2018 #100

I'm sorry but this sounds like a bunch of nonsense Major Nikon Feb 2018 #103

Even without GMO that is true Major Nikon Feb 2018 #42

Futurism.com connected to Genetic Literacy Project -THIS IS MONSANTO PROPAGANDA womanofthehills Feb 2018 #13

USRTK was founded by anti-vax group OCA Major Nikon Feb 2018 #43

The anti-GM lobby appears to be taking a page out of the Climategate playbook Major Nikon Feb 2018 #46

Unfortunately, there still are far too many hysterics and con artists... Archae Feb 2018 #20

Well you might think it's ok - but many counties and scientists don't womanofthehills Feb 2018 #21

The author works for Junk-Science extraordinare Seralini Major Nikon Feb 2018 #44

Seralini Receives Whistleblower Award womanofthehills Feb 2018 #119

Woo monger Major Nikon Feb 2018 #140

Sralini Paper Damning GMO Roundup Ready Corn REPUBLISHED womanofthehills Feb 2018 #152

Which just proves you can get junk science published when you pay to have it done Major Nikon Feb 2018 #160

Monsanto's own scientists secret memos - SCARY womanofthehills Feb 2018 #169

So you are a fan of Seralini, but fear industry manipulating research Major Nikon Feb 2018 #171

It was the chemical industry that went after Seralini - not the scientists womanofthehills Feb 2018 #181

Right... Major Nikon Feb 2018 #183

And - GM Crops Now Banned in 38 Countries Worldwide womanofthehills Feb 2018 #23

They are clearly blasphemous science haters. ;-) CentralMass Feb 2018 #69

This is our version of climate change denialism. Nailzberg Feb 2018 #137

DU loves technical experts.... except... Adrahil Feb 2018 #25

GMO can be OK handmade34 Feb 2018 #27

Then it should be no big deal to label products made with GMO corn. Vinca Feb 2018 #28

Essentially all products are made with GMO corn or other GMO plants, e.g. soybeans. FarCenter Feb 2018 #33

Good reason to eat organic even thought organic still has small levels of glyphosate from womanofthehills Feb 2018 #36

People have the right to choose non-GMO foods if they wish DBoon Feb 2018 #30

Youre comparing a voluntary labeling scheme to one that is not Major Nikon Feb 2018 #47

The pro GMO crowd really seems to fear labeling. What is the issue ? You can load up with GMO CentralMass Feb 2018 #70

I just explained what the issue is Major Nikon Feb 2018 #72

You are far to defensive, that was hardly a smear and your reply on labeling seems like a dodge . CentralMass Feb 2018 #77

If I claimed you are a big-organic shill would that be a smear? Major Nikon Feb 2018 #82

You are bandying around smears. A related article. CentralMass Feb 2018 #86

Bullshit Major Nikon Feb 2018 #97

You are really wound up and you seem to know all and refute any article or opinion that doesn't CentralMass Feb 2018 #167

Since we are now discussing tactics.... Major Nikon Feb 2018 #168

There is nothing wrong with GMO crops. NutmegYankee Feb 2018 #34

So you have no problem consuming glyphosate with every bite? womanofthehills Feb 2018 #37

Not every GMO involves resistance to glyphosate. NutmegYankee Feb 2018 #38

Every GMO in America does use glyphosate also most conventional food is now sprayed with it too - womanofthehills Feb 2018 #67

False. NutmegYankee Feb 2018 #79

But the BIG ones are Roundup Ready soybeans and Roundup Ready corn womanofthehills Feb 2018 #88

True. NutmegYankee Feb 2018 #93

The patent ran out on glysophate some time ago Major Nikon Feb 2018 #99

There is one big problem with GMO corn to consider flyingfysh Feb 2018 #52

Theres only one example Major Nikon Feb 2018 #61

That, essentially, is my biggest concern... regnaD kciN Feb 2018 #65

I will still plant my garden with normal seeds. appleannie1943 Feb 2018 #53

No seed company sells GMO seeds to consumers Major Nikon Feb 2018 #64

There are no seed companies selling GMOs to backyard gardeners NutmegYankee Feb 2018 #94

I had to chuckle GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #111

I have 3 growing in a tent under LEDs. NutmegYankee Feb 2018 #114

Thats hard core gardening! GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #115

It gets me through the blah of winter. NutmegYankee Feb 2018 #116

I grew tomatoes but stopped. Blue_true Feb 2018 #130

I build the frame and left it..its still up. GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #132

North Marion, toward Gainesville. nt Blue_true Feb 2018 #133

I have 5 large heirloom cherry tomatoes growing in my south windows womanofthehills Feb 2018 #120

Cherry tomatos do rock. Probably out yield all others GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #122

To ward away snakes, rabbits, squirrels. Blue_true Feb 2018 #131

Some suggestions. Blue_true Feb 2018 #128

I grow in raised beds as my yard has some slope to it. NutmegYankee Feb 2018 #135

Yes, Neem Oil. Blue_true Feb 2018 #136

Fine. Sell the corn. As long as Round-up hasn't been sprayed on it. n/t pnwmom Feb 2018 #62

That it doesn't have those toxins does not mean it's safe Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #63

The problem is more pesticides are used than ever before womanofthehills Feb 2018 #71

I hate the stuff Roundup. I try to convince people not to use it. Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #95

Interesting alternatives Major Nikon Feb 2018 #101

Pour yourself a glass of Roundup and a glass of salt-water. Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #117

Sure, because drinking things to prove they aren't toxic is just common sense Major Nikon Feb 2018 #139

My father holds a PhD in Biochemistry from Harvard (from 1952 when it meant something) The_jackalope Feb 2018 #92

This is why anecdotes are not considered credible science. Archae Feb 2018 #107

Monsatan. Yes indeed. The_jackalope Feb 2018 #108

This is why "credible science" isn't considered. CanSocDem Feb 2018 #109

By the same "logic..." Archae Feb 2018 #110

ScienceINC. is based on cause and effect. CanSocDem Feb 2018 #112

Guess who funds most studies in this country. Industry. McCamy Taylor Feb 2018 #96

This nicely demonstrates that left and right both have emotional attachments to non-scientific views FarCenter Feb 2018 #123

Of course. Archae Feb 2018 #129

There's a few differences Major Nikon Feb 2018 #144

Try explaining the digestion of enzymes to a raw food faddist. FarCenter Feb 2018 #145

There will always be those who reject relevant evidence Major Nikon Feb 2018 #146

I've always been anti-GMO for one very good reason. Binkie The Clown Feb 2018 #134

Good going. Archae Feb 2018 #138

Organic Ruby Red grapefruit juice... Major Nikon Feb 2018 #143

It actually it has more to do with the pesticides (Roundup) on GMOs womanofthehills Feb 2018 #153

The ancient Grecian philosophy for a better happier life was going middle of the road nolabels Feb 2018 #157

I lulzed. Squinch Feb 2018 #155

I think the biggest problem I have with GMOs is cross-pollination. sakabatou Feb 2018 #165

Cross pollination has been going on throughout the history of agriculture Major Nikon Feb 2018 #166

So they have nothing to separate the GMOs and regular crops? sakabatou Feb 2018 #193

Since many pollinators can fly, I'm not sure how that would work Major Nikon Feb 2018 #196

GOOD YOU EAT IT stonecutter357 Feb 2018 #182

GMO doesnt allow the plant to modify and evolve naturally Thekaspervote Feb 2018 #184

You can say the same thing about virtually all agriculture Major Nikon Feb 2018 #185

My point is that you can only force natures hand so much Thekaspervote Feb 2018 #188

The same is true for non-gmo often to a far greater extent Major Nikon Feb 2018 #190

And now people must battle with getting cancer from Roundup womanofthehills Feb 2018 #192

Don't forget soda and coffee Major Nikon Feb 2018 #194