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IT CAN BE DONE: Bhutan set to become world's first wholly organic country. No Pesticides, No Chemicals, No GMO

IT CAN BE DONE: Bhutan set to become world's first wholly organic country. No Pesticides, No Chemicals, No GMO | YOUR FOOD, YOUR HEALTH: Latest on BiotechFood, GMOs, Pesticides, Chemicals, CAFOs, Industrial Food | Scoop.it
From www.guardian.co.uk - February 12, 8:07 PM

11 February 2013 - The Guardian John Vidal and Annie Kelly:

By shunning all but organic farming techniques, the Himalayan state will cement its status as a paradigm of sustainability.  Bhutan plans to become the first country in the world to turn its agriculture completely organic, banning the sales of pesticides and herbicides and relying on its own animals and farm waste for fertilisers... http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2013/feb/11/bhutan-first-wholly-organic-country

 

Feb 20, 2013 U.S. FARMERS MAY STOP PLANTING GMOs AFTER HORRIFIC CROP YIELDS |  Peak Oil News http://peakoil.com/enviroment/u-s-farmers-may-stop-planting-gmos-after-horrific-crop-yields

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PATENTLY OFFENSIVE: Trouble with Transgenic Drift of Genetically Modified Organisms

PATENTLY OFFENSIVE: Trouble with Transgenic Drift of Genetically Modified Organisms | YOUR FOOD, YOUR HEALTH: Latest on BiotechFood, GMOs, Pesticides, Chemicals, CAFOs, Industrial Food | Scoop.it
From www.independent.com - January 19, 2012 8:52 PM
A June 2011 ABC News poll found that 93 percent of Americans believe that genetically modified foods should be labeled.

 

Despite consumer opposition, adoption of transgenic crops has been rapid in the U.S., but limited in the main to the major commodity crops, of which genetically engineered varieties now make up the vast majority: soybean (93% transgenic in 2010), cotton (88%) corn (86%), and canola (64%).

 

In Europe, on the other hand....

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YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW: New Video Underscores Need to Label Genetically Engineered Food

YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW: New Video Underscores Need to Label Genetically Engineered Food | YOUR FOOD, YOUR HEALTH: Latest on BiotechFood, GMOs, Pesticides, Chemicals, CAFOs, Industrial Food | Scoop.it
From www.huffingtonpost.com (via @GiacomoFarci) - January 19, 2012 4:22 AM

"Labels Matter" tells the story of three women who share a belief in the right to know, but for entirely different reasons. video by Food, Inc. Director

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