Soybean seeds
Day 32
A spill
April 27th, 2010
I'm walking across America.
That's the idea, at least. I'm walking westward from New York City for nine months or so. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be in Oregon when the clock runs out. If nothing goes according to plan, maybe I'll end up in Peru or Mongolia or Pennsylvania. You can read all about the details of my trip if you're so inclined.
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Here's my progress so far:
Mark the spot, so you can stop back next time for a meal.
“Roundup Ready” related story: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122498255 Click on the “Listen to the Story” Link to hear more…
Roundup Ready? MONSANTO!
Ooooh… You stumbled across a seed goldmine.
Seed patents… Putting farmers out of business on a daily basis. AKA, the corporate take over of our food supply.
Mansanto… Boo Hiss!!!
Note the Roundup Ready sign on the package. This means the beans have been ‘bred’ to be resistant to Roundup weed killer. A good thing if you’re a farmer, but it turns out that some weeds can create their own resistance. Meaning Roundup doesn’t kill them like it used to. So some farmers are trying even stronger herbicides. I would like to know if this hybrid development is reducing the food-value of the eventual crop. Or making for future unintended consequences. I mean, think of how tasty store-bought tomatoes are… not!