Vitamin
C is going to get more important in the years to come. If you are taking it
right now, most vitamin C is synthesized from corn. Be aware that about 88% of
u.s. corn production is now GMO. Just another way for “our friends” to kill us
off…….
Organic Corn Getting Harder And Harder To Find
For those that follow an organic
diet and possibly are on the front lines fighting for food freedom and those
that understand the details of genetically modified (GMO) foods and heirloom
seeds, you will understand when it is mentioned that organic or heirloom corn
and corn seed is becoming harder and harder to find. Truthfully, if you are
trying to steer clear of any GMO food and follow an organic or just anon
GMO diet, you should understand that almost
all the corn sold in supermarkets as well as farmers markets is genetically
modified corn. BT toxin is the most popular corn sold right now.
Whether it is for cows, chickens, pigs, humans,
deer, whatever it is for, it is almost positively BT Toxin corn and organic
corn or non GMO corn is not at all easy to find now. According to, Eco’ RI
News, an environmental news site for southern New England, in an article dated
August 10, “GMO corn has been linked to pesticide tolerant “super
weeds.” Scientists haven’t thoroughly explored the implications of genetically
modified corn on human health or the environment, particularly over the long
term, according to this Environmental Working Group report.”
The Organic and Non GMO Report, said, in an
article dated earlier this year, that “Preserving heirloom seeds is a
life-affirming action—ensuring a continued supply of healthy, genetically
diverse foods amid external challenges such as climate shifts. But that
task is increasingly difficult for growers and seed savers, particularly with
corn. The near omnipresence of genetically modified corn—88%
of US corn—is causing contamination of non-GMO, organic, and
heirloom corn varieties, with irreversible damage to the genetic purity of
these valuable agricultural and cultural assets.”
There are some reports to farmers turning their
backs on GMO corn seed now that they have seen enough physical evidence that
GMO varieties such as, BT Toxin and roundup ready corn, are not holding up to
what their makers stated. The corn does not perform well under certain
conditions where organic and conventional hybrid seeds does. Did you know that
BT Toxin corn is sold in supermarkets around the country and sold for human
consumption because science is not allowed to “officially” test the validity of
GMO seed being dangerous to humans?
It’s true, and did you know that BT Toxin Corn
seed is genetically engineered to produce it’s own pesticide that kills bugs
and worms when they eat the corn? This is also true, if this corn produces it’s
own pesticide then what is the impact of a human being eating a pesticide
directly? Well, simply put it is poison. Some people see problems right away
with leaky gut syndrome and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Some people see
problems further down the line with new food allergies showing up as they age
and cancer as well as massive weight gain, that seemingly can not be
controlled.
As organic corn becomes harder and harder to
find, it makes since that we should be growing heirloom corn and saving the
seed. Hybrid seeds are usually engineered so that the seed cannot be regrown.
That means if you save the hybrid seed, it will usually not grow or not grow
right and it really never produces as it did on it’s first round. So
becausegardening is not as popular as it once was and for those that are
gardening now, corn growing seems to not be as popular as it used to be.
Growing organic corn is labor intensive and so this drives the price of the
corn up, this of course cuts into farmers profits and so not many people will
grow organic corn now as it does not make much income.
According to the USDA, “40 percent of U.S.
corn is converted to ethanol, 37 percent becomes livestock feed, and 11 percent
is made into corn syrup, corn powders and cooking oil. Much of the rest is
exported.” For only a small percentage of farmers that small number
of consumption in the summer months is worth growing conventional corn. Jerre
Gettle of rareseeds.com, says, “Seeds need to be treasured and
preserved—not patented, genetically modified and controlled by the world’s most
unethical chemical corporations who see seeds as only a means of control and
profit.”
Still GMO seeds, crops are to blame for the ever
increasing disappearance of our heritage seeds, namely corn seed. Since GMO
seeds entered the world’s stage in the early 1990′s, we have seen
heirloom corn seed disappearing. Heirloom and organic crops are contaminated
with GMOs now and every year, when testing occurs, we see less and less
heirloom corn seed that is NOT contaminated. What can you do? Simply put, grow
heirloom corn and save the seed, pass it out and encourage others to do the
same. Last but not least, stop buying any corn that is not organic, stop
supporting the GMO food industry with your dollar.Source(s):
examiner.com
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