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Usually, since this is mostly a recipe blog, I don’t talk about politics. But, I feel this is a very important subject, and since it is about food, I feel it is appropriate. Normally, I make a “read more” link in my posts, but not this one. I want you to read the whole thing, right now.
- What is GMO?
- Is GMO Safe?
- GMO Corn Kills Bees
- Facebook Conspiracy
- Dr. Oz Censored on GMO
- Who is behind No on 37?
- Conclusion
If you live in California, and you are a registered voter, please remember to vote Yes on 37, the GMO Food labeling initiative. If you wish, you may read Prop 37′s text.
If you don’t live in California, then please take this matter up with your own representatives. Speak up on Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In, tell your friends, your neighbors, your co-workers, people on the street. If you know someone who does live in California, please call them and urge them to vote on 37. What happens in California often cascades into other states, so we cannot afford to lose this one.
Update: November 7, 2012 – Prop 37 did not win, Monsanto did. However, you can still shop smart and not eat GMO foods by finding what crops have been affected. The GMO Database is not American, so I feel it may be a little more truthful.
What is GMO?
What is the big deal about GMO? GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism. This does not mean something that would occur naturally, like two different plants making a new plant. This is about scientists taking DNA from one organism and putting it into another, so that host will acquire traits of the organism. Soybeans have been developed that express a crystalline insecticidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis – got it? The soybean got a bacteria’s DNA – this would never happen in nature.
Is GMO Safe?
Which brings up the question, is this safe? What about allergens? What if you happen to be allergic to that bacteria? What happens when we consume a lot of it? Huh? The FDA considers GMO safe, but they thought Fen-Phen was safe, too, and a host of others we hear class action lawyer commercials about late at night. Sometimes, it takes a long time for side effects to appear. I don’t want my child to be a science experiment, do you want yours?
In Europe, GMO foods are labeled. As a matter of fact, some countries have even destroyed their Monsanto corn because it was invading non-GMO corn, and actually killing bees.
GMO Corn Kills Bees
Bees? Sure, bees make honey, but they are also responsible to most pollination of the plants on this planet. Without bees, there’s no pollination; without pollination, there’s no plants. We die. Read the Reuters article Mystery of Disappearing Bees. What is killing the bees? It’s GMO corn crops, made by who? Monsanto, of course.
Facebook Conspiracy
Today, November 1, 2012, I noticed that there was a No on 37 Like status on my Facebook news feed. It appeared as a new status. Researching it, I discovered that it was from October 22, 2012 – a full 10 days ago, but only 5 days before the election November 6, 2012. I did not notice any Yes on 37′s as “new” status on my news feed. Makes you wonder, huh?
Dr. Oz Censored
Dr. Mehmet Oz had a show about GMO foods on October 18, 2012. The show was censored in some parts of the country. These are actual posts on Facebook reporting it – I omitted names for privacy reasons.
Fox5 in San Diego pre-emptied the segment on GMOs with an old re-run of News Radio. Instead of important information vital to voters in California, we got to watch an actor (who is not longer alive, by the way) puffing away obsessively on a cigarette.
You should know that the Fox affiliate in San Diego that broadcasts your show broadcast a rerun of “News Radio” for the first half hour of your show. I’m assuming this is the part of the show that covered Gmo’s. The broadcast resumed to show your segments of 3 issues women should know about, BUT your usual wrap up at the end was replaced with blackness for about 1 minute. No sound. No picture. Did you say something else about GMO’S at the end? In light of Prop 37 on the ballot in California in November, it is pretty obvious you were censored by Fox.
Who is Behind No on 37?
Who is behind No on 37? The biggest contributor is Monsanto, who with $7,100,000.00 in contributions, brought us such horrors as DDT and Agent Orange. Monsanto said they were safe – obviously, they’re not. Who else is on the No bandwagon?
| Contributor | Amount |
|---|---|
| MONSANTO | $7,100,000.00 |
| E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO. | $4,900,000.00 |
| PEPSICO, INC. | $2,145,400.00 |
| BASF PLANT SCIENCE | $2,000,000.00 |
| BAYER CROPSCIENCE | $2,000,000.00 |
| DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC | $2,000,000.00 |
| SYNGENTA CORPORATION | $2,000,000.00 |
| KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC. | $1,646,000.00 |
| COCA-COLA NORTH AMERICA | $1,455,500.00 |
| NESTLE USA, INC. | $1,315,600.00 |
| CONAGRA FOODS | $1,176,700.00 |
| GENERAL MILLS, INC. | $1,135,300.00 |
| KELLOGG COMPANY | $790,700.00 |
| SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. | $683,900.00 |
| DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY | $674,100.00 |
Conclusion
I hope what I have written here is enough to get you to go to the polls on November 6, 2012 and vote YES on Prop 37. Even if you don’t vote for anything else, vote for this. Our children and our children’s children depend on you.
Did you just click on the link that said conclusion without reading the article? Well, here’s a second chance, with links to the various parts. Please be informed.
Posted in Fruit, News, Rants, Reconstructed, Reviews, Vegetarian | 
Tags: canola, corn, papaya, Rice, soy | 
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The Good Plate, Wings has been published in e-book form. I’m very excited. This is just a collection of four recipes, just to see how it goes. If you would like to view it, or download it, please head on over to Smashwords, and download The Good Plate – Wings for yourself.
If you have a Nook, get The Good Plate – Wings from Barnes and Noble.
The recipes included were Chinese Five Tandoori Chicken and New Years Eve Asian Chicken Wings. I included those because they’re good, and well, I like wings.
Please leave comments if you download the book. I’d really like feedback.
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Noelle’s Birthday Party
Noelle’s birthday party was wonderful. She had good games, and brought out the completed cake.
Amber made a total of five cake layers, the largest was chocolate, and the others were strawberry and vanilla. The filling was a butter cream mixed with orange marmalade. Amber made her own fondant, and hopefully, she will share the recipe with us soon. The cake was a Topsy Turvy Cake, that was covered in green fondant, then green fondant leaves were cut to go around the layers. Then Amber put on the waterfall, and covered that with blue fondant. The marzipan pixies were attached and butterflies were stuck in the cake.
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Tags: back to school, Chocolate, fondant, John Farion, News, topsy turvey cake |
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