Before we continue our series on wholesome fats, there is a pressing issue facing organic consumers and sustainable farmers right now: the deregulation of genetically engineered alfalfa. We'll return to our series on wholesome fats tomorrow, but I'd ask you to take a deep and sincere look at the genetic engineering of our food supply and to take action quickly on the matter of genetically engineered alfalfa.
Alfalfa is a crop primarily fed to beef and dairy cattle. It relies on open pollination by bees. Alfalfa, like many other crops including soy and corn, has been genetically engineered to withstand heavy application of herbicide. This Roundup Ready Alfalfa was originally approved by the USDA without adequate time to judge its environmental impact or the effects on farmers not wishing to grow GE alfalfa and organic consumers. A lawsuit was filed by alfalfa growers and activist groups, and the result was that the USDA had to take a closer look at the genetically engineered crop.
Now the USDA is seeking public comment on the issue of genetically engineered alfalfa, and I urge each of you to submit a comment and to do so quickly as the public comment period is cloing on February 16 - just one week from today. View more about the issue surronding genetically engineered alfalfa here.
Concerned about GMOs? Canola, soy, corn and growing number of other crops have been genetically engineered, and, for this reason it's critical to purchase your food from organic sources and avoid processed foods - many of which contain GMO-deriviative ingredients.
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