Here’s a bizarre situation.
Modern-day food production is putting farmers out of business, destroying our waterways with chemicals, forcing wildlife extinctions, creating antifungal-resistant strains of fungus, and exposing everyone to a largely unstudied mix of pathogenic exposure from sewer sludge.
All of this so that we can eat large doses of unnecessary extra hormones and antibiotics in food with very little flavor and lots of chemicals, which in turn upsets our natural gut flora, poisons our internal organs, and puts us on the diabetes/heart disease/immune disfunction crazy train.
No living being on the planet is benefitting from this process. Not one single life form on earth is better off for it. The only purpose this dynamic serves is to feed the greed machine - to line the pockets (well) of a handful of corporations. This is a hostile takeover.
From the moment a seed is sown to the moment you purchase your groceries, your food is being controlled by those who do NOT HAVE YOUR BEST INTERESTS AT HEART. According to Vandana Shiva, an Indian physicist and internationally known activist,
“Our food system has been hijacked by corporate giants from the Seed to the table. Seeds controlled by Monsanto, agribusiness trade controlled by Cargill, processing controlled by Pepsi and Philip Morris, retail controlled by Walmart – is a recipe for Food Dictatorship. We must Occupy the Food system to create Food Democracy.”
Monsanto in particular has been one of the biggest contributors to environmental treason. Starting with Agent Orange and working its way through genetic pollution, Monsanto is responsible for contaminating the global food chain (and then suing farmers who have suffered contamination for “patent theft”).
Cargill is a monster in its own rights. With a rich history of massive deforestation, Cargill has more than earned its spot as a threat to climate and species extinction. Cargill is also largely responsible for the hideous industrial farm practices that cram animals together in tight quarters, disallowing them from breathing fresh air, walking, or even seeing daylight.
It’s time to put a stop to this sickness. It’s creating a very sick planet. Please click on the link below to get involved:
Occupy Our Food Supply Global Day of Action is February 27, 2012
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