Having just tried to slog my way through one disturbing book on the overuse of rivers, dams and ground water throughout the world to grow genetically modified crops (“When the Rivers Run Dry”) and completed reading another more up-beat one on the problems with eating too much meat and not enough organic foods (“Harvest for Hope”), this article on the wonders of biofortified foods surely is a contrast! Is there no right way to feed the world’s hungry? I’m glad that daffodils can serve a purpose besides beauty, but really – I wonder if the people using all this technology really know what they’re doing or is it all just a way to make money! Ethel Smith in MN
Yes, money is not only the root of
all evil but the root of good in this world
no way to feed the hungry- more food
will lead to more hungry mouths until
pestilence lessens the burden.
You cannot feed more people than you
are able to grow food for- so atttend to more
profitable thoughts- such as the beauty of
the flowers, or of the snow depending
upon whom is with us.
Happy Thanksgiving
John
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Try reading Stuffed & Starved. It should go well with what you just read. Not everyone likes Vandana Shiva, but she makes some good points in her books, especially about GM crops and the effect they have on native varieties. GM is also affecting our forests. And one of the latest is that some would like to use GM on people so vaccinations would not be necessary. I think a lot of people genuinely want to help, but I keep thinking of DDT that was thought to be the saving grace of the world. The book Dirt by Montgomery makes the pitch that without attention to our soil, nothing will grow anyway. If one is a utilitarianist, GM may make sense, but I don’t think it is worth the risk. There are other ways to feed the masses.
Colleen
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