Debunking Big Ag's Big Lie (03/10/11)

Tom Philpott, Grist's senior food and agriculture writer has written a thoughtful article well worth reading: "Debunking the stubborn myth that only industrial ag can 'feed the world'." You can bet that big Ag money is perpetuating the myth. Here's an excerpt from a United Nations report cited by Philpott. Jim.

Organic agriculture can increase agricultural productivity and can raise incomes with low-cost, locally available and appropriate technologies, without causing environmental damage. Furthermore, evidence shows that organic agriculture can build up natural resources, strengthen communities and improve human capacity, thus improving food security by addressing many different causal factors simultaneously ... Organic and near-organic agricultural methods and technologies are ideally suited for many poor, marginalized smallholder farmers in Africa, as they require minimal or no external inputs, use locally and naturally available materials to produce high-quality products, and encourage a whole systemic approach to farming that is more diverse and resistant to stress.

Here's the link to the entire article: http://www.grist.org/article/2011-03-10-debunking-myth-that-only-industrial-agriculture-can-feed-world

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Why Monsanto Always Wins  (02/22/11)

http://www.truth-out.org/why-monsanto-always-wins67976?utm_source=newsletter_022511&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_022511_864

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War Over Monsanto Gets Ugly

http://www.truth-out.org/war-over-genetically-modified-crops-gets-ugly-birth-defects-superweeds-and-science-intimidation64915

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Monsanto's Harvest of Fear (05/08)

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/monsanto200805

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EPA Fines Monsanto $2.5 Million (07/08/10)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/business/09cotton.html

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In the Fields of Italy, a Conflict Over Corn (08/23/10)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/24/world/europe/24modify.html?_r=1