Re: Monsanto....Barbara Kingsolver

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One more reading recommendation. I love Barbara Kingsolver's books of

essays. They're found in the fiction section for some reason, but truly are not.

I've not yet read her latest book, but her book " Small Wonders " is great. I

laughed and cried reading it. If you want to read a great excerpt from that

book, it's called " Fist in the Eye of God. " I first read it a few years ago,

and it truly changed my purchasing habits to much more organic,

You can download that essay here:

_http://www.organicconsumers.org/gefood/SmallWonders.cfm_

(http://www.organicconsumers.org/gefood/SmallWonders.cfm)

Not much comment on the religious aspect she writes about at the end of this

essay, but the info on Monsanto and seeds in 3rd world countries is well

worth the read.

Jan

In a message dated 7/28/2008 6:44:45 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

jenzingaro@... writes:

Thanks! I can't believe I've been oblivious to all of this. I do try to buy

organic but now I'm skeptical that it even is. I google the brand +Monsanto

to see if they are affiliated.

I did come across this article:

_http://www.pubpat.http://www.pubpahttp://www_

(http://www.pubpat.org/monsantorejections.htm)

I also read that their Roundup gm seeds patent is going to be running out

soon?? Does anyone know if that is true? because maybe then it won't be

renewed.

On 7/25/08, Renata Oliveira Mangrum <_nurturingnotes@nurturing_

(mailto:nurturingnotes@...) > wrote:

>

> Jen, don't get discouraged. I am just waking up to the idea of how

> politicized our food supply is (although I must credit my undergraduate

> community nutrition professor for trying to point this out to us 11 years

> ago. It just didn't click back then). But there are people who are willing

> to speak out about it, and if they hadn't I'd probably still be unaware.

> Going organic isn't always the answer (as you pointed out, Horizon is

> organic), but eating more local, less processed foods will be a more

> immediate solution.

>

> n Nestle and Pollan are two authors who come to mind on this

> subject. I have not read their books (yet), but have heard a lot about

> them,

> I follow n's blog and I've also read some of 's articles. Both

> don't just present a problem, but are trying to work toward a solution.

> That's something I really have come to appreciate.

>

> n Nestle: Books: " Food Politics " and " What to Eat " Blog:

> _http://whattoeatboohttp:_ (http://whattoeatbook.com/)

> Pollan: Books: " The Omnivore's Dilemma " and " In Defense of Food "

> Website: www.michaelpollan. Website: www.michaelpollan.<WBR>com He also has

h

> I

> read about Monsanto is: _http://www.michaelphttp://wwwhttp://www.mhttp:/_

(http://www.michaelpollan.com/article.php?id=73.) He

> did a series of guest blog posts on Amazon:

> _http://www.omnivorahttp://wwwhttp://www.o_

(http://www.omnivoracious.com/mpollan.html) and here's a review of " In

> defense

> of food "

> _http://www.thesimplhttp://www.thttp://www.http://wwwhttp://www.http:_

(http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/02/15/review-in-defense-of-food/)

>

> I have yet to join the Hunger and Environmental DPG, but it is my

> understanding that there are many concerned RDs in that group.

>

> Hope this helps.

> Have a great weekend,

> Renata

> On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Marjorie Geiser, RD, NSCA-CPT <

> _megfit@..._ (mailto:megfit@...)

<megfit%40earthlinkmegf>> wrote:

>

> > Here's the solution, Jen; go organic. Read Genetic Roulette. INCREDIBLE

> > book!

> >

> > Margie

> >

> > Marjorie Geiser, RD, NSCA-CPT

> > Available now: " Just Jump: The No-Fear Business Start-up Guide for Health

> > and Fitness Professionals "

> > _http://www.californhttp://www.califhttp:_

(http://www.californiabasedpublishing.com/)

> > _http://www.meg-http://www.mhtt_ (http://www.meg-enterprises.com/)

> >

> >

> > Jen Zingaro wrote:

> > >

> > > I'm so discouraged. I've been reading some articles that were sent to

> > > me. Alot of the products I thought were good, really are owned by

> > > companies that have ties to Monsanto.. so now I'm not sure about them.

> > > ie. Kashi, Muir Glenn, Boca, Morningstar, Horizon. It's getting to the

> > > point where I feel like I need to stop reading or else I won't have

> > > anything to eat. *sigh*

> > >

> > >

> > > Re: Monsanto....

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > IMHO. . . well, may just IMO. . .

> > >

> > > They're strictly big business and will screw with any small

> > > farmer to get

> > > more business. It was monsanto that had GMO seed - they found

> > > " their seed " in a

> > > neighbor's field (spread by wind and the farmer did NOT want

> > > their gmo seed)

> > > and they SUED the farmer for infringement on their patented

> > > seed. I don't

> > > know the outcome, but do recall they nearly bankrupted him in

> > > court, if in fact

> > > they didn't.

> > >

> > > They do the same, destroying organic crops in Hawaii via

> > > cross-contamination cross-contamination<WBR>. Once an organi

> > > from a Monsanto GMO crop, it

> > > can NEVER revert to true organic again, and small organic

> > > farmers can be wiped

> > > out.

> > >

> > > Per in his well referenced book, Genetic Roulette:

> > >

> > >

> > > " There are more than 20 side effects to cows listed on

> > > Monsanto's rbGH

> > > label, including cystic ovaries, uterine disorders, decreased

> > > gestation period,

> > > decreased cal birth weight and increased twinning rates. Udder

> > > infection

> > > (mastitis) is the most widely reported. This painful disease

> > > increases the pus

> > > (somatic cells) in milk; milk from treated cows has 19% more. To

> > > manage

> > > infections and pus levels,farmers using rbGH typically treat

> > > their head with extra

> > > antibiotics, which increases antibiotic residues in milk.

> > >

> > > Milk from cows treated with rbGH has higher levels of bovine

> > > growth hormone

> > > ) methionyl-rBST) ) methionyl-rBST)<WBR>, a thyroid )

> > > lactose and long

> > > chain fatty acids and less casein and short and median chain

> > > fatty acids. One

> > > reviewer said that the composition changed " in directions

> > > detrimental to the

> > > nutritional quality of milk. Health risks to individual

> > > consumers . . .

> > > would thus depend on how much of the milk consumed was from cows

> > > treated with

> > > [rbGH].

> > >

> > > He references the above 2 paragraphs in this book with SEVEN

> > > different

> > > medical references (6/7 are from medical journals). The above

> > > paragraphs are from

> > > page 157 of his 319 page book.

> > >

> > > If you read Barbara Kingsolver's article " Fist in the Eye of

> > > God " - it's

> > > also about how Monsanto wants to get third world countries to

> > > deplete their

> > > stocks of natural seed in favor of Monsanto and then when crops

> > > won't produce

> > > viable seed anymore, 3rd world farmers are stuck paying Monsanto

> > > for their

> > > seed. Okay, 2 quick examples of a company that ADA somehow sees

> > > fit to endorse.

> > >

> > > Thankfully, the HEN (Hunger and Environmental Nutritionists) DPG

> > > is actively

> > > working to change some of the inaccurate position papers that

> > > have been

> > > published by ADA in the past.

> > >

> > > Jan Patenaude, RD, CLT

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > In a message dated 7/21/2008 2:39:31 P.M. Mountain Daylight

> > > Time,

> > > _jzingaro@..._ (mailto:jzingaro@...)

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> >

> > > <mailto:jzingaro%mailto:jzing<jzingaro%2540cnydcjzin> <jzingaro%

> 2540cnydc.com>> writes:

> > >

> > > I know you guys have posted about them before, what's their

> > > deal?

> > > I just read an article that Cornell research states that cows

> > > injected

> > > with rbST are more sustainable because for the same amount of

> > > resources,

> > > cows will produce more milk. Of course Monsanto are backing it

> > > and they

> > > are the only ones to produce this rbST.

> > >

> > > Jen Zingaro RD

> > > CNY Dialysis Center

> > > 910 Erie Blvd.

> > > Syracuse, NY 13210

> > > (315)410-8040

> > >

> > > Jan Patenaude, RD, CLT

> > > Consultant, Writer, Speaker

> > > Director of Medical Nutrition

> > > Signet Diagnostic Corporation

> > > (Mountain Time)

> > > Fax:

> > > _DineRight4@..._ (mailto:DineRight4@...)

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> >

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> > >

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for this post. I have followed Kingsolver's books for years and somehow

lost track of her. I'm not sure about reading essays, but maybe I'll give it a

try. The last one I read was either the Prodical Summer or Pigs Dream. It's

been so long ago I can't recall. D

Re: Monsanto....

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > IMHO. . . well, may just IMO. . .

> > >

> > > They're strictly big business and will screw with any small

> > > farmer to get

> > > more business. It was monsanto that had GMO seed - they found

> > > " their seed " in a

> > > neighbor's field (spread by wind and the farmer did NOT want

> > > their gmo seed)

> > > and they SUED the farmer for infringement on their patented

> > > seed. I don't

> > > know the outcome, but do recall they nearly bankrupted him in

> > > court, if in fact

> > > they didn't.

> > >

> > > They do the same, destroying organic crops in Hawaii via

> > > cross-contamination cross-contamination<WBR>. Once an organi

> > > from a Monsanto GMO crop, it

> > > can NEVER revert to true organic again, and small organic

> > > farmers can be wiped

> > > out.

> > >

> > > Per in his well referenced book, Genetic Roulette:

> > >

> > >

> > > " There are more than 20 side effects to cows listed on

> > > Monsanto's rbGH

> > > label, including cystic ovaries, uterine disorders, decreased

> > > gestation period,

> > > decreased cal birth weight and increased twinning rates. Udder

> > > infection

> > > (mastitis) is the most widely reported. This painful disease

> > > increases the pus

> > > (somatic cells) in milk; milk from treated cows has 19% more. To

> > > manage

> > > infections and pus levels,farmers using rbGH typically treat

> > > their head with extra

> > > antibiotics, which increases antibiotic residues in milk.

> > >

> > > Milk from cows treated with rbGH has higher levels of bovine

> > > growth hormone

> > > ) methionyl-rBST) ) methionyl-rBST)<WBR>, a thyroid )

> > > lactose and long

> > > chain fatty acids and less casein and short and median chain

> > > fatty acids. One

> > > reviewer said that the composition changed " in directions

> > > detrimental to the

> > > nutritional quality of milk. Health risks to individual

> > > consumers . . .

> > > would thus depend on how much of the milk consumed was from cows

> > > treated with

> > > [rbGH].

> > >

> > > He references the above 2 paragraphs in this book with SEVEN

> > > different

> > > medical references (6/7 are from medical journals). The above

> > > paragraphs are from

> > > page 157 of his 319 page book.

> > >

> > > If you read Barbara Kingsolver's article " Fist in the Eye of

> > > God " - it's

> > > also about how Monsanto wants to get third world countries to

> > > deplete their

> > > stocks of natural seed in favor of Monsanto and then when crops

> > > won't produce

> > > viable seed anymore, 3rd world farmers are stuck paying Monsanto

> > > for their

> > > seed. Okay, 2 quick examples of a company that ADA somehow sees

> > > fit to endorse.

> > >

> > > Thankfully, the HEN (Hunger and Environmental Nutritionists) DPG

> > > is actively

> > > working to change some of the inaccurate position papers that

> > > have been

> > > published by ADA in the past.

> > >

> > > Jan Patenaude, RD, CLT

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > In a message dated 7/21/2008 2:39:31 P.M. Mountain Daylight

> > > Time,

> > > _jzingaro@..._ (mailto:jzingaro@...)

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> <mailto:jzingaro%mailto:jzingaro%<jzingaro%2540cnydcjzin><jzingaro%

> 2540cnydc.com>>

> >

> > > <mailto:jzingaro%mailto:jzing<jzingaro%2540cnydcjzin> <jzingaro%

> 2540cnydc.com>> writes:

> > >

> > > I know you guys have posted about them before, what's their

> > > deal?

> > > I just read an article that Cornell research states that cows

> > > injected

> > > with rbST are more sustainable because for the same amount of

> > > resources,

> > > cows will produce more milk. Of course Monsanto are backing it

> > > and they

> > > are the only ones to produce this rbST.

> > >

> > > Jen Zingaro RD

> > > CNY Dialysis Center

> > > 910 Erie Blvd.

> > > Syracuse, NY 13210

> > > (315)410-8040

> > >

> > > Jan Patenaude, RD, CLT

> > > Consultant, Writer, Speaker

> > > Director of Medical Nutrition

> > > Signet Diagnostic Corporation

> > > (Mountain Time)

> > > Fax:

> > > _DineRight4@..._ (mailto:DineRight4@...)

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> >

> > > <mailto:DineRight4%mailto:Din<DineRight4%DineRight4%> <DineRight4%

> 2540aol.com>>

> > >

> > > Mediator Release Testing and LEAP Diet Protocol for Irritable

> > > Bowel

> > > Syndrome, Migraine, Fibromyalgia and more, caused by food

> > > sensitivity

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From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of

Dineright4@...

Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:46 PM

To: rd-usa

Subject: Re: Monsanto....Barbara Kingsolver

One more reading recommendation. I love Barbara Kingsolver's books of

essays. They're found in the fiction section for some reason, but truly are

not.

I've not yet read her latest book, but her book " Small Wonders " is great. I

laughed and cried reading it. If you want to read a great excerpt from that

book, it's called " Fist in the Eye of God. " I first read it a few years ago,

and it truly changed my purchasing habits to much more organic,

You can download that essay here:

_http://www.organicc

<http://www.organicconsumers.org/gefood/SmallWonders.cfm_>

onsumers.org/gefood/SmallWonders.cfm_ (http://www.organicc

<http://www.organicconsumers.org/gefood/SmallWonders.cfm>

onsumers.org/gefood/SmallWonders.cfm)

Not much comment on the religious aspect she writes about at the end of this

essay, but the info on Monsanto and seeds in 3rd world countries is well

worth the read.

Jan

In a message dated 7/28/2008 6:44:45 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

jenzingarogmail (DOT) <mailto:jenzingaro%40gmail.com> com writes:

Thanks! I can't believe I've been oblivious to all of this. I do try to buy

organic but now I'm skeptical that it even is. I google the brand +Monsanto

to see if they are affiliated.

I did come across this article:

_http://www.pubpat. <http://www.pubpat.http:/www.pubpahttp:/www_>

http://www.pubpahttp://www_

(http://www.pubpat. <http://www.pubpat.org/monsantorejections.htm>

org/monsantorejections.htm)

I also read that their Roundup gm seeds patent is going to be running out

soon?? Does anyone know if that is true? because maybe then it won't be

renewed.

On 7/25/08, Renata Oliveira Mangrum <_nurturingnotes@nurturing_

(mailto:nurturingnotes@ <mailto:nurturingnotes%40gmail.com> gmail.com) >

wrote:

>

> Jen, don't get discouraged. I am just waking up to the idea of how

> politicized our food supply is (although I must credit my undergraduate

> community nutrition professor for trying to point this out to us 11 years

> ago. It just didn't click back then). But there are people who are willing

> to speak out about it, and if they hadn't I'd probably still be unaware.

> Going organic isn't always the answer (as you pointed out, Horizon is

> organic), but eating more local, less processed foods will be a more

> immediate solution.

>

> n Nestle and Pollan are two authors who come to mind on this

> subject. I have not read their books (yet), but have heard a lot about

> them,

> I follow n's blog and I've also read some of 's articles. Both

> don't just present a problem, but are trying to work toward a solution.

> That's something I really have come to appreciate.

>

> n Nestle: Books: " Food Politics " and " What to Eat " Blog:

> _http://whattoeatboo <http://whattoeatboohttp:_> http:_

(http://whattoeatboo <http://whattoeatbook.com/> k.com/)

> Pollan: Books: " The Omnivore's Dilemma " and " In Defense of Food "

> Website: www.michaelpollan. Website: www.michaelpollan.<WBR>com He also

has

h

> I

> read about Monsanto is: _http://www.michaelp

<http://www.michaelphttp:/wwwhttp:/www.mhttp:/_>

http://wwwhttp://www.mhttp:/_

(http://www.michaelp <http://www.michaelpollan.com/article.php?id=73.>

ollan.com/article.php?id=73.) He

> did a series of guest blog posts on Amazon:

> _http://www.omnivora <http://www.omnivorahttp:/wwwhttp:/www.o_>

http://wwwhttp://www.o_

(http://www.omnivora <http://www.omnivoracious.com/mpollan.html>

cious.com/mpollan.html) and here's a review of " In

> defense

> of food "

> _http://www.thesimpl

<http://www.thesimplhttp:/www.thttp:/www.http:/wwwhttp:/www.http:_>

http://www.thttp://www.http://wwwhttp://www.http:_

(http://www.thesimpl

<http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/02/15/review-in-defense-of-food/>

edollar.com/2008/02/15/review-in-defense-of-food/)

>

> I have yet to join the Hunger and Environmental DPG, but it is my

> understanding that there are many concerned RDs in that group.

>

> Hope this helps.

> Have a great weekend,

> Renata

> On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Marjorie Geiser, RD, NSCA-CPT <

> _megfitearthlink (DOT) <mailto:_megfit%40earthlink.meg> meg_

(mailto:megfitearthlink (DOT) <mailto:megfit%40earthlink.net> net)

<megfit%40earthlinkmegf>> wrote:

>

> > Here's the solution, Jen; go organic. Read Genetic Roulette. INCREDIBLE

> > book!

> >

> > Margie

> >

> > Marjorie Geiser, RD, NSCA-CPT

> > Available now: " Just Jump: The No-Fear Business Start-up Guide for Health

> > and Fitness Professionals "

> > _http://www.californ <http://www.californhttp:/www.califhttp:_>

http://www.califhttp:_

(http://www.californ <http://www.californiabasedpublishing.com/>

iabasedpublishing.com/)

> > _http://www.meg- <http://www.meg-http:/www.mhtt_> http://www.mhtt_

(http://www.meg- <http://www.meg-enterprises.com/> enterprises.com/)

> >

> >

> > Jen Zingaro wrote:

> > >

> > > I'm so discouraged. I've been reading some articles that were sent to

> > > me. Alot of the products I thought were good, really are owned by

> > > companies that have ties to Monsanto.. so now I'm not sure about them.

> > > ie. Kashi, Muir Glenn, Boca, Morningstar, Horizon. It's getting to the

> > > point where I feel like I need to stop reading or else I won't have

> > > anything to eat. *sigh*

> > >

> > >

> > > Re: Monsanto....

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > IMHO. . . well, may just IMO. . .

> > >

> > > They're strictly big business and will screw with any small

> > > farmer to get

> > > more business. It was monsanto that had GMO seed - they found

> > > " their seed " in a

> > > neighbor's field (spread by wind and the farmer did NOT want

> > > their gmo seed)

> > > and they SUED the farmer for infringement on their patented

> > > seed. I don't

> > > know the outcome, but do recall they nearly bankrupted him in

> > > court, if in fact

> > > they didn't.

> > >

> > > They do the same, destroying organic crops in Hawaii via

> > > cross-contamination cross-contamination<WBR>. Once an organi

> > > from a Monsanto GMO crop, it

> > > can NEVER revert to true organic again, and small organic

> > > farmers can be wiped

> > > out.

> > >

> > > Per in his well referenced book, Genetic Roulette:

> > >

> > >

> > > " There are more than 20 side effects to cows listed on

> > > Monsanto's rbGH

> > > label, including cystic ovaries, uterine disorders, decreased

> > > gestation period,

> > > decreased cal birth weight and increased twinning rates. Udder

> > > infection

> > > (mastitis) is the most widely reported. This painful disease

> > > increases the pus

> > > (somatic cells) in milk; milk from treated cows has 19% more. To

> > > manage

> > > infections and pus levels,farmers using rbGH typically treat

> > > their head with extra

> > > antibiotics, which increases antibiotic residues in milk.

> > >

> > > Milk from cows treated with rbGH has higher levels of bovine

> > > growth hormone

> > > ) methionyl-rBST) ) methionyl-rBST)<WBR>, a thyroid )

> > > lactose and long

> > > chain fatty acids and less casein and short and median chain

> > > fatty acids. One

> > > reviewer said that the composition changed " in directions

> > > detrimental to the

> > > nutritional quality of milk. Health risks to individual

> > > consumers . . .

> > > would thus depend on how much of the milk consumed was from cows

> > > treated with

> > > [rbGH].

> > >

> > > He references the above 2 paragraphs in this book with SEVEN

> > > different

> > > medical references (6/7 are from medical journals). The above

> > > paragraphs are from

> > > page 157 of his 319 page book.

> > >

> > > If you read Barbara Kingsolver's article " Fist in the Eye of

> > > God " - it's

> > > also about how Monsanto wants to get third world countries to

> > > deplete their

> > > stocks of natural seed in favor of Monsanto and then when crops

> > > won't produce

> > > viable seed anymore, 3rd world farmers are stuck paying Monsanto

> > > for their

> > > seed. Okay, 2 quick examples of a company that ADA somehow sees

> > > fit to endorse.

> > >

> > > Thankfully, the HEN (Hunger and Environmental Nutritionists) DPG

> > > is actively

> > > working to change some of the inaccurate position papers that

> > > have been

> > > published by ADA in the past.

> > >

> > > Jan Patenaude, RD, CLT

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > In a message dated 7/21/2008 2:39:31 P.M. Mountain Daylight

> > > Time,

> > > _jzingarocnydc (DOT) <mailto:_jzingaro%40cnydc.jzi> jzi_

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> >

> > > <mailto:jzingaro%mailto:jzing<jzingaro%2540cnydcjzin> <jzingaro%

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> > >

> > > I know you guys have posted about them before, what's their

> > > deal?

> > > I just read an article that Cornell research states that cows

> > > injected

> > > with rbST are more sustainable because for the same amount of

> > > resources,

> > > cows will produce more milk. Of course Monsanto are backing it

> > > and they

> > > are the only ones to produce this rbST.

> > >

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> > >

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