Re: OT- seedless watermelons and GMO

[Guest guest]

> Are all seedless watermelons GMO?

For a counter perspective on the whole GMO thing from a farmer

see this:

http://www.american.com/archive/2009/july/the-omnivore2019s-delusion-against-the\

-agri-intellectuals

It might not change any opinions, but it is interesting to see the

other side

laid out with intelligent argumentations by a farmer.

Mara

[Guest guest]

Given that the article is presented on the American Enterprise

Institute website makes it instantly suspect to me. Call me cynical, which I am

when it comes to Agri-Business. Agri-Business does not have your health in

mind.

Carol

CD 21 yrs SCD 4.5 yrs

From: BTVC-SCD

[mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of Mara Schiffren

> Are all seedless watermelons GMO?

For a counter perspective on the whole GMO thing from a farmer

see this:

http://www.american.com/archive/2009/july/the-omnivore2019s-delusion-against-the-agri-intellectuals

It might not change any opinions, but it is interesting to see the

other side

laid out with intelligent argumentations by a farmer.

Mara

[Guest guest]

Given that the article is presented on the American Enterprise

Institute website makes it instantly suspect to me. Call me cynical, which I am

when it comes to Agri-Business. Agri-Business does not have your health in

mind.

Carol

CD 21 yrs SCD 4.5 yrs

From: BTVC-SCD

[mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of Mara Schiffren

> Are all seedless watermelons GMO?

For a counter perspective on the whole GMO thing from a farmer

see this:

http://www.american.com/archive/2009/july/the-omnivore2019s-delusion-against-the-agri-intellectuals

It might not change any opinions, but it is interesting to see the

other side

laid out with intelligent argumentations by a farmer.

Mara

[Guest guest]

Amen Carol.

Jodi

[Guest guest]

Amen Carol.

Jodi

[Guest guest]

The farmer’s point of view is valid. What I object to is

the title of the article. It seems to be a smear on the wildly popular book

The Omnivore’s Delight by Pollan. Just sayin’.

Carol

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of Mara

Schiffren

Given that the article is presented on the American Enterprise

Institute website makes it instantly suspect to me. Call me cynical, which I am

when it comes to Agri-Business. Agri-Business does not have your health in mind.

Carol

Hmm, just curious. Did you read the article? Or

did you let the

website make up your mind for you?

The guy writing it is a farmer with a lifetime of

experience

behind him - more than that really, as he also has the

accumulated experience of several generations of his

family who have farmed the same property for years.

He seemed completely straightforward to me. Not like

a duplicitous agent of **agri-business**.

Obviously it is from his side of things. But he's got

an

informed POV.

And personally I like to read things on

various sides of an issue.

Mara

[Guest guest]

The farmer’s point of view is valid. What I object to is

the title of the article. It seems to be a smear on the wildly popular book

The Omnivore’s Delight by Pollan. Just sayin’.

Carol

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of Mara

Schiffren

Given that the article is presented on the American Enterprise

Institute website makes it instantly suspect to me. Call me cynical, which I am

when it comes to Agri-Business. Agri-Business does not have your health in mind.

Carol

Hmm, just curious. Did you read the article? Or

did you let the

website make up your mind for you?

The guy writing it is a farmer with a lifetime of

experience

behind him - more than that really, as he also has the

accumulated experience of several generations of his

family who have farmed the same property for years.

He seemed completely straightforward to me. Not like

a duplicitous agent of **agri-business**.

Obviously it is from his side of things. But he's got

an

informed POV.

And personally I like to read things on

various sides of an issue.

Mara