Reader, Kevin, wrote this to CGI's Lance, but it came in my Mailbox, so I decided to post it. :)
Kevin says:
Re: MONSANTO: No Seed Left Unturned...
Lance,
I thought that the fruits and nuts have already taken over this country. When you are already thought of as a nut and then you name yourself ACORN...priceless!
Kevin
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Thanks, Kevin...ACORN...priceless! :)
LoneStar
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: Monsanto says it won't Genetically Modify the seeds of THESE
: veggies...no, they're just going to destroy the natural
: disease-fighting Antioxidants found in these particular
: vegetables -- Broccoli, Spinach, Cauliflower and Lettuce so
: they can breed more colorful, tastier veggies for us that
: are less susceptible to bruising and have a longer
: shelf-life. We humans will "wilt" and develop a
: SHORTER shelf-life, but hey -- we'll sure want to chow down
: those beautiful shiny new fruits and vegetables -- who
: knows, maybe they won't even require refrigeration! Since
: Monsanto is buying up all the seed companies in the world,
: I wonder when they'll start splicing human genes with plant
: genes to create a more "environment-friendly"
: human, then the whole planet can become the land of the
: fruits and the nuts...
: Tastier Broccoli, Spinach?
: ~New Monsanto-Dole partnership will seek ways to make them
: more attractive to consumers~
:
: [SNIP]
: ~The five-year collaboration, announced Tuesday, will focus on
: creating variations of broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce and
: spinach, the companies said in a statement.
: The focus of their efforts is to breed more colourful, tastier
: vegetables that are less susceptible to bruising and have a
: longer shelf-life.
: “If I buy broccoli on Saturday or Sunday and try to cook it on
: Wednesday, it'll get wilty,” Monsanto spokeswoman Riddhi
: Trivedi-St. Clair said of one of reasons for the program.~
: LINK to Article: Tastier Broccoli, Spinach?
:
: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/tastier-broccoli-spinach/article1193821/
: *LoneStar
