The film produced and directed by Deborah Koons Garcia (Jerry Garcia's widow).
"This stylish film is not just for food faddists and nutritionists.
It is a look at something we might not want to see: Monsanto, Roundup and Roundup-resistant seeds, collectively wreaking havoc on American farmers and our agricultural neighbors around the world. In the end, this documentary is a eloquent call to action."
--- The Telluride Daily Planet
Link:
http://www.thefutureoffood.com/ THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade.
From the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada to the fields of Oaxaca, Mexico, this film gives a voice to farmers whose lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by this new technology. The health implications, government policies and push towards globalization are all part of the reason why many people are alarmed by the introduction of genetically altered crops into our food supply.
Shot on location in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, THE FUTURE OF FOOD examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world's food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today. The patenting of life forms is neo-fascist exploitation of humanity at is most vile and pernicious level. These ruthless bastards would require farmers to build sky-high walls to prevent the inevitable drift of their precious bastardized seed. These "people" and their much revered corporations are vicious and consumed by a greed that knows no bounds.
In Chief Seattle's oft misquoted speech he asked something like "How can one sell the air?" It is obvious that these heinous corporate structures and the corrupt governments of the west will stop at nothing less. Would you like to have your bank account debited everytime that you draw a breath? Or every time the wind blows across a farmer's field, the farmer becomes the thief?
The science behind these GMO products is as corrupt and perverted as the corporations that push it. They love to argue how their "products" are indistinguishable from the natural and traditionally developed life forms to prevent labeling and other regulations. At the very same time, they love to argue that their perversions are "unique" and therefore must be granted patents.
These people are depraved.
In 1994, Monsanto Agricultural Company gained approval
for their genetically engineered bovine growth hormone.
That hormone became the most controversial drug application
in the history of America's Food and Drug Administration
(FDA). Monsanto's hormone caused cancer in laboratory
animals, and was banned in Europe and Canada. Monsanto's
genetically engineered crops continue to make headline
news throughout the world, and their patented seeds have
become the seeds of controversy.
Before the Bush Administration began, Monsanto donated
hundreds of thousands of dollars in PAC money and soft
money to political candidates.
Who got the most from Monsanto? The winner of the Monsanto
sweepstakes with $10,000 was a republican from Missouri
by the name of John Ashcroft.
When the election was in doubt, who gave Bush the presidency
with his Supreme Court swing vote? It was Monsanto's
ex-attorney, Clarence Thomas.
Who became the most powerful man in the Bush presidency,
and the architect of America's slash and burn Gulf War
policy? Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, was
president of Searle Pharmaceuticals, acquired by Monsanto.
Who made the decisions regarding Monsanto's genetically
engineered seeds and crops? It was Ann Veneman, Secretary
of Agriculture. She was on the board of directors of Calgene
Pharmaceuticals, purchased by Monsanto.
Who became the Secretary of Health, boss of the Food and
Drug Administration? It was Tommy Thompson, ex-Governor
of Wisconsin, and Monsanto's best biotech friend. He
received $50,000 from biotech firms is his election run,
and used state funds to set up a a $317 million biotech
zone in the state of Wisconsin.
Monsanto's way of doing business is more than a betrayal
to us common folk. It's a model for young people and
future generations as a standard way of doing business.
Ethics be damned. -- Robert Cohen
For more in depth information and links:
http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/issues/ge.html"More than 20 public opinion polls show the overwhelming majority of Americans want mandatory labels on GE foods. Considering the FDA says consumers should know if orange juice is fresh or from concentrate, it makes sense to label foods that have transgenic material. If these foods are different enough to be patented, they're different enough to be labeled."
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