Happy Earth Day

Here is a tray of seedlings of mine on my back porch. In this tray are  seeds from my favorite apple Pink Lady, from Trader Joes. It comes closest in taste to a Stayman Winesap, the kind in all the apple orchards I would visit in the autumn as a child in eastern PA. These apples are organic and the seeds had sprouted in the apple! I just had to plant them. I also bought some "heirloom" seeds which have a much longer life than regular hybrid seeds. Its from a company called Solutions from Science. These seeds last up to 100 years if stored properly. I plan on using them all over the course of 5 years maybe more if I must. I might give some away.
I just read an article about Monsanto. How they are charging more for their seeds than regular Non-GMO seeds. Organic seeds are cheaper.  Growing Monsanto seeds also requires Monsanto pesticides and herbicides.  We all know that Indian farmers are absolutelly devastated by Monsanto, physically and emotionally.  49 farmers commit suicide everyday in India due to the trauma wrought by planting poisonous cotton seeds which not only do not produce the yields they promise, but when fed to the livestock, kills them. Where is justice?  In this country 7 states are suing this Satanic tyrant for all the illegal practices including making it nearly impossible to own and store the farmers own seed.  We must put this instrument of genocide to rest. How?? 

Here is some great advice from Dr. Mercola I am quoting below.......

"Allowing Monsanto to monopolize the market could have lethal consequences for all of us. Because not only is Monsanto doing what it can to eliminate competition from other agricultural biotech products, their end game is to do away with conventional seeds, period.As I’ve discussed in many previous articles, this is a threat to human civilization and would spell disaster for the entire planet.Fortunately, you don’t have to be directly involved in the legal or political end of the battle.You, as an ordinary citizen, still have the power to make perhaps an even GREATER difference in how business will pan out for Monsanto – by steering the market demand toward non-GMO crops and foods.Every time you choose to buy a non-GMO product over a product that contains GM ingredients, you are making a dent in the empire that is Monsanto. 

While you’re waiting for the leaders of the world to catch up, take advantage of local sources of organic foods as often as you can. You can also avoid GM foods by:

Reducing or Eliminating Processed Foods. Some 75 percent of processed foods contain GM ingredients. Use the Non-GMO Shopping Guide, available for free at www.NonGMOShoppingGuide.com.

Read produce and food labels. When looking at a product label, if any ingredients such as corn flour and meal, dextrin, starch, soy sauce, margarine, and tofu (to name a few) are listed, there's a good chance it has come from GM corn or soy, unless it bears the USDA organic seal.
 
 Buy organic produce. Buying organic is currently the best way to ensure that your food has not been genetically modified." 

One more way is to grow a garden. Take advantage of the warm weather. Use the seeds from your store bought organic produce, like peppers, eggplant, tomatos, avocados and other fruit like vegetables. Here is  my little contribution to and celebration of the Earth. So think about this. See what you can do, and in the meantime, love your Mother.