tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post5519776275463878074..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Relatives With RootsJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-16466043014407824082009-03-25T07:06:00.000-10:002009-03-25T07:06:00.000-10:00aloha joan,as usual, another fine post; mahalo.the...aloha joan,<BR/>as usual, another fine post; mahalo.<BR/><BR/>the agro-industry types have long favored a 'chemical' approach to growing and harvesting of food. this approach has had devastating impact on the environment and is proving to be unsustainable. <BR/>the return to a more traditional and smaller scale food production seems appropriate. most often these smaller growers employ an 'organic' method of food production, relying less and less on 'chemicals'. as the # of small scale 'organic' farmers grow it also seems appropriate to disengage from the 'old school' power structure of the farm bureau guys and create associations and organizations that better reflect the values and practices of their food production system.<BR/><BR/>the GMO debate grows as industry folks sweeten the pot w/employment, community contributions, and heavy PR/lobbying efforts to sway public sentiments and elected officials to buy into the concept of 'more is better' while the 'organic' crowd defends the position that 'open lab' testing is a danger to their operations and the community at large.<BR/><BR/>the ag forum scheduled for the first weekend of april (4th&5th@Chiefess Kamakahele School)should be interesting if both sides of the issues are presented and discussed. i am glad the topic of organic farming and 'permaculture' are not so foreign as they used to be. the concepts of GMO is still foreign to some but as the debate and discussion moves forward hopefully people will come together and not push each other away. thnx for your post and your continued monitoring of the food/ag issues. hope your huli are happy and your garden green w/ abundance. dig it! peace,....jtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-55152978612481287162009-03-24T14:45:00.000-10:002009-03-24T14:45:00.000-10:00You mean there's heavy metals in that stuff??You mean there's heavy metals in that stuff??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-13645129821180419732009-03-24T13:36:00.000-10:002009-03-24T13:36:00.000-10:00"all in the name of Jesus Christ."-- so that group..."all in the name of Jesus Christ."<BR/><BR/>-- so that group was pretty much "100% religion" ...and what was the turnout? 2,300?<BR/><BR/>-- RE cannabis, there is some irony in (significant) parts of the anti GMO crowd only OKing (and enjoying) the genetic modification of their fav plantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-26154827460105519392009-03-24T12:51:00.000-10:002009-03-24T12:51:00.000-10:00Not to mention the illegality of the most useful p...Not to mention the illegality of the most useful plant in the world, cannabis. A plant that makes paper, food, building supplies, rope, cloth and medicine. A plant that was grown in abundance by the founding members of our "democracy". A plant that accepts heavy metals from the soil. A plant that grows up to 15 ft. tall in one year. <BR/>A plant that has never killed a human.<BR/>Once my eyes were opened, they cannot be closed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-85334207574773677492009-03-24T10:10:00.000-10:002009-03-24T10:10:00.000-10:00Great post Joan. Speaking of religion, and even c...Great post Joan. <BR/><BR/>Speaking of religion, and even cultural practice, there's the question of the hundreds of people who protested over the weekend in Lihue against granting equal rights to same-sex couples, all in the name of Jesus Christ.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145011324294730195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-37167544609148311262009-03-24T10:03:00.000-10:002009-03-24T10:03:00.000-10:00who gave genentech permission to do what they do?t...who gave genentech permission to do what they do?<BR/><BR/>the cross pollination concern seems legit, tho (to me at least) the larger gmo fears still seem to be largely largly driven by an age old ~ "new technology apprehension" thingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com