Thread: VERY IMPORTANT - ABOUT OUR FOOD!

WHILE WE'RE BEING DISTRACTED BY THE AZ BILL, HERE'S A SINISTER BILL THAT WILL HAVE DIRE CONSEQUENCES FOR US:


S 510, the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010, may be the most dangerous bill in the history of the US. It is to our food what the bailout was to our economy, only we can live without money.

“If accepted [S 510] would preclude the public’s right to grow, own, trade, transport, share, feed and eat each and every food that nature makes. It will become the most offensive authority against the cultivation, trade and consumption of food and agricultural products of one’s choice. It will be unconstitutional and contrary to natural law or, if you like, the will of God.â€

well, that sounds bad. let the few screw around with 300 millions chow, and lets get this thing rollin'! what a joke, we are in charge, the public. dont loose sleep over this BS.

6. It includes NAIS, an animal traceability program that threatens all small farmers and ranchers raising animals. The UN is participating through the WHO, FAO, WTO, and World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in allowing mass slaughter of even heritage breeds of animals and without proof of disease. Biodiversity in farm animals is being wiped out to substitutegenetically engineered animals on which corporations hold patents. Animal diseases can be falsely declared. S 510 includes the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), despite its corrupt involvement in the H1N1 scandal, which is now said to have been concocted by the corporations.

This was tried 3 or 4 years ago. The states beat that one down. I am not surprised to see it raise its ugly head again. While diversity has been preached time and again in the sociological sense and many Americans have been sleeping, animal and vegetable diversity has been withering on the vine. Support diversity on the farm, support small farmers. Ask for old varieties, open pollinated varieties.

Thanks for the heads up chloe24.

Things you can do if you are worried about this sort of thing.
1. For your landscaping, substitute fruit-bearing shrubs and trees. Consider nut trees too, but bear in mind that some need a lot of space.
2. Privacy fencing.
3. Get familiar with non-hybrid vegetable seeds (pick your favorites, one of each type) and learn to grow them yourself (without the aid of greenhouses and garden shops) and learn to save seed.
4. Herbs. Ditto.
5. Get yourself as healthy as you can.
6. Food storage. The Mormons have lots of tips.
7. Learn about natural pest control for your foods and berries.

Even if none of this ever legislation ever happens, you'll be better off.