early girl - monsanto labeling act (Facebook 11/23/13)

November 23, 2013 at 10:23pm

Visiting in Sebastopol last September, I stopped at the Farmer's Market.  Like the one in Arcata, it's a big community event, with food, entertainment, and mostly organic produce.  I came away with some great tomatoes - fine flavor, great appearance and texture.  They were 'Early Girl,' perhaps the most popular variety on display.


But hey, isn't Early Girl a hybrid?  No seed saving - you have to buy new seed every year.  So who currently owns the patent?  Monsanto?  Well, that's food for thought, isn't it?

I like these tomatoes very much.  But I do not like Monsanto.  So let's try some speculation (satire)...

A lot of people would like to know if they are buying products made or sold by Monsanto.  I'm not saying that there is anything BAD about Monsanto, but that people should have the RIGHT TO KNOW so they can make their OWN DECISIONS.   After all, the government requires the contents of MATTRESSES be labeled.  So that's why I support the Monsanto Labeling Act - to make sure that every relevant product and piece of produce is properly labeled... 

               "MONSANTO RELATED"

That's reasonable, don't you think?  I can't see how the growers at the Farmers Market could object.

For political newbies, the text in italics very closely mimics an argument recently used to try to convince non-organic food buyers to support mandatory GMO labeling.