On January 31, family farmers will take part in the first phase of a court case filed to protect farmers from genetic trespass by Monsanto’s GMO seed, which contaminates organic and non-GMO farmer’s crops and opens them up to abusive lawsuits. In the past two decades, Monsanto’s seed monopoly has grown so powerful that they control the genetics of nearly 90% of five major commodity crops including corn, soybeans, cotton, canola and sugar beets.
In many cases farmers are forced to stop growing certain crops to avoid genetic contamination and potential lawsuits. Between 1997 and 2010, Monsanto admits to filing 144 lawsuits against America’s family farmers, while settling another 700 out of court for undisclosed amounts. Due to these aggressive lawsuits, Monsanto has created an atmosphere of fear in rural America and driven dozens of farmers into bankruptcy. Please join us in standing up for family farmers everywhere against Monsanto's abusive seed monopoly.
I did just that a few days ago. I know it's only the end of January, but I'm already thinking about gardening. Robin, my housemate, and I have been planting only heirloom seeds now for several years. And with every year that passes, in the back of my mind I'm thinking of how much tougher it gets for farmers every year. The LAST thing we need is to have 2 or 3 companies like Monsanto feeding this country. Oh, they're feeding us something, alright.
Please click on the title of this blog post to add your voice to over 55,000 others across the country who have decided enough is enough. Let's put Monsanto and companies like it in their places.
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