Frankenfruit Tomato!!!

I make it a habit not to buy any genetically modified or non-organic produce.  I went to HEB instead of the organic markets I typically visit because it was almost midnight and I had to prepare food for a gathering the next day.   HEB was out of organic tomatoes, so I purchased the reddest, ripest looking tomatoes on the vine they had.  They looked like they were so ripe, they would split their skins the very next day.

I made a beautiful tomato and basil salad that unfortunately had very little tomato flavor, but was appreciated by those I presented it to. I used all but one tomato; here is a photo I took of it this morning.  

But,  I purchased the tomato 75 days ago!!! 

My friends and relatives have been marvelling at this since the second week.  Amazingly, I keep my bananas right next to where the tomato has been for almost 2 1/2 months.  Note:  Bananas ripen tomatoes and other fruits at a much faster rate  because of the ethylene gas they put off.  

I have included a close-up of the sticker from the colorful, super-shelf-life  freak of nature (becoming the standard) if you want to find out more about this company and the "food" they are selling to you and the people you love. 

Please get involved.  There are many groups involved in trying to stop the destruction of our food supply in spite of the corporate and government support. Here are just a few:

Institute for Responsible Technology

Say No To GMOs! - Getting Started

OCA's Resource Center on Genetically Modified Wheat

The True Food Network

Take action to ban GM foods

www.stopgm.org.uk

I am calling my HEB to have them remove this product and others like it.

Austin Monsanto March

If you're going to protest, know what you are talking about when they turn the camera on you.

Way to go Mr. "Know GMO, No GMO" guy!!! Kudos for being passionate, succinct, informed and present. 

The video refers you to this link about the upcoming nation-wide rally.  Research SB 510 for yourself and determine if it is worth your time to get involved.


 Video from the rally at the Texas Capital Building on March 26, 2011. I had hoped to be there to take photos, but was out of the country.

Help Feed a Family!

Dear friends and readers, it has come to my attention that there is a fellow blogger and his family who are in need of a helping hand.  His name is Eric.  

I have been reading his recipe blog for a while.  On October 12, he sent out a call for help.  He has two small children and not enough money to pay for food.  He has applied for assistance and visited the food pantry.  Assistance won't start until next month and the food pantry only allows one visit.  If there is anything that you can do to help out a blogosphere brother, click here to read his request.

I'm not asking that you send him your paycheck, but if you have food going bad in your fridge you might consider contacting him to see what you can do to help him feed his kids for a couple of weeks.

Peace, health, joy and helping hands,

Erik

Wild Weather in Iowa

This is an amazing picture I pulled off of a YahooNews page that Arlene forwarded.

A huge tornado funnel cloud touches down in Orchard, Iowa, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 9:04 p.m. The Globe Gazette and Mitchell County Press News reported that Lori Mehmen of Orchard, took the photo from outside her front door. Mehmen said the funnel cloud came near the ground and then went back up into the clouds. Besides tree and crop damage, no human injuries were reported.

New Documentary - Food Matters

This appears to be the next don't-miss documentary on food and health. "Food Matters" addresses health issues associated with food, genetic modifications and pesticides. You can visit the Food Matters site here.



They describe themselves as:

We are nutritionists turned filmmakers.

We discovered that what we are being told to eat by governments, food companies and mass media marketing is actually doing us considerable harm.

In a mission to uncover the truth we have tracked down several of the world’s leaders in nutrition and natural healing from around the globe in order to provide you with the most up to date information on nutrition and natural healing.

The focus of the film is in helping us rethink the belief systems fed to us by our modern medical and health care establishments. Our teachers point out that not every problem requires costly, major medical attention and reveal many alternative therapies that can be more effective, more economical, less harmful and less invasive.

The Future of Food

As Earth Day passes again, I would like to share a documentary that I share with people who are new to the idea of food shortages, genetic modifications and the corporatization of biological life forms.

The Future of Food is a good way to wake up friends and relatives. Although the truth can be tough to believe,there are no outlandish claims made and everything in the video can easily be researched and verified.




You can get the DVD for a friend at their website: click here

"As we move on into this so-called biotech revolution and we start producing more and more transgenic manipulations, we'll start seeing pieces of DNA interacting with each other in ways that are totally unpredictable...

I think this is probably the largest biological experiment humanity has ever entered into."

- Ignacio Chapela

Food Rationing

More reports regarding food rationing from the World's Breadbasket:

In the Business Times Online: click here
In the New York Sun: click here
In the Guardian: click here



WalMart and Costco are at the forefront of retailers dipping their toes in the water on food rationing and modifying the usage of purchasing information.



If you additional information regarding this unfortunate situation, please forward it on to me.