© 2005 In
1970's, there was a margarine commercial with
message of "you can't fool mother nature." This statement never held more true than it does today.
Up until
very early 1900's, the farming and livestock in this country was grown and raised using natural and organic methods. It was just
way it was done and it didn't need to be called "organic". In
last 50 years or so, more extensive use of chemicals became widespread. Remember when a tomato actually tasted like a tomato?
With
advent of chemical pesticides and herbicides for produce and steroids and antibiotics fed to livestock, is it any wonder why people are nervous about
future of our health? We are what we eat, there's no question about that. There is a saying, "garbage in, garbage out."
Biotechnology is all
"buzzword" these days. We now have genetically modified foods in our grocery stores, except there are no labels to let you know. Genetically modified foods, (or GMO foods as they are known) are products that have been genetically mixed with DNA mixed from other foods to supposedly grow a product that is more resistant to disease and will grow faster and bigger.