Something to Consider

Grafting is Not GMO

Scripture makes reference to grafting.  Paul includes the reference in his epistle to the Romans, and indicates grafting is not an unusual concept at all.  I do not have the greenest of thumbs, so I'm just grateful to see leaves and produce, but I have had grafting explained to me and I've read about it.  Basically, a limb or branch is cut at a particularly precise place then a split is made, also at a particularly precise place on the tree in which it is to be grafted.

The sap which flows from the roots is what nourishes that newly grafted branch.  From what I've read, that branch will continue to bear the fruit of it's origin and is only nourished by the life flow of the tree into which it's grafted.  So various apples could realistically all grow on different branches being fed by the sap flowing from the same roots, if grafted properly.  Paul's reference was a wild olive branch onto a cultivated olive tree.

Scripture has more to say about agriculture, and one of the specific DO NOTs is to not cross seeds in the same field.  That is completely different than grafting.  Crossing pollination results in a grain or produce that is no longer original and the seeds will not reproduce either original plant and often will not produce the modified fruit that has resulted.  Cross pollination of species actually changes the genetics of the organism.  Not to mention, our modern GMOs actually contain DNA of organisms that are not just a different grain or vegetable, but are bacteria or even animal DNA.

I live in a state in which the politicians keep telling us grafting and GMO are the same, but Scripture indicates otherwise.

Now is the Time

I have developed a reputation for being anti-Monsanto, and I am, but I'm also pro-Homesteading.  I've tried very hard to be more than just words or a sign.  Living off the land is my call, it's what I was created to do, and in that, I am blessed to know what I'm eating and what I'm serving.
Whether it's our choice to blame the other political party, the devil in our religion, or Monsanto in our food supply, the real fact of the matter is, The responsibility to change what we don't like, lies in that reflection we see every morning in the mirror!

One of he first sentences we learned in typing class comes to mind.  Although it first read "party" rather than country, by the time I had typing class, the word "country" was in place.
The phrase was proposed as a typing drill by a teacher named Charles E. Weller. Incidentally, many typing books now use the variant "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country." instead, because it exactly fills out a 70-space line if you put a period at the end.

We can take the responsibility back, but we need to get with it, to do so.  Next spring is the last planting season before the year the land is to rest, so "Now is the time . . .!"

Gone Nuts?

Hold on there, before adding walnuts to that salad or dessert!  The FDA claims oversight is needed regarding the sale and use of walnuts!  Scientific evidence supports the claims that walnuts have certain health benefits, therefore the FDA wants to get involved!  So will we need a prescription or just new labeling and instructions?

I don't mean to sound sarcastic, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to take some or most of our governmental agencies, seriously!  The FDA doesn't think we need to know that fruits and vegetables have been altered with foreign DNA, but walnuts need approval and labeling?

  http://www.realfarmacy.com/walnuts-are-drugs-says-fda/

GMI for GMO?

Genetically modified Insects for Genetically modified crops?

http://csglobe.com/thousands-genetically-modified-insects-set-release/