overall,a good experience,just wish SOME dishes were spicier….like their meant to be ..

Thanks so much for bring this information to your readers. I have been following this company for a while now, and unfortunately – I have to say that you are just beginning to scratch on the surface of what is really going on.

“A few days ago, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Monsanto in their case of suing a 75-year-old bankrupt Indiana farmer who dared to buy and save non-Monsanto seeds.

As of January 2013 Monsanto has filed 144 lawsuits against 410 farmers and 56 small farms alleging patent infringement in 27 different states. Two Supreme Court justices, Thomas and Kagan, have ties to legally defending Monsanto before their appointments to the Supreme Court.

(In other words – Monsanto actually has representatives in the Supreme Court which are able to influence the court proceedings)

Today, Monsanto has threatened to sue the entire state of Vermont because they’re on the verge of passing North America’s first GMO-truth-in-labeling law. Their threats are endangering this law being passed.” (These three paragraphs are quoted from a fastidious follower of the case, whos identity I will keep protected for now)

For anyone interested in finding out more, here’s a great article entitled – ’10 things monsanto doesn’t want you to know’ – http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/wiki/pub/Main/JoAnnAlvarez/ten-things-monsanto.pdf

So, there is light at the end of the tunnel and here are some tips that I have been using in my own life:

- Buy organic as much as possible. Woolworths has a small selection of organic products – and they taste much more “real” than some of the other engineered fruit and veg. Just looking at some of the fruit/veg in most stores you will notice that they often look almost “too perfect”. A real, organic vegetable will have some imperfections and should not look like a cloned species.

- I LOVE this Cape Townian brand called “Wild Organics” (http://www.wildorganics.co.za/) where customers can order a bag full of seasonal fruit and veg for about R150 per week. This also supports local farmers and supports the idea that eating seasonal food is a healthy lifestyle choice. I cannot recommend them highly enough, and encourage anyone with similar offerings in other parts of South Africa to share their ideas.

- Avoid the most common GMO foods, as outlined here – http://www.nationofchange.org/top-10-gmo-foods-avoid-1343568178

Some of the top culprits include corn, soy, sugar and canola.

Ultimately it comes down to the power that is in each consumers buying choices. The less we support the brand by buying their products, the less money we feed them to continue building their empire.

Thanks again for posting this article Dax.

http://www.relax-with-dax.co.za/volunteers-wanted-no-pay-possible-suffering-death

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