Now more than ever we all need to stand together in opposition to GE alfalfa. We need to unite in action to restore sanity to our food system, protect farmers, and preserve consumer choice. A thoroughly inaccurate, irresponsible and deeply misguided attack on Stonyfield, Whole Foods and Organic Valley by Ronnie Cummins of the Organic Consumers Association represented a truly painful example of why progressives are being outflanked by far more disciplined conservatives in this country. Leaving aside the baseless interpretations and accusations by a person who was not present for any of the deliberations he critiqued, the real question is why someone who supposedly wants to stop the Monsanto steamroller from its pernicious campaigns to deregulate genetically engineered crops would turn his venom on allies as opposed to this very obvious and powerful adversary? The divisiveness and distractions sown by Cummins’ fact-free rant come at the exact time when all who oppose last week’s demoralizing USDA decision to completely deregulate genetically engineered alfalfa must unite and focus on the immediate actions necessary to stop this new policy from going into effect.
This is a terrific overview of the issue on genetically engineered alfalfa. The interesting part is that Whole Foods is 100% right, as is Mr. Hirshberg. The critics, however, have no idea what they’re even talking about.
Not a single clue.
And the funniest part is, they’re alienating their biggest ally. If you really think Whole Foods is the enemy and you’re an organics lover, you’re just too dumb to comment on anything.
Go read the rest of the story so you have context on what’s going on from someone who obviously understands the issue.