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jillan

(39,451 posts)
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 12:08 PM Jan 2016

Another reason I support Bernie - Organic farming

http://jbanews.com/2016/01/26/bernie-sanders-vows-to-protect-organic-farming-calls-out-monsanto-as-presidential-campaign-heats-up/

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Bernie Sanders Vows to Protect Organic Farming, Calls Out Monsanto As Presidential Campaign Heats Up

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Unlike another candidate running on the democratic platform Hilary Clinton who fully supports GMOs Sanders believes that the biotech companies are “transforming our agricultural system in a bad way.” He says that he stands for the right of the people to know what is in our food (through mandatory GMO labeling that he helped pass in Vermont, an effort that the GMO giants are trying to block through the DARK Act) and supports family-owned and organic agriculture......

Sanders goes on to talk about how his own additions to the Farm Bill would help make this vision a reality for people across the country, and also calls out Monsanto on a key food and GMO-related topic that is being completely ignored by the mainstream media once again.

He also gets a few shots in against the factory farm industry. “We need legislation and efforts designed not to protect factory farming, corporate farming but to protect family-based agriculture,” he says.
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Another reason I support Bernie - Organic farming (Original Post) jillan Jan 2016 OP
My number one concern is the environment artislife Jan 2016 #1
One of my major concerns are GMOs. And that was the first issue that turned me off to Hillary. jillan Jan 2016 #2
Yes. ag_dude Jan 2016 #7
Huge K & R! dreamnightwind Jan 2016 #3
The one thing about GMO's OkSustainAg Jan 2016 #4
Did you see the VICE segment on this. Heartbreaking! They went to different countries.... jillan Jan 2016 #5
Yes, the earth and our animals welfare is important to me. retrowire Jan 2016 #6
When talking to Killer Mike, chicken raising in peoples backyards came up, IIRC Babel_17 Jan 2016 #8
 

artislife

(9,497 posts)
1. My number one concern is the environment
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 12:40 PM
Jan 2016

So I don't want round up killing bees, shit in the food supply and poison in the ground water.


This is one of the most important aspects of his candidacy, his commitment to the earth and the food supply.

jillan

(39,451 posts)
2. One of my major concerns are GMOs. And that was the first issue that turned me off to Hillary.
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 01:14 PM
Jan 2016

I want my food fresh and without chemicals. That shouldn't be too much to ask for?

OkSustainAg

(203 posts)
4. The one thing about GMO's
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 02:05 PM
Jan 2016

that they don't say is it is also about seed control. the want to control seed distribution and eliminate farmers ability to seed save and replant. More reasons to vote for Bernie.

jillan

(39,451 posts)
5. Did you see the VICE segment on this. Heartbreaking! They went to different countries....
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 02:12 PM
Jan 2016

This is just a portion of what they ran & all I can find.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/475833516856238428/

Babel_17

(5,400 posts)
8. When talking to Killer Mike, chicken raising in peoples backyards came up, IIRC
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 07:35 PM
Jan 2016

Anyone got a link handy to the video? If not, I'll google for it later.

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