posted September 16, 2010 05:16 PM         

time for a little activism whatever your political bent...save our food supply.

a news headline heard on the radio two days ago - i think it was in georgia - a private citizen was arrested for having "too many vegetables" growing in his OWN GARDEN...

you can follow my drift i'm sure.
the above link is about a bill that will criminalize real food and spreading info about it!

posted September 16, 2010 05:52 PM         

.US farmer fined $5K for growing too many vegetables From: NewsCore September 14, 2010 9:49AM

AN AMERICAN farmer was facing up to $5000 in fines after officials cited him for growing too many vegetables on his property.

According to WSB-TV in Atlanta, DeKalb County officials claim Steve Miller violated local zoning laws by growing too many crops on his land.

Mr Miller, of Clarkston, Georgia, said he has had his two-acre piece of property rezoned and vowed to fight the allegations, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

County officials began ticketing Mr Miller last year for the alleged violations and for having “unpermitted employees” on his property, the report said.

The farmer told the station he has spent the last 15 years growing crops that he puts up for sale at local markets.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/world/us-farmer-fined-5k-for-growing-too-many-vegetables/story-e6frev00-1225922107684
"It's a way of life, like it's something in my blood,” Mr Miller told WSB.

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posted September 16, 2010 08:36 PM         

a zoning problem which has apparently been solved and now he is allowed to do what he was doing all along.

posted September 16, 2010 09:52 PM         

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wonder about those "unpermitted" workers...was he also using undocumented immigrants, or just paying people under the table?

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either way, he ticked DeKalb county off

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posted September 17, 2010 12:04 AM         

I am reminded of a really good piece of video of an Canadian farmer, a really articulate and informed farmer who has a bone to pick with corporations- specifically Monsanto.

it brings to light the ramifications of the ruling earlier this year allowing corporations in this country even more latitude to the point of personhood.

anyhow I think both you and juni might appreciate what this guy has to say so tacking it on to this thread

you might know of him already.

GMO Monsanto vs Percy Schmeiser

once you introduce a GMO the GMO is the dominate gene....

posted September 17, 2010 10:08 AM         

"when growing your own is illegal" pot is the first thing that came to my mind when I read the title

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posted September 17, 2010 12:47 PM         

is this the guy who monsanto sued because his crops were contaminated by their GMO carp?? and i don't mean the fish, though it is all VERY fishy!

another peachy monsanto incident, the state of california ruled that they needed to hold off on planting GMO sugar beets until a reasonable safety study was done...despite said ruling monsanto just went ahead and planted the little buggers! i hope gerry brown is on this one, in fact i may have to write to him, not my favourite pastime writing to politicians...

posted September 17, 2010 11:37 PM         

Percy has his own website like all good David's waging against a Goliath.

It is unfortunate that you can't hear him though i totally understand the dial up.

My dial-up story from last year [is that] when I contacted my ISP to disengage they dropped my price immediately. While I am on the phone with them I quickly check current prices and saw that they were offering me the new subscriber price. When I laughed and told the rep that she said how does $5 a month sound?? I am serious here. I laughed harder, stifled it to not be rude and said thanks but no thanks. She then offers a maintenance rate, so I can conveniently stay in touch with anyone not on my "update" list if you understand. Oh it was hilarious. So, composedly I say to her "If I say No again is it now free?"

Currently my rate will not go up for the near and I got a really sweet deal on the broadband. I am renting the box though which is 5 a month. Currently looking into Clear Wireless Which is a huge turnaround for me, I am loath to go the wireless route [security] It is the way to go though for versatility.
And sounding like a commercial here it really is limiting to not have all forms of media available. Stream from anywhere in the world... + make webcam phone calls, music vids is what I do the most though. And politicians.
If I can stay around $20-25 I will keep doing the broadband.

posted September 18, 2010 12:17 AM         

and as a musician whose copyrights have been violated multitudinous times, i still have a problem with fining and jailing people who download for their own personal use, or even broadcast my stuff without permission...no publicity is bad publicity, right? in the 60s and 70s there were artists whose kudos increased with every bootleg that went out. no they didn't get their cut but they got more heads in the door at concerts and more of their own productions sold in the stores...

what irks me about monsanto is the bully tactics and the complete defiance of any type of research that would actually certify their stuff as safe for the human race...there are a lot of very paranoid fantasies out there but also some interesting studies on shorter-generation mammals that indicate GE foods may not be. i would like to know my grandson will grow old AND be able to have kids, and NOT have hair growing out of his mouth in some future scenario...just because his mother can't afford organic everything. at least half the population canNOT.