Comments on: Organic Produce and the Supermarket Shuffle. http://quitting-time.com/2009/11/20/organic-produce-and-the-supermarket-shuffle/ Maximum Life at Minimum Wage Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:32:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: DarthMike http://quitting-time.com/2009/11/20/organic-produce-and-the-supermarket-shuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-917 DarthMike Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:11:15 +0000 http://quitting-time.com/?p=963#comment-917 Hi Dee, Thanks for the comment about genetically modified crops. A good point about one company spoiling my attitude prejudiced. While I'll concede that there might not be a problem I'm uncomfortable with two things. One is the not knowing, and what I mean by that is that I'm not aware of what research that has been done on this and how reliable that research is. The other is the common sense rule. Trying to insert a terminator gene is the height of arrogance on our part and I don't support patent enforcement practices like that. I appreciate your work in this field, and you should be rewarded for that work; however, not at the expense of the commons. I'll to stop coloring your industry and it's output with the Monsanto/Voldemort brush as a whole and try to do some more reading about other studies and companies, like yours, that are probably doing a lot of good. Thanks for reading! Cheers! Michael Hi Dee,

Thanks for the comment about genetically modified crops. A good point about one company spoiling my attitude prejudiced. While I’ll concede that there might not be a problem I’m uncomfortable with two things. One is the not knowing, and what I mean by that is that I’m not aware of what research that has been done on this and how reliable that research is. The other is the common sense rule. Trying to insert a terminator gene is the height of arrogance on our part and I don’t support patent enforcement practices like that. I appreciate your work in this field, and you should be rewarded for that work; however, not at the expense of the commons. I’ll to stop coloring your industry and it’s output with the Monsanto/Voldemort brush as a whole and try to do some more reading about other studies and companies, like yours, that are probably doing a lot of good. Thanks for reading!

Cheers!
Michael

]]> By: Dee http://quitting-time.com/2009/11/20/organic-produce-and-the-supermarket-shuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-915 Dee Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:56:49 +0000 http://quitting-time.com/?p=963#comment-915 I find your advice very practical and logical except for the one line where you say genetically modified crops that are grown traditionally are the worst of them all. I'm a biotechnologist by training and I can tell you confidently that genetically modified crops are no more harmful than the regular ones. One unreliable company makes the entire market prejudiced. I find your advice very practical and logical except for the one line where you say genetically modified crops that are grown traditionally are the worst of them all. I’m a biotechnologist by training and I can tell you confidently that genetically modified crops are no more harmful than the regular ones. One unreliable company makes the entire market prejudiced.

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