The Societal Ramifications & Consequences of the Making and Taking of Food

This site dedicated to the matters of food above and beyond the mere satiation of flavors on one's palette; but rather the ramifications to society from the consequences of how its' production, distribution, and nutrition affect living systems. How we sow, reap, harvest, legislate and base our economic systems on food is key to how we ultimately treat each other and the Earth.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Organic Arkansas Farmers Woop Bayer's Behinds




Exactly why we need to be able to sue corporations. !

Fair Food Fight Reports from El Dragon!

The little guys win some gold from Goliath. From AP News:


A federal court jury has ordered the German conglomerate Bayer CropScience to pay $1.5 million to farmers in Arkansas and Mississippi whose rice seed was contaminated with a genetically altered strain.

Damage awarded apparently, their crops became contaminated and when this occurs, the European Union shuts its doors on those crops. So this settlement was about the loss of buisness.


See the rest of the article here at Fair Food Fight  http://ow.ly/156qX
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