We the People # 99

29"x23", Mixed Media on paper, 2010-2020

"The real issue is this: Why have we surrendered control over something so basic to human survival as seeds? Why have we bought into the biotech industry's program, which pushes a few monoculture commodity crops, when history and science have proven that seed biodiversity is essential for growing crops capable of surviving severe climate conditions, such as drought and floods?

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Monsanto may be Public Enemy Number One, but a win for Mr. Bowman is hardly a win for mankind. It's time we ask ourselves: How long are we going to let Monsanto bully farmers and politicians into controlling the very source of life on earth? How long will we tolerate the growing monopolization and genetic engineering of seeds by an aggressive cabal of chemical and pesticide corporations who pose a deadly threat to our health, our environment and the future of our food? And when does "how long" become too late?

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"Katherine Paul, director of development and communications at the Organic Consumers Association. Ronnie Cummins, founder and director of the Organic Consumers Association.