Re: G.M.O. transfers

2002-11-14 Thread Susan Misgen
The was on our certifier's list: Biotech Firm Mishandled Corn in Iowa By Justin Gillis Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, November 14, 2002; Page E01 The biotechnology company that mishandled gene-altered corn in Nebraska did the same thing in Iowa, the government disclosed yesterday.

Re:OFF (rights)

2002-11-04 Thread Susan Misgen
I'll admit to voting for democrats too. I'm especially itchy to vote for Max Cleland, our Georgia dem senator who voted against Bush's war. They are out to get him--smear tactics and real underhanded stuff like putting his phone numbers in their smear ads telling people to call him and

Re: Shadow

2002-10-27 Thread Susan Misgen
Christy-- Markess is in Wisconsin, I believe, but that's just like being here in Minnesota--where it's also cold and cloudy. Sen. Wellstone was my beloved senator. He represented me--as I often said: Wellstone's MY man. Now I'll be borrowing Markess' wonderful Sen. Feingold. My first

Re: Insulin was Re: The Spurious Foundation of Genetic Engineering

2002-09-13 Thread Susan Misgen
Allan- Someone told me that INSULIN is or is derived from a GMO. Is that true? The insulin is made, I believe, like the GMO Bt that is stuck in corn. It allows the manufacturer to get a patent and make money off a natural product. Someone also told me that any plant bred by human selection,

Re: Demeter Non-profit - Not!

2002-02-20 Thread Susan Misgen
**In order to clear up any confusion, an organization or a company cannot have one without the other. You cannot declare yourself non-profit WITHOUT securing tax exempt status. The IRS likes to know about these things because that means they owe back taxes and penalties.** I don't think the

Re: From Greg Willis: Agri-Synthesis sprays

2002-02-10 Thread Susan Misgen
what is wrong with being bald anyway ? why not just deal and accept it ? ps what has reclaiming lost hairlines to do with BD ag. ?? Dreadlocked Gideon. Nothing wrong with being bald...as the song says. (Apologies to those unfortunates with hair.) Susan Bald Headed Men (the Live at the

Re: Preps via FedEx

2002-02-04 Thread Susan Misgen
Gloeckner Co. is in Harrison, NY. They sent this letter dated January 15, 2002, with their seeds, sent by UPS. The US Post Service has advised us that ALL MAIL PARCELS will be irradiated or subjected to some form of treatment to eliminate the possibilities of Anthrax contamination. . . .

Re: The Sustainable Label

2002-01-25 Thread Susan Misgen
I'm familiar with some of these groups. The Leopold Center is currently headed by (BD farmer) Fred Kirschenmann. They do good work. Practical Farmers of Iowa is an accurate term for their organization. The Food Alliance is an "eco-label" that isn't necessarily organic, but has some