Thought this factoid was cute: when genetically modified cotton was first introduced, the cotton bolls just fell to the ground, useless. It took years for industry to create a genetic model that would enable the enormous frankencrops that dominate our lives to this day. This isn't so cute: globally 76% of the world's cotton, 40% of our corn, and 85% of the soy dumped into almost ALL processed food, is now GE.

We can print up "Go Organic" tee shirts until...well... Armageddon... but corporations will never give up the behemoth global profit machine that is genetically modified crops and residual products unless it stops being profitable. The organic movement is not wasted though; it's sending a consumer message that translates into serious dollars that over time that can be powerful. Modern American citizens are in stealth mode, not inclined to burning flags and screaming slogans in the streets any more. If enough of us want organic bedding, organic foods etc., corporations will notice, grab every bit of it and sell it to us.

-Susan