Re: Percy Schmeiser and the beast known as "Monsanto"

[Allan Balliett]

Among the many insanties of this is that Monsanto can 'own' canola if it simply contains one of their genes. It doesn't matter how many years canola has been part of the commons, now, with one little change, Monsanto can claim the entire plant as its own. The value to them of contaminating ALL canola shoud be obviius to everyone.

The trajedy is that not only have we been unable to stop the progress of the biotech companies, few Americans really understand how much they are stealing from both the past and the future.

The regular American non-ag people I've told Schmeiser's story to are at first incredulous and then outraged.

We, as sutainable ag workers, need to becoming knowledgeale about thse issues and we need to talk to everyone we can.

Blesssings to Percy Schmeiser: 72 years old and globetrotting to get the word out!

-Allan