Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Summer is Here!

Please get your vacation schedules to me!
I’m putting together the summer plans and we will take a few weeks off, but exactly what weeks those are will depend a great deal on how many people take off when. We hope to start our local produce next week. Keep your fingers crossed!
I hope you all had fabulous Memorial Day Celebrations. Mine was very good. I have to say the Centennial Committee is doing a terrific job for Mountain Lake’s 100 year anniversary!
Court of Appeals Dismisses Monsanto's Appeal of Biotech Beets Case
May 20th the U.S. Court of Appeals issued a summary order concluding a long-standing lawsuit over the impacts of genetically engineered (GE) "Roundup Ready" sugar beets.  As a result, previous court rulings in favor of farmers and conservation advocates will remain, including the order requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to prepare a rigorous review of the impacts of GE sugar beets, engineered to be resistant to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, before deciding whether to again allow their future commercial use.
Center for Food Safety (CFS) attorney George Kimbrell: "Today's order cements a critical legal benchmark in the battle for meaningful oversight of biotech crops and food.  Because of this case, there will be public disclosure and debate on the harmful impacts of these pesticide-promoting crops, as well as legal protections for farmers threatened by contamination."
Enjoy! Marnie