Seed News

Toronto - What's going to be Canada's next breakout hit sitcom? City (formerly Citytv) is putting its money on “Seed”, its new series about a most unconventional family – a family brought together by the sperm donations of a slacker bartender.

Vandana Shiva is quoted as being the "original tree hugger" in this interview with the BBC. Shiva is now well known worldwide for her environmental campaigns, particularly in regard to GMOs.

So far gone is the traditional act of saving your seed for the next harvest, now DuPont Co., the second-largest seed company in the world, uses former police officers to stop farmers illegally re-planting GMO seeds.

A lot of controversy is floating around about Monsanto and its genetically modified seeds, crops and pesticides. For those who wish to learn more, Dr. Vandana Shiva is an expert on the subject.

A nationwide campaign has begun in the USA to label foods that may contain GMOs, to make the public aware of the dangers of genetically modified organisms in food.

Washington - For the first time, the U.S. government has signed off on a large-scale experiment with genetically modified crops from Monsanto engineered corn seed.

New York - In conjunction with Food Democracy Now and in support of the farmers who recently lost their hope of a court case against Monsanto, 27 February 2012 became the National Day of Action to Occupy Our Food Supply.

The housing crisis in Haiti could be eased with an innovative solution: transforming shipping containers into starter homes. Find out how a group of researchers could turn this wild idea into reality.

A Japanese brewer, Sapporo Breweries Ltd, is offering a limited volume of Sapporo Space Barley, a new beer using barley whose seeds are from space.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and its U.S. counterpart, the EPA, recently approved a new GE corn created by Monsanto and Dow. Called SmartStax, Dow President Jerome Peribere said the corn represents "game changing technology."