Save Small Farms and Home Gardens from HB 875

I am not one to overreact about early legislative efforts. New bills are always stuffed full of language that will never make it to the final version. But HB 875 is a different matter.

It is not just the drastic regulatory language that scares me. It is that it represents agribusinesses next step on the path to world food domination. And though that sounds like an over exaggeration, it is not.

Companies like Monsanto have already invaded our food and seed supply. They have successfully obtained patents for GMO seeds and have cornered the market on seed sales. They have sued farmers for harvesting and using seeds from their own corn because it was accidentally cross-pollinated with their varieties. And now they are trying to push through legislation, via Rep. Rosa DeLauro, whose husband works for Monsanto.

Please, don't let this bill get out of committee. There are other ways to protect our food supply. Let's not create a perfect storm by eliminating the few small farmers who are still growing non-gmo, genetically diverse crops.

For links to reach elected officials and text to use in your emails, go to my blog http://www.gardenertofarmer.net.

Please help preserve small farms and back yard gardening by weighing in on this important issue.