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A Report on the Food Safety and Sustainable Agriculture 2014
Beijing, China, by Zen Honeycutt
Nirvana Resort, Beijing,China
Food Safety and Sustainable Agriculture Forum Speakers and Organizers
Nirvana Resort, Beijing,China
Food Safety and Sustainable Agriculture Forum Speakers and Organizers
China buys 50% of the GMOs in the
world. They are also the world’s largest producers of glyphosate, which
GMOs are engineered to withstand.
China has been told by chemical companies
that “American mothers have been feeding their children GMO food for
nearly 20 years with no ill health effects.”
However, both GMOs and glyphosate have been linked to numerous, horrendous birth defects and skyrocketing illness.
July 25-26th 30 international
experts gathered in Beijing, China, to an audience of 400 Chinese people
interested in the future of China’s food safety and sustainable
agriculture. I was
deeply honored to attend and speak for many reasons.
1. I am not a farmer or scientist. To be
included to speak before such an influential country with such esteemed
scientists and farmers too numerous to list in one sentence, was
incredible. This
was made possible not only by the sponsor of the event, but by the
supporters of MAA, you Moms and leaders who hosted events, posted,
emailed and called on support of our cause, making Moms Across America a
coalition that the world has quickly recognized as
Unstoppable! THANK YOU!
2. As a half Chinese and half French
American mother, I am very proud to be a part of an event coordinate by
the country of my mother’s culture and grandfather’s homeland. China's
influence in this
cause is tremendous.
3. Being able to express the testimonials
of the mothers I represent brings me to tears if I think about it. Your
struggles and triumphs matter. Our stories need to be heard for the
health and survival
of the human race. Being able to share them to a captive audience with
the power to do something about it, restores my faith in humanity. Thank
you for making this possible.
Bob Streit said at the conference in China "There are two groups the chemical companies and Monsanto do not want to wake up, Mothers, and China. And here we are."
Bob Streit said at the conference in China "There are two groups the chemical companies and Monsanto do not want to wake up, Mothers, and China. And here we are."
We can do this. We must do this, but most
importantly the fact that we choose to do this, means that we are a
species deserving of this precious earth. The fact that hundreds of
courageous humans
gathered to share, learn, plan actions and make a difference together,
and that thousands, maybe millions more are working together, makes me
proud to raise my sons on this planet .
Many times I am not proud. The information
I learned and shared had me confused and ashamed of the actions of
human beings. It is baffling that:
Chemical companies that make the poison
pesticides which are sprayed on GMO food and as a drying agent on non
GMO foods ( except organic) are claiming that we must have GMOs to “feed
the hungry” yet
they completely ignore that we make more food than we need and waste
40% of the food we do eat. Summarized from Hans Herren, Switzerland
Nicholas DeFarge of France,
Seralini’s Team reported that the
only study on Roundup (not just glyphosate) in the world showed that
the adjuvents ( other chemicals) in Roundup make glyphosate 1000 x MORE
toxic,
resulting in 0.1ppb of glyphosate in the water fed to rats causing sex
hormone changes and liver damage in rats.
0.1ppb is half of what is allowed in
drinking water in EU and 7 thousand times lower than what is allowed in
the USA. The frightening thing is we cannot detect lower than 0.5ppb in
our drinking water.
Dr. Medardo Avila- Vazquez from Argentina
shared that birth defects have tripled in just 9 years, from 1997-2008
in
GMO/Glyphosate farming communities. Currently 21-23% of women have
miscarriages, whereas in non farming areas, such as cities, only 3% have
miscarriages. Of the women who have miscarriages 9 out of 11 show a
positive link to pesticides. 33% of deaths are
due to cancer with increased rates in mothers and children by fields.
There has been a 258% increase of stomach and pancreatic cancer since
GMOs/Glyphosate has been sprayed on their local farms.
Although there has been a 858% increase of
toxic agro chemicals, there has been only a 36% increase in yield. This
increase in yield does not include the loss of jobs and sustainability
however, from
chemical companies buying land from under small family farmers and
forcibly evicting them off the land.
And yet it is inspiring that:
Elena Sharoykina, Russia shared that Russia has BANNED GMOs. It is unlawful to even print propaganda about GMOS. Putin
has made it clear that Russia “will protect it’s citizens from GMOs.”
Elena on the right and Nadja
(translator) on left from Russia
Henry Rowlands UK, shared the expansive plans the Global GMO Free Coalition has to connect and support organizations around the world. We ARE all working together and we ARE unstoppable!
Elena on the right and Nadja
(translator) on left from Russia
Henry Rowlands UK, shared the expansive plans the Global GMO Free Coalition has to connect and support organizations around the world. We ARE all working together and we ARE unstoppable!
Gottfried Glockner, from Germany,
a cow farmer stood his ground against Syngenta lawyers and maintained
his integrity
by not selling out to their bribes. He remained imprisoned for 18
months after he reported that his cows were harmed and died from BT
Toxin GMO corn. He has since won his freedom and his farm back.Gottfried was imprisoned for 18 months and continues to fight.
Maewan Ho from the UK
explained that the old science assumed that one could alter DNA (like
a replacing Lego) and
have only linear changes, but now we know that DNA and RNA
communicates with cells, protein and genes in the body in a circular,
holistic manner. Like living things on the earth, what is happening in
our body affects everything around it. This new perspective
gives us new understanding of why GMOs and glyphosate have such an
impact on various functions of the body and restores our faith in
scientists who are working for the best of life on earth.
Below are links to video interviews of just some of the extraordinary experts who spoke at the historic event:
Nicholas DeFarge, Seralini’s Team on Roundup/Glyphosate’s Harm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Vandana Shiva on GMOs and Glyphosate and her call to action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Women from around the World!: not shown Stephanie Seneff and Monika Krueger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Women from around the World!: not shown Stephanie Seneff and Monika Krueger
Bob Streit, Farmer and Crop Specialist on the Impact of Glyphosate on Food Crops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?Howard Vlieger, Farmer and Biological Crop Nutrition Advisor on the Motivation Behind GMOs https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Art Dunham, Veteranarian on Glyphosate Harm to Animals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
MaeWen Ho, PhD. Scientist, UK on the Old Science of GMOs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Peter Saunders, UK on Access to GMO Information
https://www.youtube.com/
https://www.youtube.com/
Here is the amazing video from Vandana Shiva from the farmers in India made specifically for this conference:
The other attendees, who also shared astounding information, I just did not get the time to interview between our talks and events, were:
Dr. Don Huber USA, Judy Carman
Aistralia, Monika Kruger Germany, Dr. Stephanie Seneff USA, Dr Irna
Ermakova Russia, Dr. Michael Antoniou UK, Lomas de Zomara Argentina,
Claire Bleakley
New Zealand, Brenden Hoare New Zealand, TungjYemr Wu Taiwan, Ana
Brocolli Argentina, Roberto Ungas Argentina, Fan Xiaohong China, Jin Wei
China, Na Zhongyuan China, Jeffrey Smith USA, Eva Sirinathsigh UK, Zhou
Zewei China, all organized by Dr. Gu and Cheni
Wan and their amazing team.
See the summary from the conference organizers here
http://www.momsacrossamerica.
See the summary from the conference organizers here
http://www.momsacrossamerica.
As I left the conference, I felt a deep sadness to part from what I could only describe as an immediate sense of family. Yet I was filled with inspiration, joy and confidence for the future we are all creating.
I am completely confident that our efforts
for health and freedom will prevail, that your efforts to share with
your community about GMOs and Glyphosate (and all toxins) is exactly
what we need to
be doing and is exactly what will have us be successful. Moms are the
voice of our communities because a mom’s motivation comes only for what
is best for her family.
I ask you not only to continue, but to step it up. Ask yourself, what else could I do? What is something NEW that I can do to share about GMOs/Gyphosate and Organic food today?
Join us and host an event on www.momsacrossamerica.com!
I ask you not only to continue, but to step it up. Ask yourself, what else could I do? What is something NEW that I can do to share about GMOs/Gyphosate and Organic food today?
Join us and host an event on www.momsacrossamerica.com!
Your support supports a world of health and freedom.
Thank you!
With Love and Gratitude,
Thank you!
With Love and Gratitude,
Zen Honeycutt and the MAAM Team
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