An American Prophet - Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Question:
Vanity Fair recently came out with an article on Monsanto, the agribusiness giant that produces genetically modified seeds. These seeds have "terminator genes" in them so that farmers have to buy new seeds every year. Given that the world is facing rapidly rising food prices, how does Higher Guidance see Monsanto's business practices?

Article:
This article was published in the May, 2008, issue of Vanity Fair.

Gary Rinehart clearly remembers the summer day in 2002 when the stranger walked in and issued his threat. Rinehart was behind the counter of the Square Deal, his "old-time country store," as he calls it, on the fading town square of Eagleville, Missouri, a tiny farm community 100 miles north of Kansas City. The Square Deal is a fixture in Eagleville, a place where farmers and townspeople can go for light bulbs, greeting cards, hunting gear, ice cream, aspirin, and dozens of other small items without having to drive to a big-box store in Bethany, the county seat, 15 miles down Interstate 35. Everyone knows Rinehart, who was born and raised in the area and runs one of Eagleville's few surviving businesses. The stranger came up to the counter and asked for him by name. "Well, that's me," said Rinehart.

As Rinehart would recall, the man began verbally attacking him, saying he had proof that Rinehart had planted Monsanto's genetically modified (G.M.) soybeans in violation of the company's patent. Better come clean and settle with Monsanto, Rinehart says the man told him-or face the consequences.

Rinehart was incredulous, listening to the words as puzzled customers and employees looked on. Like many others in rural America, Rinehart knew of Monsanto's fierce reputation for enforcing its patents and suing anyone who allegedly violated them. But Rinehart wasn't a farmer. He wasn't a seed dealer. He hadn't planted any seeds or sold any seeds. He owned a small-a really small-country store in a town of 350 people. He was angry that somebody could just barge into the store and embarrass him in front of everyone. "It made me and my business look bad," he says. Rinehart says he told the intruder, "You got the wrong guy."

For more information:
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/monsanto200805

Answer:
Children, these practices, if not stopped will increase food prices ten fold.

Monsanto's dream is to be, the consummate distributor of seeds, in the world. If Monsanto can hold their position of inflitration, in natural crops and plants for the next ten years, they will have replaced "natural seeds" in the majority of the farming in the world.

Monsanto's patents will cover 90% of the plants in the productionforf food. With this being true, they will hold seeds off the market until there is a shortage of food, Then, Monsanto will sell their patented seeds at ridiculous prices.

Children, you are ones to see that NOW, not later, is the time to step forward. Influencing your legislators, on both state and federal levels, to once again, stop any kind of patents on food crops or in the plant world.

Movement by State Legislators can stop this onslaught, by Monsanto, very quickly by taking away Monsanto's being able to sell these "bogus seeds"
in their prospective states.

Your lives will depend on your actions now!

Go in Peace and Love
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