This pesticide flies through the air, destroying most plants in its path - even on neighbouring land. Almost no crop survives but Monsanto GMOs. It’s a greedy scheme that will make Monsanto billions and destroy our food system! But now 1,000 farmers are fighting back. They've forced the governor in a major US farm state to issue a temporary ban and now he’s deciding … [Read more...]
5 days to stop Monsanto
A toxic weed-killer that probably causes cancer is so common that studies have found it in our blood, but we have we no idea when we are exposed to it. For a year Monsanto has lobbied Europe to re-approve this poison, and Avaazers have blocked every time. Now it's being brought to a final vote, and the chemical giants are pulling out all the stops. Now, for the first time … [Read more...]
The campaign to remove Roundup herbicide is here
The time has come for a Nation Wide picket to create Awareness of the toxic Side Effects of Monsanto's herbicide, Roundup. We want Builders Warehouse to care for the safety of their customers over their profit and have it removed from their store. As we have seen, Section 17 of the Constitution of our country says that "everyone has the right, peacefully and unarmed, to … [Read more...]
Spray drift in Eastern Cape: fifty shades of green
During the week people outside of our community realized that the SAPS were spraying cannabis crops using helicopters. Marijuana, dagga, weed, pot, ganja, Mary Jane, call it what you want but the ‘green grass’ were suddenly not so green anymore. The entire incident managed to achieve what weed allegedly didn’t do – it energized and aggravated everyone all at once. This is … [Read more...]
No more barefoot walks in Roundup-riddled Kirstenbosch
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, in Cape Town is a great place, not just for tourists, but also for the locals, as a place where generational memories are shared. The mountain, the streams have been a perennial witness to centuries of change that took place on the slopes of the great Table Mountain. From the days of the San people to where we are now the mountain has … [Read more...]
Waverley hills organic farm
In early January my daughter and I set off on a trip to visit some of the Western Cape organic wine farms for a book I'm co-authoring. I have been passionate about these superb South African wines for a long time. As a student I lived on wine farms on all sides of Stellenbosch. There I was exposed to the health problems experienced by labourers and their families who work … [Read more...]
