tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479084653595377161.post6608432320955395691..comments2023-06-05T07:42:09.013-04:00Comments on Unusual Kentucky: Coming of the CornJSHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16374181573983302824noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479084653595377161.post-17232481523821470422010-10-19T08:34:52.293-04:002010-10-19T08:34:52.293-04:00you're either insane or a genius.you're either insane or a genius.wildcatbox859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479084653595377161.post-5665400822476089312009-11-03T14:18:04.536-05:002009-11-03T14:18:04.536-05:00ADDENDUM:
The humble attempt at humor in my previ...ADDENDUM:<br /><br />The humble attempt at humor in my previous comment was in no way intended to make light of the very serious issues addressed in this post.<br /><br />We have not learned that tinkering with genetic code can have disastrous results. Genetically-modified ("Bt") corn pollen seriously endangered the Monarch Butterfly:<br />http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/May99/Butterflies.bpf.html<br />and I would not be surprised if GMO's weren't a factor in Colony Collapse Disorder threatening the Honeybee. The other children of Earth deserve so much better than to be canaries in our coal mine--and many are necessary pollinators for the rest of the food we eat. Of course, we also have no idea what the longterm effect of GMO's on the human animal could be--nor are we able to discern from which source crop any harm came.<br /><br />I still hail Demeter and her Eleusinian Mysteries--but, please, let the reaped corn be heirloom and Victory Gardens abound. As well as hitting evil companies in the pocket-book, a continuing public outcry against GMO's is much better than doing nothing toward preserving what we have left.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03696418292109650421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479084653595377161.post-77259933612550714702009-11-02T16:49:20.694-05:002009-11-02T16:49:20.694-05:00The points raised toward the end of this post are ...The points raised toward the end of this post are explored at some length in "The Botany of Desire," a documentary on PBS based on the book of the same title by Michael Pollan. Pollan presents evidence supporting the idea that plant species may be adopting traits which make propagation by humans more likely. http://www.pbs.org/thebotanyofdesire/<br /><br />Just pass me the candy corn, and hail Demeter!!! :-)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03696418292109650421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479084653595377161.post-53460813148682471842009-11-01T10:41:48.224-05:002009-11-01T10:41:48.224-05:00first thing I've ever read that makes me want ...first thing I've ever read that makes me want to give up corn altogether.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09138018431354364576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479084653595377161.post-24488464850371642372009-10-31T16:50:17.122-04:002009-10-31T16:50:17.122-04:00I'm always ripe for an old-fashioned demonic p...I'm always ripe for an old-fashioned demonic possession especially of the corn induced variety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479084653595377161.post-70810134244389025622009-10-31T10:08:03.614-04:002009-10-31T10:08:03.614-04:00This post is a thing of beauty. To go from demoni...This post is a thing of beauty. To go from demonically possessed Halloween candy to Dionysus to McDonalds to genetically modified corn (and how ubiquitous it is) and then back to Demon Candy with the eloquence, grace, and ironic wit demonstrated here is a work of art. Thank you for a terrific blog entry.Ban HFCShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030890602667126200noreply@blogger.com