a farm journal

On February 28, 2011, I spent my first day interning at a local, uncertified organic, non-profit CSA farm that also works with local at-risk youth. I can definitively say that growing my own food has been the most empowering experience of my young adult life.

"Monsanto should not have to vouchsafe the safety of biotech food. Our interest is in selling as much of it as possible. Assuring its safety is FDA’s job."

— Phil Angell, Monsanto’s director of corporate communications (referring to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) explained the company’s regulatory philosophy to Michael Pollan in 1998 (via truthstream)