Listen To Episode 237 As Zen Honeycutt Uncovers:
- Monsanto in the news: the recent court case about glyphosate and how Monsanto was found guilty.
- Why they chose the name of their organization to really give all moms a strong voice even with dads being their biggest supporters.
- What steps local governments are taking to stop the use of harmful herbicides in their communities.
- How glyphosate is affecting natural wildlife and agriculture in Florida including marine life in the oceans.
- What a huge impact switching to organic foods has had on the health of people; especially young children.
- How certain mushroom spores like that of oyster mushrooms can help to regenerate the soil.
- Her response to people who are in disbelief and think that glyphosate and Monsanto is just one big conspiracy theory.
- The fact that Monsanto and other companies who use GMOs don't have any evidence that glyphosate and these other chemicals are safe.
- The various, severe allergies and food intolerances that her sons have and how her eldest almost died from a pecan.
- How she was able to help her sons heal their bodies, improve their gut health, and reduce both their intolerances and one's autism symptoms within just 4 months by eating organic.
- Why it's so hard for mothers to face the truth about glyphosate and how they can resolve that fear.
- Why we have to become educated and take care of ourselves both physically and mentally first before helping others.
- What she said to the CEO of Monsanto, Hugh Grant, when she met with him at a shareholders meeting.
- What actions you can take right now to make a difference in your own community's fight against GMO's.
- The message and feelings of empowerment she wants readers of her book to be able to take away with them.
- What facts or information made her the most upset, surprised, or hopeful as all these experts and journalists were helping her write, Unstoppable.
- How we can feed the world with organic farming rather than monocrops.
- The fact that exporting monocrops to third world countries is actually harming, not helping people.
- The impact of the business partnership between Monsanto and the pharmaceutical company, Bayer.
- An increasing amount of lawsuits against Monsanto and why a total of 10,000 is expected by the end of this year.
Power Quotes From The Show
“Not just for Moms Across America but for consumers from all around the world, this trial that found Monsanto guilty was really a triumph for all of humanity and life on this planet. This sends the message to the chemical companies that you must be responsible for your role in your products and for the outcome of what happens in the world.” – Zen Honeycutt
“I understand the wanting to believe our government, media, or regulatory agencies but what I found when I looked deeper was that these chemicals actually aren't approved by the EPA. The EPA only requires safety studies on one ingredient in a product and there could be 50 different ingredients. Since the 1980s, we have come to understand that the other ingredients in RoundUp besides glyphosate are a thousand times more toxic than glyphosate. Not to say that glyphosate alone isn't harmful but the other chemicals are a thousand times more toxic and they have never been approved by the EPA. So, to say that the product is safe and to just trust the product that's on the shelf is safe to use around your kids and pets is a perception that was created with brilliant marketing by Monsanto to mislead the public. Their claims don't have a scientific foundation and are not based on anything or that's been presented to the EPA.” – Zen Honeycutt
“People are realizing that agriculture has had an addiction to these chemical cocktails and by shining the light on glyphosate, it's become known what's happening in the food system so that people can choose to opt out of this chemical monopoly. We can choose to eat organic, grow our own food, and to know our farmers. I call this the beginning of the end of this chemical era.” – Zen Honeycutt
“The monocrop culture which is based in the United States is really a way for us to export more produce. That act of exporting monocrops to a third world country doesn't actually help them. It may feed them temporarily but it makes them dependent on another country rather than establishing their own local food systems and sustainability. So, it actually decreases jobs, productivity, community, health, and their ability to have access to diverse, local foods.” – Zen Honeycutt
Links & Resources For You
- Zen Honeycutt
- Moms Across America
- MAA National Toxin Free Town Campaign
- UNSTOPPABLE: Transforming Sickness and Struggle into Triumph, Empowerment and a Celebration of Community
- Could 2018 mark the end of the anti-GMO movement?
- Is Monsanto's Glyphosate Connected to Red Tide and Marine Life Losses?
- Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World by Paul Stamets
- The War on Bugs by Will Allen
- California Proposition 37, 2012
- Organic Consumers Association
- Protester receives death threat over anti-Monsanto protest in Argentina
- Who is Carey Gillam?
- Arthur Schopenhauer
- Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms
- Brown's Ranch – “Regenerating Landscapes for a Sustainable Future”
- WFR 084 Dr. David Perlmutter
- WFR 121 Dr. David Minkoff
- WFR 179 Josh Tickell
- WFR 226 Paul Chek