EAT LOCAL ORGANIC!
A new report by the CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation announced today that total pesticide use in California increased substantially in 2010 after posting a decline during the previous four years. Most of this pesticide use is in commercial agriculture. But, there is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when people see others doing a bad thing and getting away with it. Instead of outrage, the intrinsically human thrill of “Not Getting Caught” is triggered, and the result is people begin to copy the bad behaviors. This phenomenon is what concerns us the most. Helping regular folks break bad habits in their landscapes is tough enough without huge agribusiness flaunting their eco-destructive practices in our face. This spring, try to concentrate on getting your clients, friends, and neighbors off ALL pesticides, herbicides, and other “cides.” Remember “cides” are killers. And we consider the act of using these toxins in agriculture and landscape to be MATRICIDE (mother-killers).
Also, does anything seem weird about this increase? What exactly is the strategy being employed by commercial ag that necessitates further destruction of the soil ecosystem to require more fertilizer and GMO pest-resistant seed? Feels eerily like the hand of Monsanto and its (will not use a human pronoun for this company) evil band of brothers.
Here at G3, we put our money (and yours too) where our mouth is by insisting that our event hosts serve only organic food, sourced as locally as possible. So when you attend a G3 event, your head can remain in the game, instead of wondering about what might be poisoning you on the table. Check out this Press Release and Accompanying Data. Pesticide Use CA County 2010
