kizanne

I don't think we should ban all chemicals. However, studies should last longer on effects and not be overseen by the corporations looking to make money selling them. The head of the FDA is the ex-head of Monsanto not exactly impartial.

The collapse of the bees are important as they are pollinators for many plants not just almonds.

I raise bees using a natural method and so far am happy with the results there are commercial (though few of them) keepers that use more natural methods.

There are also farmers that grow crops without areal spraying of roundup. An artist who is known for taking a picture frame and capturing whatever in nature comes through the 'viewing area' with a video camera then doing stills did this experiment in a corn field. In most of his works he sees tons of life from insects to foxes to birds. In the corn field he saw nothing not even a grasshopper, mosquito or other common bugs.

Farmers that have used this spray spray spray routine have killed their soil. Making it a requirement for fertilizer and more spray.

Monoculture isn't the only way to make money as a farmer. I don't want to tell anyone how much anyone can make in a year. But I also don't think it is anyones right to take away other people's right to raise their food their own way. GM corn spreads genes to non-GM crops and makes it impossible to for people within a 2 mile radius to grow no-GM crops and save seed. Neonics last through soil, the crop that grows, the feces of the cows or livestock meaning the compost will also have some residual as well. Chemicals shouldn't be this long lasting.

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Plants in flower: double mahoi
Pups successfully removed: double mahoi

Other banana's I own:
orinoco
dwarf red
ice cream (maybe a Namwah)
goldfinger
california gold
raji puri
manzano apple