May 31, 2022
Food and Travel Nation
with Elizabeth Dougherty
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Boulder, Colorado is considered one of the hotbeds of the
genetically modified food controversy in America. GMOs are plants
that have been modified for specific reasons, such as to produce
their own insecticide or so they can be sprayed with RoundUp (an
herbicide) and continue to live and grow. Most of the corn and soy
grown in this country has been genetically modified and appears in
up to 70% of processed foods. The majority of Americans want
genetically modified foods labeled so they know what they are
buying. There is no law in this country requiring GMOs to be
labeled.
Boulder is the home of a stretch of land called "open space" or public lands used by different farmers (with permission) to grow crops. Who do you think is using the "open space" right now? We asked Joel Dyer, Editor of the Boulder Weekly to give us the lowdown in an interview we broadcast this week. (Paul Danish, Columnist at the Boulder Weekly appeared previously on Food Nation Radio Network. A portion of his interview is also included in this audio.)
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