Facing issues of global magnitude, it’s hard to see what we, as food consumers, can do. But Wolfe had some suggestions:
· Buy local
· Grow your own
· Support farmers who use sustainable practices
· Eat less meat and more fruits and vegetables
· Vote!
And all you non-believers in global warming, take note: Huge agricultural companies at the forefront of genetic engineering, including Monsanto, BASF, Syngenta—the same folks who brought us Roundup Ready crops and the herbicides to go with them—are gobbling up patents on hundreds of gene-altered “climate-ready” crops that will withstand drought, heat, and other effects of global warming.
You can say what you like about Monsanto, but if its current profits are any indication, when it comes to future trends, the company’s executives know a sure bet when they see one.
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