Time to shout "STOP".....March Against Monsanto.

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On May 25th of this year a great event is happening. Where is it happening?  Everywhere! If you check out  http://www.march-against-monsanto.com   you will find marches organised to protest against the giant corporation that is Monsanto. All over the World marches are scheduled. We must make our feelings felt. Not only to Monsanto but also to our governments, for they are the ones allowing Monsanto to infiltrate our farms, gardens and allottments.

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This is an excellent blog post by an Irish gardener who is passionate about preserving our freedom to grow our own food, save seeds and avoid the very frightening bid for global food domination by Monsanto corporation and GMO seeds.

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