Iida Ruishalme’s 500 words – Natural assumptions
Iida writes of her attempt to defend organic, of the risks of repeating slogans, and of how pieces of worldview are built and change, sometimes as easily as with a comment or two. Iida is a Finn by birth and…
Rhonda Stoltzfus’ 500 words | Becoming an Activist for Modern Ag
Rhonda describes her journey from organic farming in Iowa to becoming a proponent for genetically engineered crops on Maui. Rhonda has BSc in Horticulture from Iowa State, which is also where she met her husband. She enjoys raising their children,…
Martin Barker’s 500 words | GMO foods, the common sense debate…
Martin Barker shares his perspective on the issue of GMO farming as part of our on going project. He is a city councilman and blogs at his site: Dr. Martin Barker Blogs… Are you interested in writing about a science…
Jeff Bidstrup’s 500 Words | Perspective of a Fourth-Generation Australian Farmer
“Neither organic production, nor total reliance on chemicals will ever allow sustained food security to become a reality.” Those are the words of fourth-generation farmer, Jeff Bidstrup, who now shares his story to our 500 word project. In the following…
Sudhindra Kulkarni’s 500 Words | My experiences with GM crops
Following Ravichandran’s 500 words on his own views of biotechnology in India, Sudhindra Kulkarni would now like to tell his own experiences of farming with newer technologies. Kulkarni discusses his own history of battling with pests to grow his crops….
Mary Mangan’s 500 Words | What do I want from ag biotechnology, including (but not only) GMOs?
One of our members from our Google Plus Skepti-Forum community, Mary Mangan, adds to our 500 Word Project, sharing many of the potential benefits she sees with genetically-modified technologies. You can find more from Mary on Google Plus It’s important…
V.K.V.Ravichandran’s 500 Words | A Third-Generation Farmer from India
We often hear a lot about the complex situation farmers face in India, and getting a clear understanding can be difficult if we don’t have a direct, in-depth connection with the country and its people. Some try to speak on…
Nancy Vosnidou’s 500 Words | Let’s Talk More
Our 500 Word project is well underway to becoming a 500 Story project. Telling this story is Nancy Vosnidou who offers a perspective that is so often not heard with the near-superstitious fear surrounding a particular biotech corporation. Nancy is…
Michael A. Fest’s 500 Words | An average Joe on GMOs.
In our ongoing project, Michael A. Fest, an installation and maintenance technician for fuel storage and dispensing equipment, gives his 500 words on GMOs. Are you interested in writing about a science related topic? Then check out our information on becoming a…
Amelia Jordan’s 500 words | The Fear of Exploration
Continuing our 500 word project, GMO SF guest writer, Amelia Jordan, relates her own experience of how genetic modification can be a life or death technology. She goes on to share with us her passion for science, especially when confronting…
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