Podcasts with Mischa Popoff

The Colonization of the Canadian Farmer II: Canadian Media and Creating GE Free Zones

This broadcast explores the english print media coverage in Canada throughout 2007 on the controversies surrounding genetically engineered foods. Why has Canada become such a willing host to GE foods whereas throughout most of the world, bans, moratoriums, and watchful eyes keep genetically modified organisms off grocery store shelves? Host Jon Steinman looks to provide…

The Colonization of the Canadian Farmer: Saskatchewan Organic Farmers vs. Monsanto/Bayer

If you were told that organic farmers are giving up growing organic crops, would you be concerned? Organic standards prohibit the presence of genetically engineered organisms within a harvest, but since outcrossing between plants is unavoidable in nature, genetically engineered canola is so easily crossing with non-ge varieties being grown organcially, that these crops are…