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Open letter to Monsanto: a forager's perspective

27/5/2013

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Dear Monsanto,

I consider myself a pacifist so I will not declare war to you. However,  I feel the need to warn you.

I know you want to make us feel powerless, and I must admit, you are quite good at it. But here is some news for you: we are not. We are armed with powerful guerilla weapons like the one above. And if I were you, I wouldn't underestimate them, because they are accessible to virtually anyone in the world. Despite all your dire efforts.

You want to make us believe you rule the world. I laugh at that. Nature rules the world, and it has done since before we as a species existed and it will continue to do so long after we are gone. And nature speaks to us in many ways, weeds being its most clear language.

These ads of yours...  You say you offer solutions. That's quite an unique definition you have of solutions. And people as the ruler of nature? That is so last century, come on. Don't you read newspapers? Haven't you heard about people wanting to reconnect to nature? About real foods and natural medicine making being the hot new trend? About empowerment and self sufficiency? About dandelions being the new roses? What ivory tower is it that you live in? I almost feel bad for you, you are obviously very disconnected. When did you stop feeling part of nature?

You do an excellent job however scaring people with brains. The more you are in the news (and let's face it: how many times has that been in a positive way?) the more people are looking into foraging and wildcrafting as a way to get rid of their weeds. And after a while, the inevitable happens: they grow so fond of their weeds that they invite them into their garden. They swap seeds. They help spreading them. Good tactics, I like that part of the story.

I need to tell you: there is a rapid growing movement of wild nature lovers. Don't underestimate us. We will continue to swap wild and heirloom seeds. We will not stop to tell people about the powers of weeds. We will always use them as food and medicine. We will never give up enhancing their growing conditions. We will not cease to do wild guerilla gardening.  We will never, ever give up.


And neither will Nature.

Wildly,
Leaf

5 Comments
Eileen Widman
27/5/2013 01:23:59 am

Thank you Susan, Your words speak so eloquently to the matter. I am a forager too and love my weeds!

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Leaf link
27/5/2013 06:34:27 pm

Thank you Eileen (my name is not Susan though :)
Power to the weeds!

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Gerald Franz link
12/7/2013 11:25:24 pm

Leaf, So glad to have found you site. It is the best I have found and I have done a lot of searching. Love your pictures, so close, like being a bee looking at plants. My expiration date is about up, so I can hardly get out, but I enjoy growing wild plants, like Amaranth from seeds, and watching them grow. I am totally radical about this subject and trying to promote foraging on my website. I believe it will be the only way to live someday soon. My question is, Will Monsanto pollute any wild plants?

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Leaf link
13/7/2013 05:16:19 pm

Gerald, I am so moved by your comment. Your words are so powerful. In answer to your question, two things:

1) Monsanto owns the best sold herbicides in the world, so its relationship to wild plants is utterly sad. More wild plants will bring more pollution of soil, air and water. That is, as long as there are people who are willing to step into Monsanto's mindset rather than enjoy the wildlife in their garden.

2) GMO pollution in the wild is already existing, at least in the US it is well documented. But this mostly concerns cultivated plants used as food crops. They have wild relatives and some may crossbreed, or not. Future will tell.

I believe we can be the change we want to see in the world. And I believe more and more people are becoming aware of the need to reconnect to, and care for nature. I don't want to live in fear, I want to live in trust and empowerment. Sharing the powers of wild plants is my way of doing that.

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Marketing Tips link
28/8/2013 03:10:38 pm

I completely agree with you. I have no point to raise in against of what you have said I think you explain the whole situation very well
Regards,

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