{"id":10605,"date":"2011-01-27T10:34:59","date_gmt":"2011-01-27T10:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/essay\/article_22449\/"},"modified":"2011-01-27T10:34:59","modified_gmt":"2011-01-27T10:34:59","slug":"article_22449","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/article_22449\/","title":{"rendered":"The Organic Elite Surrenders to Monsanto: What Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wholefoodsmarket.com\/2011\/01\/urgent-action-needed-to-support-organics-and-non-ge-crops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.organicvalley.coop\/community\/organicsense\/article\/article\/gm-alfalfa-whats-happening-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stonyfield.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/19\/we-can%E2%80%99t-let-ge-alfalfa-destroy-organic-dairy-a-letter-from-gary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wholefoodsmarket.com\/2011\/01\/urgent-action-needed-to-support-organics-and-non-ge-crops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wholefoodsmarket.com\/2011\/01\/urgent-action-needed-to-support-organics-and-non-ge-crops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>\u00a0<br \/><br class=\"bold\"><span class=\"bold\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/nongmoprojectdiscussionpaperOAPF-1.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bold\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/organic\/OrganicT30J09.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bold\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bold\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/monsanto\/government-ties.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.millionsagainstmonsanto.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/oca-volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/articles\/article_22309.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of a 12-year battle to keep Monsanto&#8217;s Genetically Engineered (GE) crops from contaminating the nation&#8217;s 25,000 organic farms and ranches, America&#8217;s organic consumers and producers are facing betrayal. 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