GMO discussion with teacher

[hemet dennis]

so how about crops grown from reclaimed water ?

 

[FarmerGrant011]

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But it also takes away the true heritage traits in a plant. Makes them better, but fake.

You can still have heritage strains of it. If the heritage are doing bad 1 year then the GMO might be doing good or vice versa. I would rather eat both but I am in favor of GMO plant because I am a fan of fried okra and I like the idea of hopefully always being able to have some.

Wait, what do you mean by fried okra? I mean, like do they not make fried okra that's not GMO ?

 

[cupman]

Grant, were you traumatized by Attack of the Killer Tomatoes as a young boy?

 

[cameron]

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But it also takes away the true heritage traits in a plant. Makes them better, but fake.

You can still have heritage strains of it. If the heritage are doing bad 1 year then the GMO might be doing good or vice versa. I would rather eat both but I am in favor of GMO plant because I am a fan of fried okra and I like the idea of hopefully always being able to have some.

That's the beauty of okry....it never seems to fail!

 

[FarmerGrant011]

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What do you mean by reclaimed water?

 

[FarmerGrant011]

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Honestly, have no clue what you are talking about.

 

[hemet dennis]

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What do you mean by reclaimed water?

sewage that's filtered and used to grow crops

 

[Matthew3590]

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You can still have heritage strains of it. If the heritage are doing bad 1 year then the GMO might be doing good or vice versa. I would rather eat both but I am in favor of GMO plant because I am a fan of fried okra and I like the idea of hopefully always being able to have some.

Wait, what do you mean by fried okra? I mean, like do they not make fried okra that's not GMO ?

Bad example on my part. I like okra, particularly when it is fried. By having the GMO and heritage during a growing season it increases the chances of a good harvest and continues the existence of the plant.

edit: for the record I have no idea how much okra there is that is GMO or how much is available for consumption.

 

[RHRanch]

How about we worry about getting the food to the hungry people? We grow enough to feed everyone already (especially with the amount we feed to livestock), but getting the food to the hungry is the actual dilemma. GMO doesnt provide the mechanisms and strategy to do that.

 

[hemet dennis]

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Honestly, have no clue what you are talking about.

think Grant is to young to know that one