I really don't understand the big hoopla over genetically modified fruits/veggies/grains/etc.
They are usually modified to basically grow faster/bigger/more and be resistant to bacteria and viruses. This ultimately gives the ability to grow more of a product in less space more often. There is like seriously zero down side to this other than people's complaints of it not being "natural" or organic. It's just giving nature a evolutionary push to help solve current problems in my head.
People who are "organic food onry" drive me up the *** wall. Pay more, get less!
I understand
some people's fears.
But GMO foods aren't any different from anything else you've eaten your entire life. The problem is people don't understand agriculture.
All GMO does is speed up the process of cross-pollenation. Farmers have been genetically modifying food since before written language.
CORN is GRASS. If you have regular old non-fancy-seeded grass in your yard, go out and look at it. You'll see these tiny little corn-like buds among the clover and grass and the like.
If you've ever been picking completely natural strawberries, you'll appreciate genetically modified food a lot more. Chances are you'll never see an organic-minded person eating a non-GMO strawberry-and-spinach salad, whether they realize it or not.
Most natural strawberries are about the size of your pinky finger's nail. Assuming you trim your nails down really short.
I could go on.
Pesticides and the like are a slightly bigger worry and I can see the desire for buying food without those, or at least thoroughly washing your fruit and vegetables.
But as far as GMO goes...these people need to stop crying.