Hawaii County Council Resolution 265 – available for review.
When most folks hear of County Council resolutions to help food, water, energy or air quality they think, gee it’s about time. Or yay, we’re finally getting help from local government. This may be especially when you consider the battles against Genetically Modified Organisms. No doubt, our local food supply is at serious risk from companies like Monsanto who could easily turn our entire island into a giant test bed for their GMO crops.
However, more legislation from the government is not always the answer. I pause when reading the recent draft resolution 265 and especially the following statement :
“our future food supply will depend on educated policy-making at County level”
Is there a better way to keep GMO crops out of the local food supply and off the land? Legislation to fight legislation seems expensive. Certainly I’m wrong for even asking these sorts of questions.
After all, the folks that worked on the Hawaii County Resolution 265 and similar legislation around the state are beyond reproach. They really know what they’re doing and have been working on these efforts for a long time. This particular resolution is most likely the best start possible.
Farmers haven’t always been big friends to big government although they have had their share of government subsidies. I’m interested in learning how our freedoms can be preserved to form this more perfect union between our natural resources and us. To the untrained eye, the current legislation reads like a government land grab for natural resources. Even if it doesn’t specifically state, “families and family farms should determine our future food supply, not local, state or federal governments.”
So just how much government do we need in our food supply? Can we find anything in this legislation that removes burdens already placed on our farmers? How will the government continue to help us at the grocery store or the Farmer’s Market? How will the government keep GMO food or GMO seeds out of our stores?
Please shop at Island Naturals! Russell keeps it local! Okay, back to the program…
Please consider reading the original resolution and testify. Consider letting the county council know that we know, they would be taking big steps towards controlling more of the land.
Original Hawaii County Food Legislation downloads available at Green Collar Technologies website.
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