Green Acre Radio: Marra Farm and the brave new world of seeds

The urban farm in South Park, which distributes food to the hungry, solicits non-GMO, organic seeds from seed suppliers. Some of its donor companies, it turns out, are now working with Monsanto. What to do?

The urban farm in South Park, which distributes food to the hungry, solicits non-GMO, organic seeds from seed suppliers. Some of its donor companies, it turns out, are now working with Monsanto. What to do?

What's an environmentally conscious urban farm to do when it learns its seed supply is not as pure as it thought? Marra Farm in Seattle's South Park, an urban farm that grows food for the hungry, is caught in a moral dilemma. Should they use seeds donated from companies who also sell Monsanto varieties? Martha Baskin visits the farm and explores the issue.

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Martha Baskin

Martha Baskin

Martha Baskin is an environmental reporter, whose work on the subject began with a project for the King Conservation District. Green Acre Radio was born shortly afterward. Her work is currently supported by the Human Links Foundation. She was one of the founding reporters for Pacifica's Free Speech Radio News and has been a contributor to the National Radio Project's Making Contact.