We are very busy and happy planting our seeds this spring, but in the midst of this joy comes a deep regret which I must share with you. My biodynamic mentor does not offer corn to his CSA members and, unfortunately, we will folllow suit this year. Our concern is for your health, the health of your children, and the health of this planet. Here at Lavender Lane, we have prided ourselves in never offering our community what we would not serve to our own children. Hard decisions have to be made and this is one of them. GMO Roundup-Ready corn is grown throughout Ohio and, as you know, corn is pollinated predominantly by the wind. Basically the problem is this: "Roundup-Ready corn" does not die when Roundup is sprayed on and around the crop to kill weeds. Instead, the corn aborbs this herbicide. Put simply, we have wonderful biodynamic corn seeds that are not genetically modified. But when this premium organic corn seed is planted, it becomes tainted by wind pollination. Even though my biodynamic farming mentor has a 75-acre farm, he knows that big gusts of wind can carry the genetically modified Roundup-ready corn pollen quite a long ways. This is from an article, "Monsanto and the Roundup Ready Controversy:" "A recent study testing the effects of glyphosate on human cells which "corresponds to low levels of residues in food or feed" has found that "the proprietary mixtures available on the market could cause cell damage and even death around residual levels to be expected, especially in food and feed derived from R[oundup] formulation-treated crops" Glyphosate Formulations Induce Apoptosis and Necrosis in Human Umbilical, Embryonic, and Placental Cells. And though disputed by Monsanto, studies have also indicated that exposure to glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup) increases the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and other serious health concerns." I am saddened by this, but to consume corn, any corn at this point, is passively saying that Round-up Ready corn is healthy for people and animals. Please join us and the Organic Consumers Association by demanding a global moratorium on all genetically engineered foods and crops ~ www.organicconsumers.org