At your vegetarian kitchen we care about local, sustainable agriculture and food safety issues; about organic farming and human health; we care about good wholesome food, so it is nice to find Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes in Your Food available at the bookstores, and here through this link, to expose the dangers of genetic engineering. This is a book which does a terrific job of covering the many issues involved from the standpoint of our personal health and the impact on the ecology, to the political pressure put on the FDA by the corporate lobbyists and policy makers, as well as the future of farming itself when greed takes precedence over the common weal and common sense. It also outlines what we consumers can do about it.

We found the book exceptionally user-friendly and graphically appealing. The sound bite sized informational sections and educational inserts are dynamically interspersed with images and pull quotes and well researched and argued articles by various experts in several disciplinary areas. Speaking the scary truth of the situation with clean language, author Andrew Kimbrell somehow tells the story without becoming shrill in his warning. He makes the text both educational and accessible. There is also provided a pocket shopper’s guide to genetically engineered foods for informed grocery shopping.

Here are quotes from the experts on the back cover:

Dr. Martha Hebert: “We are being exposed to one of the largest uncontrolled experiments in history.”

John Robbins, author of Healthy at 100 and Diet for a New America: ”Food activists describe genetically engineered foods as “Frankenfood.” They say that by growing and eating them we are opening “Pandora’s Pantry.” What is the truth? Is this just overheated rhetoric, or are we taking potentially catastrophic risks? This book by Andrew Kimbrell, is wise, sane and reliable. It will enable you to make informed and healthy choices. It’s the answer we’ve been needing.”

Alice Walters, Chez Parnisse: “In this important primer, Kimbrell explains the threats that GE foods pose to our health, our environment, and our farming communities. He reminds us that the everyday decisions we make about the food we eat have the power to change the world.”

Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivor’s Dilemma and Botany of Desire: “Andrew Kimbrell, America’s leading critic of genetically modified crops, has written a comprehensive field guide to this treacherous new landscape that both citizens and consumers will find indispensable.”

Jim Hightower, populist, best-selling author, columnist and radio commentator: “The genetic manipulators are not merely messing with your food, they are messing with you, your children, and your environment. Kimbrell’s book and handy shopping guide gives you what you need to fight back. Digest this book… And go forth!”

Dr. Vandana Shiva, author of Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace, founder and director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Ecology: “This book will be an invaluable resource to the American public in understanding the hazards of genetically engineered foods. Their informed choice to avoid these foods will have a positive impact on our farms, communities, and biodiversity worldwide.”

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