I've been pretty good about eating organic over the years.  I'd like to think that I stay on top of recent nutritional information so that I can keep my family healthy and safe.... but I feel like I've dropped the ball on this one to a degree.

The subject would be the use of Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMO, used in our food.  These items are not required to be labelled in the US as they have been around the world, and are becoming incredibly prevalent in our food supply.   This can be as simple as a hybrid seed or plant, but is more increasingly becoming gene-splicing and DNA alterations in the name of progress.

I go out of my way to buy organic grains, and grass-fed animals, but in my garden I've not been so picky. 

THis year I've made some small changes.  I found Heirloom Acres... a small farm that sells heirloom, or non-GMO seeds.  There are other places, including mainstream stores that sell heirloom variety seeds.   These are seeds that I can grow, and then save my own seeds from the harvest (if the notion strikes) to grow for next year.  These are seeds as they have occurred in nature, not in a lab.

I'm also excited as I picked the varieties that we will grow...  we're going to have purple carrots that are orange inside, purple tomatoes, and a bunch of other normal stuff too.