World Ark Magazine - November/December 2008 - (Page 2)

Complete the puzzle. Complete Yourself. Letters Readers Respond began, people found the courage to stand up in their own ways to slavery despite opposition. SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2008 Volunteer. B e a part of a global movement empowering millions! Volunteer at one of Heifer International’s Learning Centers. Explore the issues of world hunger and poverty, while challenging visitors to examine their own habits and beliefs on the path to becoming more responsible global citizens. Learning Center volunteers: ∏ Lead Educational Programming ∏ Care for Livestock ∏ Tend the Gardens ∏ Provide Operations Support Whether you’re 18 or 80, you can become a member of Heifer’s volunteer community. Apply online at www.heifer.org/learningcenters or contact the Volunteer Of ce at lcvol@heifer.org or (501) 889-5124. On the “Letters” page of your September/ October issue, Richard Siemer argues that Clearing Mines criticism of GMOs is misguided and that these in Cambodia Wangari Maathai crops are “essential to optimal sustainable on the Food Crisis exploitation of our resources.” There seems to Conquering Our Ogres be no empirical basis for this view. On the contrary, research has clearly demonstrated that (1) except in the limited field of developing pesticide-resistant crops, transgenic modification has not proved to better or even equal traditional selective breeding with respect to yields, food quality or economic viability; (2) to OGRES date, there is no record of any success in develI just read the article by Tom Peterson in the oping a GM crop that offers superior nutritional September/October World Ark magazine, and value; (3) GMOs are not substantially equivalent it addressed many of the feelings and excuses to traditional crops; and (4) despite industry I give every day for not doing something or not claims, no properly designed feeding study has doing more. I’m trying to think of ways to share ever been published to show that any GM food is this with friends and church members who are “safe,” but several studies have shown significant also concerned about poverty. There were problems and dangers. The proliferation of many quotes that really struck a chord with me, genetically modified foods without firm scientific such as Anne Frank’s, “No one has ever become backing—so far lacking—is neither “balanced” poor by giving.” nor “practical.” Please tell Mr. Peterson thank you for writing Richard Swinehart this article that has helped me get a grip on my Fairfield, Iowa inertia relating to huge problems like poverty, hunger, our national debt, child deaths, etc. I’ll DESERTIFICATION be changing my attitude and taking more action, I very much appreciated the eloquent if only by doing little things at the local level. description of life in the dry land of Cameroon. Evlyne Sheltrown I have a question regarding Heifer’s work. Why Reed City, Mich. sheep? My understanding is that sheep require A Special Report from Cameroon | 18 | 10 |8 | 32 Parched GMOs My goodness but I was amazed to read that the North was simply too fearful to stop slavery! Good grief, have you never heard of the Civil War? I suppose not. Times have surely changed. Even the South, where I live, knows the why of the Civil War. We could have let slavery fall of its own weight, but we did not. Really, look up the Civil War and make a good act of contrition. Eugene Polewski McAllen, Texas Editor’s note: The author’s point was that during the timeframe between 1830 (three decades before the Civil War) and 1861, when the war a lot of resources. Why not goats? Or donkeys? Once again, thank you for every issue of World Ark. Each one is informative and inspiring. Victoria Parrill Santa Fe, N.M. Editor’s note: Participants in the project featured in the September/October issue were already raising sheep and wanted to build on their work. The breed of sheep they raise is small and scrappy, making it well-suited to the tough environment there. Just got my World Ark in the mail and read about the arid conditions in Cameroon. I wondered if Heifer is providing people there www.heifer.org 2 November/December 2008 | WORLD ARK www.heifer.org http://www.heifer.org/learningcenters http://www.heifer.org http://www.heifer.org

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World Ark Magazine - November/December 2008 Contents Letters For the Record The Good Life Asked and Answered Finding Peace in Africa Sierra Leone on the Mend The Roma: A People Apart Mixed Media Heifer Bulletin Heifer Spirit Calendar First Person

World Ark Magazine - November/December 2008

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