In regards to eating meat

[Bring4th_Austin]

Are you aware of minimum-soy diet techniques for vegetarians/vegans? It is information I would love to share with my veggie friends.

Please do share! I don't rely on soy like many vegans do. I do some organic tofu and tempeh now and then. If it's organic is it in that 99% of 'bad' soy?

I was actually asking if you knew any that you could share with me so I could pass them on Poorly worded I know.


Organic soy is much more likely to be produced responsibly, though it's not guaranteed. Some organic producers still only have their eye on profits and not stewardship. A little research on the origins of the soy can help you decide good sources. It's definitely possible.

The thing is, if it isn't organic, it is certainly GM soy. I'm sure most people know that GM soy is genetically modified to be resistant to both herbicides and pesticides so fields can be carpeted with these chemicals. Since both weeds and pests are growing more resistant to these chemicals, they have to be applied more often in higher concentration. Soy attracts some pollitators, which were fine when the chemicals were not applied at such high toxicity rate. But now that they have to apply at higher rates and concentrations, the bees and other pollinaters are in steady decline because of this. I'm sure we've all heard the implications of bee population decline. This is dangerous for the entirety of Earth's ecosystem.

The other problem with GM soy is that, because of wide production and pollination, it is quickly infecting non-GM soy. This is putting organic soy producers out of business, allowing Monsanto to sue them for patent infringement (many lives have been ruined just because Monsanto pollen has reached non-Monsanto crops), and endangering the existence of non-GM soy completely.

Just send me your zip code and I'll track down some good sources of food for you!