Victory Over Toxic Chemical Farming…for Now

By Zen Honeycutt

In a stunning turn of events, Maui’s Alexander & Baldwin co. announced on Jan 5th that it is “transitioning out of farming sugar” at its Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. plantation and they are closing down the toxic sugar operation. They will be diversifying crops on the 36,000 acres and laying off or giving early retirement to about 300 people due to an expected decrease in profits.
One must wonder if the GMO activists, healthy food advocates, concerned citizens about herbicides, and movies such as “Sugar Conspiracy,” “Fed Up,” and “The Secrets of Sugar” have something to do with …read more