John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ interviews special Guest, Jeffrey Smith in his garden. In this episode, you will learn the answers to many questions you may have about Genetically Modified Organisms and how they can affect you and your family. You will discover if GMO Foods are safe as well as if GMO crops can feed the world. You will also find out if they actually SAVE water in these times of drought and much, much more. After watching this episode, you will be more educated on the GMO issue and be better able to determine if you would like to include GMO foods in you and your families diet. In this episode, John asks Jeffrey the following questions: 03:05 What is your background and why do you know so much about GMOs? 04:50 What is a GMO? and what does G M O Stand for? 07:44 Haven't humans been modifying plants for hundreds of years? 08:10 Are GMOs really different than Hybrid seeds or Heirloom Seeds? 10:00 How are GMOs different than traditional breeding techniques? 11:07 What are some of the different GMO crosses that have been done? 11:45 Did they Genetically Modify Tomatoes with Fish Genes? 12:04 What are the common foods in the Supermarket that are GMO? 14:39 Are there any studies on what happens to animals when they eat GMO foods? 16:45 What are some of the problems with glyphosate and RoundUp? 20:58 What are the problems associated with eating meat and GMOs? 21:38 GMOs are not poison. You have been eating GMOs all your life. 25:29 GMOs are not bad. We need GMOs to solve the World Problems? 30:31 Prestigious organizations as well as 1800 studies say GMOs are safe? 33:09 We have been modifying plants for 10,000 years, GMOs are no different. 33:41 Why are GMOs allowed in the USA but not in many other countries? 34:41 What about GMO Golden Rice - Can it help save children? 39:00 Are vegetable plant starts you buy at a big box store or nursery GMO? 44:11 Is it true that that USDA just came out with an official NON GMO label? Learn more about Jeffrey Smith and his organization at: http://www.responsibletechnology.org/ Watch the Genetic Roulette Documentary Movie at: http://www.geneticroulettemovie.com/ Help you to avoid GMO's in food you buy at the store: http://www.nongmoshoppingguide.com/ Subscribe to GrowingYourGreens: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how you can build a raised bed garden with NO tools and choose the best soil in your local area to fill it. In this episode, John builds a raised bed garden on a budget and with no tools (except a scissors) and shares with you in detail how you can start growing your own food today without any prior experience. John will share with you many tips in this epsiode which will be especially helpful for beginners that want to grow and organic raised bed garden. John will first share his tips on the best place to plant your garden. This is especially important if you have a homeowners association. John will also share with you the best low maintence crops you can grow even if you have a shady part of your yard. Next, John will go over all the materials that will be needed to build and plant out your raised bed garden with automatical irrigation system. You will even discover how to get some free local resources that will help you build your garden. John will then show you how easy it can be to construct a re-purposed shipping container into a raised bed garden and fill it with the best soil. John will spend a significant amount of time explaining the best local and bagged soils that you may be able to purchase near you. He will share his ideas on manure, raised bed soil, compost and more. John will share his favorite soils that he purchased locally at Home Depot, Lowes and Brite Ideas Hydroponic Shop. He will shares the pros and cons of each soil and give his personal opinions of them. John will share his two secret ingredients that most gardeners leave out due to cost or availability. He will then share with you how to best mix up the bagged soil products in the raised beds to get the most bang for your soil buck. After watching this Do It Yourself Raised Bed Episode, you will have the knowlege and confidence you need to build a raised bed and fill it with the best local soil that is available. Stay tuned for the next episode, that details how to install the irrigation system and how to plant all the plants. Referenced Video: Best Compost in Texas made from Trees and Leaves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuvmXjFJhQY Subscribe to GrowingYourGreens for more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens Follow John on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/growingyourgreens/ Watch over 1100 other GrowingYourGreens videos at: https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens/videos Help John buy a Farm and Get a Tee Shirt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ghgUmXvqBw