Let’s Get Dirty! Glyphosate – Heirloom Seeds – Non -GMO VS Organic
🌱 Let’s Get Dirty!
Glyphosate • Heirloom Seeds • Non-GMO vs. Organic
Today’s topic is a big one — and yes, it can lead us down a bit of a rabbit hole. But I’m here to give you the basics, share what I’ve learned, and encourage you to do your own research.
Isn’t that amazing? That we’re still allowed to think for ourselves, make decisions, and take back power from corporations that honestly… don’t care about our health?
It’s time to say:
“No. I’m not eating that.”
Let’s do this together.
🌿 Glyphosate: What You Should Know
Even the NIH (National Institute of Health) has classified glyphosate as “moderately toxic and volatile.” It’s a synthetic herbicide used to kill weeds — but what else is it harming? Soil health, water quality, beneficial microbes, and even us.
“Glyphosate is a synthetic organophosphate compound that blocks the activity of enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase and is used as a broad-spectrum pesticide. It is characterized as a volatile, moderately toxic, colorless, odorless crystalline solid or powder, and exposure occurs by inhalation, ingestion, or contact.”
Meanwhile, the EPA says there’s no evidence it causes cancer. But remember: They said the same about Agent Orange.
“No evidence that glyphosate causes cancer in humans. EPA’s database includes studies submitted to support registration of glyphosate and studies EPA identified in the open literature.”
According to Washington University, exposure to glyphosate increases the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma by 41%.
It’s time to read, think, and question everything.
🌱 Heirloom vs. GMO Seeds
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GMO seeds are patented, lab-altered, and often can’t be saved and replanted. They’re designed to survive glyphosate, not to thrive naturally.
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Heirloom seeds are God-designed. You can save them, replant them, and nourish your soil year after year. They grow how nature intended — full of life, nutrition, and beauty.
✨ Even if you’re not saving seeds yet, choose heirloom whenever you can. They carry a piece of the past and hope for the future.
Read what is GMO and where to find them in at the Non Gmo Project. – A really good read!
Want to learn more?
👉 Check out my Seed Saving Online Course
🍓 The Dirty Dozen + Clean Fifteen
Check out the Environmental Working Group’s latest guide. They test produce for pesticide levels and recommend which items you should buy organic (and which you can get away with buying conventional if needed).
👉 Download the list [HERE]
💭 So What Does Organic Really Mean?
To me, “organic” means:
Real. Untouched. Nourishing.
It means food and soil as close to what God intended — grown without chemicals, in harmony with nature.
Non-GMO is a start, but it’s not the finish line.
You’ve got to go deeper. Look closer. Ask more questions.
“God made dirt, and dirt won’t hurt.”
But then man came along and messed it up.
That’s why we grow our own, shop carefully, support good farms, and lean into wisdom — not marketing.
🙌 Final Thought
There is a growing community of people like you and me. We’re waking up, speaking out, growing food, and creating change — one seed, one meal, and one choice at a time.
Let’s get dirty — and take back what’s ours.
I have a wonderful seed saving online course that will walk you through all things about Seed Saving. Videos + Workbook + Curriculum
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Day #1 Mindset – Printables & Master Supply List
Day #2 My Kitchen – Favorite Items
Day #3 Health Journey – Free Living Cleaner Ebook
Day #4 Being Ready at All Times
Day #5 Getting Spicy
Day #6 How to Become a Food Prood
Day #7 Bread & More Bread
Day #8 All things Sourdough
