Can I ask for a bit of help from my friends here?

[Bluestar]

22. With all due respect

and gratitude for what you do, I am still convinced that there has been a concerted effort to increase crop yields without regard to the resulting effects on the humans and animals that consume it. There is something wrong with our food--otherwise we would all be vitamin-abundant rather than vitamin-deficient. I don't think it's unreasonable to conclude that the manipulation of crops and seeds have had damaging effects.

As to the increased cost to consumers--because of this manipulation of the gluten content, as a celiac I am forced to purchase a tasteless loaf of bread made of weird non-gluten grains at 3-4 times the price of a regular loaf. Gluten intolerance affects an estimated 1 in 120 people and is on the rise.

My post was meant to celebrate the work you are doing, not to criticize the farming community. If I offended you, I truly apologize.