You are right about the organic label, although it is a place to start i reckon. It should be a guideline at best, not a religion. The term is steadily being hijacked by agrobizness. Many or most very small producers do not do the huge amount of paperwork or pay the considerable fees to get the rating. Eating simpler, and when possible from sources closer to home is better for you and farmers and the environment. I would say that eating meat is the number one way to use gmo corn and soy, that is going to dwarf other uses. I suggest quinoa, which is complete protein and not tampered with. Are there CSA's available where you are? There are a number here.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comm...griculture

Do you have a farmers market? If you go later in the day, there is not as much selection but you can make great deals with farmers wanting to go home. ( i sold at such markets for years so trust me on that) i gave many bushels of good food away rather than take it back and throw it on the compost heap.

Don't eat so much processed food is a good idea for very good nutritional, economic and ecological reasons. I see it as all working together. I'd advise learning to use a stainless steel pressure cooker, and going back to primary foods like rice and beans and vegetables. These are not affected by gene technology, except soy beans that i know of. Crowder peas like black eyes are good food too, very good in my opinion. sweet potatoes, squash, stuff like that.

Lots and lots of dietary options that have no gmo's and are supportive of better agricultural practices.

really great question! i asked the same thing a few years back when teh craze hit supermarkets...and suddenly there was a consdierable amount of "organic farms" that were able to supply en masse what the green fad was consuming.

roger, asking questions like this tells me you have a healthy skepticism! check these out to further your research and find an answer that youa re comfortable living with:

www.cornucopia.org/soysurvey/ [survey about notable soy products and the reality of their organic.ness]


this one is also a really great site to surf:
www.organicconsumers.org/

i'm currently subscribed to the OCA newsletter and there is a startling amount of interesting and personally relevant information there.

:)