By Rachel Sarnoff of mommygreenest.com
In 2012, PANNA (the Pesticide Action Network North America) called for a social media day of action to hold the “Big 6” pesticide corporations — Monsanto, Bayer, Syngenta, BASF, Dow and DuPont — accountable for harming our health. Together, these companies control the global seed, pesticide and agricultural biotechnology markets.
Ever since I heard Healthy Child Healthy World co-founder Nancy Chuda’s story of losing her five-year-old daughter Colette to cancer caused by pesticide exposure, my mission has been to build awareness of this issue. Continue reading