Glyphosate: The Silent Killer in Your Backyard, Front Yard, and the Air You Breathe

If even the tiniest drop of Roundup splashed onto your skin, would you wash it off or let it soak in? Would you open a bottle of weed killer and breathe it in just to see what it smelled like? Would you let your child (or pet) play on a lawn that was just sprayed for weeds or pests?

Did you know that…?

1.      Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana lead the nation in the use of glyphosate-based weedkillers, topping the charts in the U.S. 

2.      Glyphosate was patented as an antibiotic (kills bacteria), and today, it is found in 80-90% of grain-based foods we eat! It is marketed as being safe for animals and humans, but recent studies link it to cancer. It seems as if there is conflicting research about this widely used product.

3.      Glyphosate is not only used to kill weeds, but it is also sprayed on the crops themselves to kill the crops being purposely grown, so they are ready to harvest sooner than if they were left to die naturally? This process allows the farmer to clear the field before the onset of unfavorable weather. It is done out of convenience in corporate farming.