Ive heard rumours that Canola might not be good for me. Is that true?
Some history: The ancestor of modern canola is rapeseed, a traditional oilseed crop in Europe. Rapeseed had some problems with oil quality, so in the 50’s and 60’s Canadian researchers used traditional plant breeding methods to develop a new strain of rapeseed called Canola. Canola yielded a healthier oil. In the 80’s we tried Canola as a sprouting seed, and really liked it. We’ve been sprouting it since then. The unfortunate complication is that in the 90’s Monsanto Corporation released genetically modified canola with a tolerance to Roundup herbicide on the Canadian prairies. This Canola quickly became a weed on conventional farms, and crossed with some non-GM canola. At the present time, we are still able to buy Certified Organic organic canola from fringe areas where GM canola has been grown very little. All our canola has been tested for the presence of the Roundup Ready or Liberty Link characteristics, and found to be GMO free. Bottom line – Canola sprouts, from our seeds, are he
