GMO stands for genetically-modified organism. The genetic makeup of these organisms has been altered by science in a way that would not happen in nature. Large production agriculture companies pay to create these modified crops in order to grow the large monoculture of crop needed to support the mass production of animals and processed foods in demand today. These crops are generally altered in order to protect the plant against harmful pesticides sprayed to keep a mass planting from failing due to pest invasion. Since the cash crop is immune, farmers can spray more and more pesticide which can in turn, can show up in our food and water. These companies have yet to create many varieties that would be found in a typical home garden, but we think it is very important to promote non-GMO products that will not harm our home or health, and to educate others about the dangers of genetically modified crops as they become more widespread.