gmo or hybrid?!

went to costco today and came across these lovely pluots!  pluot = plum + apricot.

i'm not a super organic or health food nut but i try to buy local first and organic when possible.  i went to costco the other day and bought some frozen organic broccoli. turns out the damn thing was manufactured in china!  i don't normally return food items but i did return this because i was so disappointed >.<  

anywho, besides looking for local and organic stuff, i've found that it's important to pay attention to genetically modified organisms (GMO).  i recently started reading up on GMOs and they are pretty scary.  and it's even scarier that we're all ingesting them without even knowing it.  fruits like pluots fall under hybrid fruits/veggies and are supposed to be "safe" but i need to do more research on it.  for now, i'm just going to enjoy them because they're so sweet and delicious :)

if you're bored and have 30 minutes to spare and live in hawaii, you may want to watch this video on GMOs in Hawaii.  pretty nuts.