I am writing in response to the April 1 article, "Natural Crops Boosted-Montville residents vote to ban genetically modified plants."

The article reported: "The few Montville farmers currently growing the engineered crops are required to register with the code enforcement officer while phasing out use over the next two years."

If one refers Montville's GMO ordinance one will find it is actually the health officer who oversees the reporting and phase out of these crops. The ordinance reads:

"Within thirty (30) days of the enactment of this Ordinance, a grower using GMO seeds must sign an agreement with the Health Officer that the phase-out process has begun. As they continue to grow GMO crops during the phase out period, the grower must register with the Health Officer the number of acres, seed variety or number, and seed source of GMO crops still under cultivation."

While your article focused on the farming aspect of GMO crops, your readers should know it was concern for human health and the possible effects of genetically engineered foods on our bodies and our food system that motivated people in Montville to develop this ordinance.

This detail is critically important, as it confirms the spirit of the ordinance. Hopefully Montville's action will serve to engage the public in a dialogue about how these foods entered our food system -- and, in fact, our homes -- without our rightful consent.

Diana George Chapin

Montville