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Montaukers March Against Monsanto

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The littlest protesters in Montauk on Saturday. BY BY VIRGINIA GARRISON

The littlest protesters in Montauk on Saturday. BY BY VIRGINIA GARRISON

Sarah Conway had a message about genetically modified foods. BY BY VIRGINIA GARRISON

Sarah Conway had a message about genetically modified foods. BY BY VIRGINIA GARRISON

Jeannine Logie helped organize the protest. BY VIRGINIA GARRISON

Jeannine Logie helped organize the protest. BY VIRGINIA GARRISON

Jackie Tyrrell with Colin

Jackie Tyrrell with Colin

Ruby and Luke. BY VIRGINIA GARRISON

Ruby and Luke. BY VIRGINIA GARRISON

Katya Plyshevsky with Anika and Maya Vazquez-Plyshevsky and Luke and Cole Johns. BY VIRGINIA GARRISON

Katya Plyshevsky with Anika and Maya Vazquez-Plyshevsky and Luke and Cole Johns. BY VIRGINIA GARRISON

Marchers walked from Kirk Park to downtown Montauk on Saturday. BY VIRGINIA GARRISON

Marchers walked from Kirk Park to downtown Montauk on Saturday. BY VIRGINIA GARRISON

Marchers walked from Kirk Park to downtown Montauk on Saturday. BY VIRGINIA GARRISON

Marchers walked from Kirk Park to downtown Montauk on Saturday. BY VIRGINIA GARRISON

authorVirginia Garrison on May 28, 2013
About 50 protesters turned out on a raw, windy Saturday in Montauk to support an international March Against Monsanto, the producer of the herbicide RoundUp and of genetically modified seeds... more

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