Bean Pole Day, at Caversham Court, Reading, devoted to sharing activities and stall about many aspects of growing crops, was a great venue for a Global Justice Reading stall on the theme of Food Soverignty. We focussed especially on Monsanto’s pesticide, Roundup, as aprt of our campaign against corporatisation of the food industry. Monsanto’s web site says: “Roundup® agricultural herbicides are the flagship of Monsanto’s agricultural chemicals business. Roundup herbicides and other glyphosate products can be used as part of an environmentally responsible weed control program and fit with our vision of sustainable agriculture and environmental protection.” Global Justice Reading disputes the idea that glyphosphates can be part of an environmentally responsible agricultural programme. There is some evidence, now accepted by the European Commission, that glyphosphates may be especially toxic, leaving substantial residues on harvested crops, and is particularly damaging to farmers who use high concentrations on Genetically Engineered crops designed to withstand such herbicides in the increasing industrialisation of agriculture in the world. Roundup is also marketed towards the domestic user who wishes to control weeds on paths and in the garden. Control over its use there is quite lax, relying on the ordinary user to make sophisticated judgements about how to use it. We had a small army of ethusistic helpers, many dressed as Roundup salespeople, with spoof containers appropriately labelled. As always, we engaged with many members of the public and other stall holders during the day, with strong support for this, and other Global Justice Reading Campaigns. A great day, with many new supporters recruited.