http://www.organicconsumers.org/ge/ignacio121304.cfm
It's been underway for the past 80 years.
Yes, but this is something you can actually do something about yourself, if you have some land: start growing non-hybrid vegetables and save seeds (that way, you are not dependant on a seed supplier - the agro-industry wants dependence, dependence means control and profit).
Instead of the standard store bought vegetables, you will be able to enjoy a wide variety of home grown vegetables. And there are a lot of heirloom/non-hybrid seeds to choose from.
Here's some basic seed saving information:
http://www.seedsave.org/issi/issi_904.html
still, they are what they are