Action Alert Take a Stand Against Biotech Bullies
Early this year, the Obama admin- istration approved three genetically modified organism (GMO) crops— Monsanto’s Roundup Ready al- falfa and sugar beets and Syngenta’s amylase corn to produce ethanol. Food Democracy Now, a grassroots community for a sustainable food system, is circulating an online peti- tion objecting to these decisions that support biotech.
Dozens of large food manufac-
turers and farm, food and agricultural organizations, both conventional and organic, are on board in opposing these lab-engineered food products for a variety of reasons such as unknown health and environmental consequences, includ- ing genetic contamination. Instead, the Obama administra- tion should be forging progress in making agriculture more sustainable and encouraging farmers to convert to organic farming practices.
Join with 50 million organic consumers who daily take a stand for their right to know what is in their food and how it’s produced. Tell President Obama to instruct the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture to ban planting of these GMOs.
Sign the petition at
Action.FoodDemocracyNow.org/ go/347?akid=298.238135.FB4IuF&t=7.
Dietary Shift Home Preparation of Fresh Veggies on the Decline
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture study reports that households headed by older generations spend more money per person on fresh vegetables prepared at home than their younger counterparts. After ac- counting for income and other demand factors, its Economic
Research Service found that households headed by a person born in 1960 spent 66 cents per week less than those with a household head born in 1930. Younger generations continue to spend different amounts in each subsequent age point, with the youngest spending the least.
Because of younger people’s continued reliance on con- venience foods, the researchers project that, as they age, they will spend more on fresh grocery veggies than they do now, but when they reach their parent’s current age, they will still spend less on such foods than their parents do now. Several mainstream health advocacy organizations now promote consumption of plant-based foods, aiming to turn this trend around; they include the American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins University and American Heart Association.
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