Seeds of Freedom
Seeds of Freedom seeks to challenge the mantra that large-scale, industrial agriculture is the only means by which we can feed the world, promoted by the pro-GM lobby. In tracking the story of seed it becomes clear how corporate agenda has driven the take over of seed in order to make vast profit and control of the food global system.
Through interviews with leading international experts such as Dr Vandana Shiva and Henk Hobbelink, and through the voices of a number of African farmers, the film highlights how the loss of indigenous seed goes hand in hand with loss of biodiversity and related knowledge; the loss of cultural traditions and practices; the loss of livelihoods; and the loss of food sovereignty. The pressure is growing to replace the diverse, nutritional, locally adapted and resilient seed crops which have been bred by small-scale farmers for millenia, by monocultures of GM seed.
The story of seed has become one of loss, control, dependence and debt. It’s been written by those who want to make vast profit from our food system, no matter what the true cost. It’s time to change the story. http://seedsoffreedom.info/
“If we don’t radically transform the direction of the global food system we will never feed the billion who are hungry, nor will we be able to feed ourselves in the future.”
http://stephenleahy.net/2012/10/11/double-food-production-in-10-years-and-reduce-global-warming/
Four Questions Voters Should Ask About Prop 37
We have a fundamental right to know what’s in the food we eat and feed our families. Tomorrow’s the day to vote it into law!
Clear facts about proposition 37
No Cost to Consumers
Companies change their labeling all the time, and independent research shows Prop 37 will not affect food prices. Read more »
Nurses Support Prop 37
Genetically Modified Organisms are linked to allergies, organ toxicity, and other health problems. The Food and Drug Administration has said “providing more information to consumers about bioengineered foods would be useful.” Read more »
No New Bureaucracy
Prop 37 is self-enforced and requires no new bureaucracy. The state official analyst has said any costs for enforcement would range from 1 to 3 cents per year for each Californian. Read more »
No Loopholes
Prop 37 requires labeling for genetically engineered foods for the groceries you buy. The initiative contains exemptions from labeling requirements for practical purposes, such as food served in restaurants. Read more »
Backed by Consumers
Prop 37 is supported by consumers, farmers, nurses and many more. It is opposed by Monsanto, Dow, and foreign chemical companies spending millions to confuse us. Read more »
Just label the damn food!
Our friends at Food and Water Watch have sponsored an entertaining and powerful new Yes on 37 video, featuring Danny DeVito, Bill Maher, Dave Matthews, Jillian Michaels, Kristen Bauer van Straten, Emily Deschanel, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton, John Cho, Michelle Michaela and KaDee Strickland poking fun at the ludicrous arguments against our right to know what’s in our food.
We’re excited to have them join millions of Californians in demanding the right to know what’s in our food, even if our “puny little heads would explode.”
Please enjoy, share and DONATE to help us get the truth out to California voters. Remember, as goes California, so goes the nation!
Paid for by Yes on 37 For Your Right to Know if Your Food Has Been Genetically Engineered – Supported by Consumer Advocates Makers of Organic Products and California Farmers, Major funding by Mercola Health Resources LLC and Organic Consumers Fund. 5940 College Ave, Suite F , Oakland, CA 94618, United States
About That Stanford Study
Regarding that “Stanford Study”, the good people at Austin’s Sustainable Food Center writes to say..
On September 3, 2012 the New York Times published an article about a Stanford University study that allegedly dispels the nutritional advantages of organic food. The response from the sustainable agriculture community regarding this study has been tremendous. Below we have provided links to articles we feel provide the best response to the claims made by this study.
- 5 Ways the Stanford Study Sells Organics Short
By Tom Philpott, Mother Jones - Don’t give up on organic food, our experts urge
ConsumerReports.com, - Stanford Scientists Shockingly Reckless on Health Risk And Organics
By Frances Moore Lappe, The Huffington Post - Scientists Tied to Tobacco Industry Propaganda, and Funding from Monsanto, Turn Attention to Organic Food
Cornucopia Institute
Stand Up For Real Food!
Pesticides, GMOs, pink slime, arsenic, lead, hormones and anti-biotics. What’s in your food?
Related articles
- EPA-approved GMO insecticide responsible for killing off bees, contaminating entire food chain (naturalnews.com)
- What’s in our food and what are GMOs? (thelittlegreenplaypen.wordpress.com)
- Poland Announces Nation Wide Ban On Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Corn: Causes Organ Damage! (politicalvelcraft.org)
The GMO Film Project
“This is one to watch…” says Slow Food Los Angeles
“Today in the United States, by the simple act of feeding ourselves, we unwittingly participate in the largest experiment ever conducted on human beings. Massive agro-chemical companies like Monsanto (Agent Orange) and Dow (Napalm) are feeding us genetically-modified food, GMOs, that have never been fully tested and aren’t labeled. This small handful of corporations is tightening their grip on the world’s food supply—buying, modifying, and patenting seeds to ensure total control over everything we eat. We still have time to heal the planet, feed the world, and live sustainably. But we have to start now! “
For more information (and another great video!), please visit The GMO Film Project. To help see this important work completed, please visit Kickstarter.
Related articles
- Hungarians plough under GMO Corn (themomu.wordpress.com)
- Do You Believe in the Whole Foods Fairy? (ediblearia.com)
- Wait, Did the USDA Just Deregulate All New GMO Crops? (motherjones.com)
- A Mobilization for GMO Labeling (www.right2knowmarch.org)
- Monstrous Monsanto (misbehavedwoman.wordpress.com)
