Here we go. The final stretch run for the most important and historic vote of our time. No, I’m not talking about the presidential election.
I’m talking about Proposition 37, a citizen’s initiative on the ballot of California to mandate labeling of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).
GMOs foods have never been proven safe. And yet they’ve unknowingly been in our food supply since the early 1990s. We’ve all been eating them without knowing it. What’s worse is that they’re almost impossible to avoid. They’re in the majority of supermarket foods and they’re in the oils that virtually every restaurant uses.
Countries around the world are banning them as the negative health and environmental impacts become clearer.
Monsanto, Dupont, Coca-Cola, Kellog’s and many more from Big Ag have a donated tens of millions of dollars to defeat Proposition 37 on November 6th.
First, don’t buy GMO foods! Look for the Non-GMO Project label on foods.
Second, support companies that support voting YES on Proposition 37.
One such company is Eden Foods.
Eden Foods is the oldest natural and organic food company in North America. They started out as a small natural food co-op in the late 1960s and have been a pioneer ever since. In the early 1970s they were one of the first to establish relationships with artisan Japanese traditional food makers.
I regularly purchase their sea vegetables, rice vinegar and sesame oil in my local health food store.
They also pledge to NEVER use GMOs in any of their products.
Third, enter the giveaway and help support Prop 37!
Eden Foods is generously giving away this gift basket valued at $40 to help raise funds for YES on Proposition 37!
One lucky winner will receive an assortment of Eden’s organic pasta products including:
All you have to do is use the Rafflecopter widget below and (1) Sign up for my weekly newsletter (or send in a postcard — see official rules for details) and (2) Make a voluntary donation to Yes on Prop 37 (or comment below about why you support Prop 37).
You don’t have to donate to win — this is voluntary — but hopefully you’ll find a way to donate something! Even if you can only donate $10, every little bit helps!
PLEASE NOTE: This sweepstakes is open to US residents only; residents of Florida, New York or Rhode Island are not eligible.
Click here for the official rules.
Good luck and thanks for your donation. And don’t forget to tell anyone you know in California to vote YES on Proposition 37!
Please keep the emphasis on the content of your work. I like referring your work to other people. To many of us in the food business get pulled into political causes. It may be a feel good exercise or a compelling issue for us to promote. But for the most part. potential customers if they encounter your site should get a strong dose of straight talk about nutrition.
Jim
Thanks for referring folks my way, Jim. However, mandating labeling of GMO foods is not a political issue. It’s a human right to know what’s in our food. Passing Prop 37 is vital to the real food movement and I consider myself and this blog a part of that.
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