Election day is upon us. Next Tuesday to be exact, and that means one very critical vote will be determined. No, not who will become our country's next pawn to the industrialized factory-farmed food and pharmaceutical industries. I am talking about "proposition 37"! The vote that will determine whether consumers (California consumers to be precise) have the right to know what's in their food. If passed it would require GMO and GE labeling on all food products, as well as forbid the labeling "natural ingredients" or "all natural" to be used on products that contain GMOs. This legislation has failed to pass in its previous attempts (in both Vermont and Connecticut) but I say the 3rd time's a charm!
This is the only time in my life that I probably wished I lived in California... long enough to voice my opinion by ballot anyway. The good thing is, if this passes in California it will surely spread amongst the other states. For now though the best we can do is patron our local organic sustainable farms as well as make sure all packaged store bought goods are organic non-GMO. And make sure not to support companies that fund the opposition in this fight for food labeling!
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