Vermont House of Reps passed GMO Labeling Law

Great News! 

On "May 10th, 2013, the Vermont House of Representatives passed H.112, a GMO labeling law, by a vote of 99-42.  This is the furthest any GMO labeling bill has made it through the legislative process in the US."~~AboutGMO.com

Even if you don't live in Vermont this is something we all need to help support and talk about.  Why?  Companies that use GMO’s are not going to want to make labels for just Vermont.  It will create more work for production and shipping to have labels just for Vermont, especially when so many states have this in voting circles right now.  This is a wonderful step for Non GMO supporters, but it still needs to pass Senate, which will take place January 2014. 

We want to know what is in our food.  So many people are starting to really care about what they are eating and labels help us make conscious decisions.  Whether we are looking at sugars, fats, calories, gluten, we want to know what we are eating.  Many consumers are not going to care, and that is ok because Food is a freedom, but that freedom should come with the ability to know what's in the food we might be consuming. 

I think we need to have GMO's Labels, yes, but we also need to educate ourselves, friends, and family, on GMO's.  Labeling will help those with digestive sensitivities, allergies, lowered immune systems, along with other illness, to know if they can or can't have that item.  Still many people do not even know what Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) are.  Start today to educate yourself to help make conscious decisions for your family and yourself. 

Help us to spread the word to everyone.  What is GMO? If you don't know please see this list of main GMO foods and the risk they take on your health. 
Additional Information Links.
Free Non GMO Shopping Guide for your phone.
10 Reasons to Avoid GMO's.

See more News, Videos, and Resources in my GMO NEWS tab.

See the Drs Video on GMO's here.  Although, I have to say I am totally aggravated by the "Wal-Mart Ad" that plays before the video.  Just see how they take you down the cereal isle where majority of every cereal you see contains the GMO's we are talking about.

Going Green Tip of the Week and GMO Food Awareness with Giveaway.

 

Going Green Tip of the Week is "ecycling".

A wonderful new trend in recycling is "ecycling".  This is where you reuse and recycle old electronics.  Today, our world relies on so many plugged in items.  I think about the items I use throughout the day. My iPhone, iPad, computer, coffee pot, oven, stereo, TV, and I am sure I am missing a few more.  When things start to not work well or just up and die on us, we can do more than just through it in the trash.  The EPA said "More than 2 million tons of used electronics are disposed of each year".

What can be ecycled?
TVs, computers, monitors, cell phones, keyboards, printers, hard drives, software, stereos, DVD players, scanners, digital equipment, VCR, cords, wires, plugs, and so much more.

What companies take your ecycled?
Best Buy, Apple, Office Depot, Philips, Sony, JVC, Panasonic, Sharp, Epsom, AT&T, Intel, Dell, Lexmark, Samsung, Staple, and HP.

Where can you drop off your ecycle donations?  We have dropped off at Best Buy and Goodwill, who will come and pick up your items.

Looking for ecycling sites in your area?
Earth 911  .
The electronic Industries Alliance
TechSoup

Goodwill

Why do this one extra step?  Recycling or reusing old electronics recovers valuable materials that can be made to make new ones.  This cuts down on needing raw materials which saves resources.   Ecycling also protects the environment by keeping lead and mercury from harming people and the land.

Don't forget about your military. Before you ecycle your phone, there are drops off locations to donate your old cell phones to our soldiers on the front lines, to call home to family.

Next time you go to throw away something electronic please try to ecycle!

 

Green Entertainment

 

Greenwomans Magazine Review for an Eco Woman Great Magazine that feature creative writing, art, book references, journals, and more all around gardening and living greener.  You can check out the review in the link.  I love to garden and find it gives me peace and relaxation.  I mostly grow herbs, for cooking and for preventive reasons.  I like to grow seasonal vegetables, and support my local farmers for other needs.  What will you find in Greenwoman Magazine? 

Fiction* Nonfiction *Poetry *Commentary *Biography *Art *Comics

 

 

 

 Going Green Food

Have you downloaded the Non-GMO shopping Guide to your phone or computer?  Here is the links to help give you the information you are looking for.  What companies are GMO Free and who supports my "Right to Know"?  You can read more, grab the app, and enter a giveaway for a printed guided. 

Giveaway Link  

Everyone is Going Green, check out some great ideas from other green blogs along with past post.

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Non-GMO Shopping Guide and Companies that Support the nonGMO Project (Giveaway)

What are great companies that support our passion for nonGMO foods?
If you have not picked up your NON-GMO Shopping Guide App or download, then head over now.  It is a handy thing to carry around that lets you know which companies to buy from that are 100% GMO free.  While they might not be Organic, they are not Genetically Modified.

Categories are Dairy, Alternative Dairy, Baby Food , Pet Foods, Body Care, Breads, Baked Goods, Candies, Chocolates, Cereals, Bars, Feed and Seed, Meats, Fish, Flours, Fruits, Vegetables, Frozen Foods, Vitamins, Supplements, Snack Foods, Soups, Sauces, Pastas,
If a product is USDA Organic than is it also GMO Free.  Some products might not be Organic but not Genetically Modified.  This is why looking for the "USDA Organic" label and the "Project nonGMO" labels are important to look for.

A "Thank You" shout-out to Companies that have been helping fund and support the nonGMO awareness project, because you have "A Right to Know".
Silk, Nutiva, Eden, Kamut Khorasan, Organic Valley, Earth Balance, and more are helping everyday.

I am giving away a NON-GMO Shopping Guide, in print, to a wonderful reader.  I am going to give one away every week from Friday to Thursday in March and April! 

This weeks Giveaway starts Now and will end on Thursday at 12pm.  Winner will have 24 hours to claim prize by email.  Enter the simple Rafflecopter below.

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GMO News: Genetic Roulette Watch It FREE, Jeffrey Smith Speaking in Arizona, New Animated GMO Video

What is happening in GMO News?  I have a few announcements and videos for you!

 

The movie Genetic Roulette—The Gamble of Our Lives was just awarded the Top Transformational Film of 2012 by AwareGuide!

 

You can watch this informational film for FREE right now until February 10th.  This movie is 1.24 hours long, but so important to watch!  If you can take this small hour and a half, it will open your eyes to the problem of Genetic Modified Organism.  This is not just about eating healthy anymore, it is about saving lives and saving our food sources.

PLEASE SHARE THIS MOVIE WITH FRIENS AND FAMILY!

 

 

Jeffrey Smith, author of Seeds of Deception, is coming to Arizona!

Genetic Roulette:
The Health Gamble of Our Lives FREE LECTURE: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 6pm in Phoenix, AZ.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  FREE
6:00 p.m. doors open - Free Refreshments hosted by ASU Global Institute of Sustainability
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. event
Shadow Rock Mountain Campus
12861 N. 8th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85029

to register:
http://sustainability.asu.edu/events/rsvp/jeffrey-smith

for more info on GMOs:  www.responsibletechnology.org

Jeffery Smith will also be speaking in Prescott, AZ

Genetic Roulette:
The Health Gamble of Our Lives FREE LECTURE:  Prescott Sat Feb 23 LECTURE  7pm  FREE
www.gmofreeprescottaz.org
Prescott Sat Feb 23 Speaker/Activist Training 9:30am - 12:30pm, $20 in advance

Prescott College, Mariposa Room E, 301 Grove Avenue, Prescott, AZ  (map) 
    Address: 301 Grove Ave., Prescott College Mariposa Building Rm. E                             

Preregistration Required:  $20.00 with advance registration.  $25.00 at the door:
Online Registration:   www.foodpolicyfund.com

 

Sedona Sunday Feb 24 Noon - 1:30pm Raw Living Expo 
www.rawlivingexpo.com

A New Animated Movie on GMO

 

 

 

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#GMOInside Twitter Party to GMO Free Your Holidays

This is a great chance to learn more about GMO's and how you can avoid them this holiday and beyond.  There is going to be a great panel of host, sponsors, and prizes.  Be sure to register and join us for the party!

Who: @GMOInside
When: Wednesday, December 12th
Time: 8-10pm EST (5-7pm PST)
Hashtag: #GMOInside
Theme: GMO Free Your Holiday

And we are going to have some amazing panelists that represent some of the best of the labeling movement.
1. @Bookieboo–Hostess
2. @GMOInside–Sponsor
3. @Nutiva–Sponsor
4. @Food_Democracy–Sponsor
5. @Thefoodbabe
6. @GreenAmerica–sponsor
7. @JessicaGottlieb
8. @LisaJohnson
9. @CedarcircleFarms–sponsor
10. @HappyMothering
11. @NonGMOProject
12. @CARighttoknow
Help us promote!

 

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Seeds of Deception Book

In light of all that has been revealed the last two years I thought it would be great to read one of Jeffrey Smiths books "Seeds of Deception".  In this book he blows the whistle on Industry and Government lies about the safety of GMO foods.  These are not just foods for livestock, but foods on the shelves that you are eating now. 

What to expect?

• Scientist that were offered bribes and threatened.
• Government employees that were threatened, fired, and harassed.
• Laboratory animals that suffered lesions, cancer, and death from eating GMO crops.
• And much more!

The book is 266 pages and I am just starting today.  I have been following Jeffrey Smiths work throughout the Vote 37 campaign and very excited to read his book.  I will be posting a full review when finished, and most likely share important information along the way. 

If you are wanting to get started on this book you can also find at amazon here.
Seeds of Deception
You can also check out the Seeds of deception website.

Disclaimer:  This information is here for readers to hear all sides of the spectrum.  There are two sides to a story and I only wish to provide my readers with information to help them make their own decisions.  Food is a Freedom.  We have a right to know all the information and be allowed to make decisions that best fit our families.  

Dr. Oz Calls Organic Shoppers Snooty!

Are you an Organic Shopper?  Are you a nonGMO supporter?  Do you look at labels and try to avoid chemicals, pesticides, and other additive?  Well Guess what?  You are a snob, elitist, and snooty, at least that is what Dr. Oz is call you and I. 

 

I have to say that I was highly disappointed a few months back when I felt that Dr. Oz had the chance to really make a difference in the GMO awareness and he totally flunked it.  He took the neutral zone instead of giving the results of studies and calling out on the lies that Monsanto has been saying, in regard to GMO's.  Now to see him make a piece in "Time" Magazine's December 3rd issue is so upsetting. 

 

When friends and family have talked about health and wellness, about 50% of the time I hear, "Dr. Oz said this...", taking his thoughts and opinions as great advice.  Even I really enjoyed his shows and articles in the past.  I am happy to say he will not be getting my support any longer.  He is a DR yes and has on countless times helped change lives for the better, but this has gone down a dark road of no return. 

To call people "snooty" and "elitist" because we care about not adding chemicals and junk to our foods is just wrong.  I am not a wealthy person, by no means, and I make sacrifices to buy the food that I do, but that is because there is nothing more important to me than my children and their health. 

Also, what will this do to the Farmers and Companies that take work hard to bring us Organic and nonGMO foods?  I love to support the companies that are making strides to provide us cleaner more natural foods.  Dr. Oz is saying they are "not democratic", that only 1% of the country cares about this and we are elitist.  Sorry I think a heck of a lot more care and make great strides to go the Organic route. 

I like what the Health Ranger says here quoting Dr. Oz...
"Organic food is great, it's just not very democratic," Dr. Oz declares, as if choosing organic is somehow an affront to America. "You don't need to eat like the 1% to eat healthily," he says. In other words, keep sucking down more GMOs, pesticides, herbicides and chemicals, and you'll be a good little American food slave. Buying organic is anti-American, you're being told." ~~Natural News

Dr. Oz, there is a huge difference and I know many people who changed their illness and diseases by going to an organic and nonGMO diet, cancer survivors, auto immune diseases, allergies, ADHD, ADD, autism, I can go on. 

Just like the Health Ranger has said, I too believe he has betrayed his readers and supporters.  What a shame!  I am sure I will be hearing more people saying that DR Oz says GMO's are safe, no need for organic, and the like.  Well I invite you to my GMO News section and see the videos that will explain why a nonGMO diet is so important. 

I invite you to read Dr. Oz viciously attacks organic foods and farmers markets, pushes feedlot beef, urges clueless consumers to eat more pesticides and GMO (opinion)

Also read Twenty-one questions for Dr. Oz: Organics-bashing TV doc given opportunity to respond to criticism (opinion)

Disclaimer:  This information is here for readers to hear all sides of the spectrum.  There are two sides to a story and I only wish to provide my readers with information to help them make their own decisions.  Food is a Freedom.  We have a right to know all the information and be allowed to make decisions that best fit our families.  

What is GMO Really Contributor Post

 

Hi everyone.  You know that I am a big Supporter of labeling GMO foods.  My Contributor post this Month on Happy Mothering explains a lot as to what is GMO and how is affecting our bodies.  Please take the time to read and share with your Friends and Family. 

 

What Are GMOs?

How Did GMOs Get Started?

Are GMOs Causing Harm?

What Can We Do About GMOs?

More GMO Resources

 

Check out the full article here. 

 

 Disclaimer:  This information is here for readers to hear all sides of the spectrum.  There are two sides to the story and I only wish to provide my readers with information to help them make their own decisions.  Food is a Freedom.  We have a right to know all the information and be allowed to make decisions that best fit our families.  

National Gourmet Institute for Health, Culinary Art speaks out to say NO to GMO

National Gourmet Institute for Health, Culinary Art speaks out to say NO to GMO.  They are teaching their students that even animals being feed from GMO crops are a danger to our consumption.  

 1.30 minute video

 Disclaimer:  This information is here for readers to hear all sides of the spectrum.  There are two sides to the story and I only wish to provide my readers with information to help them make their own decisions.  Food is a Freedom.  We have a right to know all the information and be allowed to make decisions that best fit our families.  

What is GMO Video

Jeffery Smith exposing GMO for what they really are.  They are chemicals and genes being forced into seeds to make them a super seed.  There is nothing natural about this scientific change on our agriculture. 

 1 minute Video

Disclaimer:  This information is here for readers to hear all sides of the spectrum.  There are two sides to the story and I only wish to provide my readers with information to help them make their own decisions.  Food is a Freedom.  We have a right to know all the information and be allowed to make decisions that best fit our families.  

Allergies and GMO's Are Your Children Being Affected

This is a clip from the Genetic Roulette - Part Two - Allergic to GMO's.  Here is a portion from the movie about Moms and Doctors talking about kids being severely allergic and horrific reactions to GMO foods.  
Some of the symptoms that people are experiencing could be diagnosed as allergies when it all comes down to the food being eaten, GMO's.  They are not saying that GMO is causing Autism, but they are saying that studies are saying there are links to GMO's being a contributor.  

Parents talk out about how changing their children's diet away from GMO foods showed them to see huge changes in their health, but also their emotions and behaviors.  

ALL PARENTS SHOULD WATCH THIS FOR YOUR FAMILY.

6 min Video 

Disclaimer:  This information is here for readers to hear all sides of the spectrum.  There are two sides to the story and I only wish to provide my readers with information to help them make their own decisions.  Food is a Freedom.  We have a right to know all the information and be allowed to make decisions that best fit our families.  

GMO Will Not Feed the World!

For the last 30 years Monsanto have been saying they are trying to feed the world, but they are not helping.  See another great video on steps people are taking to really feed the world, and how they do better and more productive than the GMO seeds.  

This is about Chemical companies selling Chemicals, and we are eating it! 

Disclaimer:  This information is here for readers to hear all sides of the spectrum.  There are two sides to the story and I only wish to provide my readers with information to help them make their own decisions.  Food is a Freedom.  We have a right to know all the information and be allowed to make decisions that best fit our families.  

Rev Daniel Buford View on GMO

I really enjoyed watching this short video, whether you believe in God or not, you can agree that you don't like to be a science experience.  Rev Daniel Buford talks about his take on scientist playing God and trying to make something already perfectly designed and thinking they can make it better.  Well, we are seeing the fallout of this GMO- I can make it better seeds.  I hope you enjoy his insight on this topic from a Christian view.  

Disclaimer:  This information is here for readers to hear all sides of the spectrum.  There are two sides to the story and I only wish to provide my readers with information to help them make their own decisions.  Food is a Freedom.  We have a right to know all the information and be allowed to make decisions that best fit our families.  

Cotton Farmers and Grazing Animals affected by GMO BT Cotton

This just gets me so upset! 
"Monsanto's introduction of genetically engineered cotton in India has been a catastrophe for farmers. Farm workers are getting itching rashes, livestock eating the plants are getting sick or dying, and the cotton's unreliable yield is leading to an enormous number of suicides among indebted farmers."
Watch how how thousands of Farmers are  being forced to grow this BT chemical laced cotton.  Many of the workers are complaining of rashes and illness.  They allow the animals to graze on the cotton fields after harvesting.  Once they used BT cotton, the animals were dying by the thousands!  You will also see how a herd of Buffalo was allowed to graze on the BT cotton fields for just ONE DAY, and they all died!  This chemical is dangerous and it is in our food people, but you won't know which foods for sure unless its on the label!  For now you can use a easy pocket guide, FREE DOWNLOAD, to help you make good consumer decisions.  Please don't brush this under the carpet, help us by sharing this information with friends and family and lets get GMO on our Food Labels!    
NON-GMO Pocket Guide
Link for your computer download and tips

Disclaimer:  This information is here for readers to hear all sides of the spectrum.  There are two sides to the story and I only wish to provide my readers with information to help them make their own decisions.  Food is a Freedom.  We have a right to know all the information and be allowed to make decisions that best fit our families.  

Videos from the GMO Library

Enjoy this 4 minute fully animated piece on GMO and labeling, combining all five Non-GMO Theater sequences produced by Jeff Bigman.  While this is an animation it can be considered graphic and not funny.  This is an important topic that we are trying to put into terms for people of all walks of life.  When you see the videos it kind puts into place asking questions.  This is what we want is for you and your friends to ask questions and know whats in your food.  You have a right to know! 

Disclaimer:  This information is here for readers to hear all sides of the spectrum.  There are two sides to the story and I only wish to provide my readers with information to help them make their own decisions.  Food is a Freedom.  We have a right to know all the information and be allowed to make decisions that best fit our families.  

GMO News Roundup Remix Video

This is a super short video about GMO and the use of Roundup™.   Roundup™ was patented as an herbicide in 1974 by Monsanto. We know that Roundup™ has been used exclusively to kill weeds, but what is the medical fallout of eating produce with these seeds?  We have been seeing more studies showing negative health problems.  Watch as he explains this real simple for us.  

This is part of my GMO video Library for your use. 

Disclaimer:  This information is here for readers to hear all sides of the spectrum.  There are two sides to the story and I only wish to provide my readers with information to help them make their own decisions.  Food is a Freedom.  We have a right to know all the information and be allowed to make decisions that best fit our families.

GMO's Won't Feed the World

We are down to the wire and I am really excited to see how the votes play out.  One of the main topics of concern for me is Prop 37!  Will GMO get put on the label?  I sure hope so because we need to know what is in out foods. 
Monsanto and those that use GMO try to tell us that GMO's will feed the world, but the fact is these are chemicals that are actually destroying the foods we need.  It is not realistic to use a seed that can not self sow.  That there should tell us that this is a ethical problem along with a danger to our health. 

Are you Voting?  Do you want to know what is in your food?  We are not just talking about can and box goods, but produce as well.  There is some stores that have GMO corn, tomatoes, and more in the produce sections right now and you would not know them to be different than any other conventional item.  Just because you can't see it does not mean it is not there.  The chemicals go deep into the produce and them we consume it creating digestion problems, allergies, possible cancer, and so much more.

Check out the Movie Genetic Roulette.   FREE for your viewing for a limited time.  People have been very generous to donate to have the movie available for your viewing. 

Here is a New Video from the GMO Library: GMO's Won't Feed the World

Disclaimer:  This information is here for readers to hear all sides of the spectrum.  There are two sides to the story and I only wish to provide my readers with information to help them make their own decisions.  Food is a Freedom.  We have a right to know all the information and be allowed to make decisions that best fit our families.

Funny Video from the GMO Theater Series

Animator Jeff Bigman has done it again!!  For those that are supporting that GMO needs to be on labels, I am sure you will enjoy this!  If you are on the fence about GMO you might get an eye full!  Jeff does a great visual of the serious affects of GMO corn.  This is information we need to let more of Americans know about so we can have a vote to know what we are eating.  "A Rat's Tale", from our Non-GMO Theater series!  Jeff was also the chief animator for the movie, Genetic Roulette - The Gamble of Our Lives, which is still available online this week for free.  If you have not watched this documentary yet, try too :-)

Disclaimer:  This information is here for readers to hear all sides of the spectrum.  There are two sides to the story and I only wish to provide my readers with information to help them make their own decisions.  Food is a Freedom.  We have a right to know all the information and be allowed to make decisions that best fit our families.   

The Movie Genetic Roulette Free this Week Only.

"Are you and your family on the wrong side of a bet?"~~GeneticRoulette

This educational Movie is available to you FREE this week only!!  

This is a subject that has been swept under the rug for years.  We have been lied to, mislead, and become a science project.  This started in the mid 90's and studies are showing the US health declining, illnesses increasing, deaths increasing, there is so much to see and understand in this video.

Allergies, eczema, leaky gut, digestive issues, infertility, and the list goes on. 

"When the US government ignored repeated warnings by its own scientists and allowed untested genetically modified (GM) crops into our environment and food supply, it was a gamble of unprecedented proportions. The health of all living things and all future generations were put at risk by an infant technology.
After two decades, physicians and scientists have uncovered a grave trend. The same serious health problems found in lab animals, livestock, and pets that have been fed GM foods are now on the rise in the US population. And when people and animals stop eating genetically modified organisms (GMOs), their health improves.
This seminal documentary provides compelling evidence to help explain the deteriorating health of Americans, especially among children, and offers a recipe for protecting ourselves and our future."~~GeneticRoulette.

Disclaimer:  This information is here for readers to hear all sides of the spectrum.  There are two sides to the story and I only wish to provide my readers with information to help them make their own decisions.  Food is a Freedom.  We have a right to know all the information and be allowed to make decisions that best fit our families. 

Celebrity Video talking about GMO Right to Know

 Well, it all started today!  Early voting is taking place all over California for the vote 37, to have the right to know what is in your food.  Vote Yes on 37!  There is just four short weeks left until the votes are in to be counted!  Here is a funny short video of celebrities including Danny DeVito, Jillian Michaels, Bill Maher, Dave Matthews, Emily Deschanel, and more -- poking fun at the arguments against our right to know what's in our food.  

(Family Warning* one curse word in the clip)

Disclaimer:  I believe that educating ourselves on food and the quality of that food is important.  I like to bring my readers up to date information to make informed decisions.