The Washington State Attorney General filed a complaint against the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association regarding their $7Million donation to the No on I522 campaign in Washington regarding the labeling of GMO’s in foods. The GMA was attempting to shield their members from public scrutiny by making the donation in their name instead of the manufacturers name. This is unlawful under Washington State law so the GMA just released the names of these donor companies. Coca Cola, Pepsi, Nestle, General Mills, etc. are among the biggest ‘NO’ donors; again trying to manipulate the will of the people against knowing what is in… Read More
Washington State Attorney General files suit against Grocery Manufacturers Association
The Grocery Manufacturers Association faces a lawsuit for violating the State’s campaign finance laws associated with their efforts to defeat Initiative 522, the GMO labeling bill. The GMA has provided $7Million in the effort to defeat this measure and the lack of disclosure of who provided this money to the GMA is the primary violation. For more on this story, click here – [link]
SunRidge Farms featured on the Today Show
Joy Bauer of the Today Show featured SunRidge Farms items in a segment on healthier candies. Check out the video here – [link]
Another perspective on buying in bulk!
From the ‘Celebrate Green Blog’ – National Bulk Foods Week is next week! [link]
Senator David Koehler (D-Illinois) proposes GMO Labeling Requirements
Senator David Koehler (D-Illinois) proposes that foods with GMO’s be labeled. His goal is to get his bill to vote in the Senate. We applaud Senator Koehler for his efforts. For more, click here – [link]
How do I store bulk foods at home?
With National Bulk Foods Week just around the corner we thought this article very helpful and timely (though it’s actually from last year) – This article offers ideas on how to store your new bulk purchases at home – [link]
March Against Monsanto October 12th
Please visit the March Against Monsanto website to learn more about GMO’s. This October 12th, we can make our voices heard on a global scale – [link]
Monsanto Protection Act to end at the end of October
In a major victory for the food movement, legislation was adopted to strike the Monsanto Protection Act which provided legal protection for Monsanto and other GM crop/seed companies even if their foods were determined to be unsafe. To read and understand more about this provision, visit the International Business Times website, [link]
Vote Yes on I522 in Washington
SunRidge Farms supports the labeling of GMO’s in food. If you are in the State of Washington or know folks there, please encourage them to vote YES on I 522. Here’s some more information – [link]
Is Round Up hurting the farmer's soil?
There remain many questions in the GMO arena regarding the use of glyphosate (Round Up) on fields where the GM crops are being grown. Is the soil being damaged?? The NY Times raises this question in this article – [link]