Category: SunRidge News

One of the guest speakers at our 30th Anniversary Party late last year, Ocean Robbins, has the latest on the fight against GMO’s in this article from the Huffington Post.  This article touches on the efforts by the Grocery Manufacturers Association to hide the identities of the donors to the No on I522 Campaign in Washington (Coca Cola, Nestle, PepsiCo) and the recent Mexican Government decision to stop GMO Corn cultivation in Mexico.  For the full article click here – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ocean-robbins/huge-gmo-news_b_4129311.html?utm_hp_ref=monsanto

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 their food.  Here’s the full story – http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2013/10/18/pepsi-coke-nestle-top-multi-million-dollar-campaign-against-i-522/

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 – http://www.king5.com/news/local/Washington-AG-sues-food-industry-group-over-I-522-228057441.html

Joy Bauer of the Today Show featured SunRidge Farms items in a segment on healthier candies.  Check out the video here – http://www.today.com/video/today/53295770/#53295770

From the ‘Celebrate Green Blog’ – National Bulk Foods Week is next week!  http://celebrategreen.net/blog/food/bulk-foods-week-11

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 – http://www.wics.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_13528.shtml

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 – http://www.mnn.com/your-home/at-home/blogs/bulking-up-8-countertop-storage-solutions-0

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 – http://www.march-against-monsanto.com/

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, http://www.ibtimes.com/monsanto-protection-act-killed-senate-controversial-provision-removed-spending-bill-1412160

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 – http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2021864082_andrewstoutlukeesseropedgmofoodlabelingi522yes22xml.html