I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving. Mine was very good except that I drove to North Carolina and back. I can't believe it! Another year is almost over! We have lots of good things happening this month and their are NO BASKETS DEC 29TH.
December Calendar
1 Basic Week
6 Candle Making Workshop
8 Big Week
11 Holiday 350 Candlelight Vigil Party
15 Basic Week
16 Montclair Movie: No Impact Man
22 Big Week
29 No Bags this week
Monsanto's Control Over Seed Market Prompts Antitrust Inquiry
By Peter Whoriskey - The Washington Post, November 29, 2009
For plants designed in a lab a little more than a decade ago, they've come a long way: Today, the vast majority of the nation's two primary crops grow from seeds genetically altered according to Monsanto company patents.
Ninety-three percent of soybeans. Eighty percent of corn.
The seeds represent "probably the most revolutionary event in grain crops over the last 30 years," said Geno Lowe, a Salisbury, Md., soybean farmer.
But for farmers such as Lowe, prices of the Monsanto-patented seeds have steadily increased, roughly doubling during the past decade, to about $50 for a 50-pound bag of soybean seed, according to seed dealers.
The revolution, and Monsanto's dominant role in the nation's agriculture, has not unfolded without complaint. Farmers have decried the price increases, and competitors say the company has ruthlessly stifled competition.
Now Monsanto -- like IBM and Google -- has drawn scrutiny from U.S. antitrust investigators, who under the Obama administration have looked more skeptically at the actions of dominant firms.
More: www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/28/ AR2009112802471.html?hpid=topnews
Enjoy! Marnie
We get bags of produce on an even & odd week system. Members pick up their baskets any time after 3 pm on Tuesdays. There is no work requirement in this Co-op! Actual quantities of items will vary according to availability, price and case size. The dairy and meats come from Pennisylvania and New York State. This co-op has been in existance for over 30 years, changing with the times and the needs of the members.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Environmental Movies in Denville!
So today is the fiinal produce delivered from Starbrite Farms. We will be getting the produce through the winter from Four Seasons and I will look for a different local source for next summer. I haven’t been totally happy with the quality of all of Strbrite’s vegetables and I had no way to return unsatisfactory goods. That won’t happen again. I am very releaved to be done with this. I know some of the produce was very good and we got to try a few new things like the celery root (big Bags only) this week. My biggest issue was with the unusual vegetables on the Basic Bag weeks. We’ll keep those bags more regular in the future!
This Thursday at 6:30pm – "Coal Country"
Nov 12 - 6:30 PM at Nature’s EnerQi, 21 Bloomfield Avenue, Denville
Coal Country is a stunning new documentary that reveals the devastation of mountaintop removal coal mining to the forests, streams, and communities of Appalachia. Produced by Mari-Lynn Evans and Phylis Geller, Coal Country brings us inside the lives of Appalachian residents who are directly threatened by mountaintop removal, a destructive mining practice where mountaintops are blasted away to expose the coal; the waste is then dumped in the waterways of nearby communities. As it takes us through each stage of coal mining and processing, Coal Country reveals the shocking true cost of America's over-reliance on coal.
For more information: www.mountainlakesorganic.com/Calendar.html or contact Marnie Vyff at 335-4469.
Go Organic to Avoid rBGH, Monsanto and Eli Lilly's Genetically Modified Bovine Growth Hormone
Dr. Sam Epstein, Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition, warns:
• rBGH makes cows sick.
• rBGH-derived milk is contaminated by pus.
• rBGH-derived milk is chemically and nutritionally different than natural milk.
• Milk from cows injected with rBGH is contaminated with Bovine Growth Hormone, traces of which are absorbed through the gut into the blood of people who consume this milk or products made from it.
• rBGH milk is supercharged with high levels of a potent cancer tumor promoter called insulin-like growth factor number one (IGF-1), which is readily absorbed through the gut.
• Excess levels of IGF-1 in the human body have been linked in numerous scientific studies as a cause of breast, colon, and prostate cancer.
Dr. Epstein and other scientists recommend boycotting rBGH-tainted milk and dairy products and purchasing organic products instead. According to The Hartman Group, a well-respected firm analyzing consumer, organic milk is now a leading priority for health-minded consumers. Demand for organic milk has grown at an annual rate of 20% until recently, while overall milk consumption has dropped by 10%.
"Nevertheless," Dr. Epstein emphasizes, "only a few schools make organic milk available, nor do most state governments, under low- income food programs, particularly by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children."
-Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., "Cancer Expert Counters Reckless Claims That Hormonal Milk Is Safe," October 14, 2009
MORE: www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_19391.cfm
Boycott Genetically Engineered rBGH
Following up on our successful campaign against Yoplait and Dannon, the Organic Consumers Association is now asking our members to boycott ice cream companies that still allow the use of genetically modified bovine growth hormone (Dreyer's, Edy's, Nestle, Haagen-Dazs, Klondike, Good Humor, Breyer's).
ACTION: www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_19530.cfm
Enjoy! Marnie
This Thursday at 6:30pm – "Coal Country"
Nov 12 - 6:30 PM at Nature’s EnerQi, 21 Bloomfield Avenue, Denville
Coal Country is a stunning new documentary that reveals the devastation of mountaintop removal coal mining to the forests, streams, and communities of Appalachia. Produced by Mari-Lynn Evans and Phylis Geller, Coal Country brings us inside the lives of Appalachian residents who are directly threatened by mountaintop removal, a destructive mining practice where mountaintops are blasted away to expose the coal; the waste is then dumped in the waterways of nearby communities. As it takes us through each stage of coal mining and processing, Coal Country reveals the shocking true cost of America's over-reliance on coal.
For more information: www.mountainlakesorganic.com/Calendar.html or contact Marnie Vyff at 335-4469.
Go Organic to Avoid rBGH, Monsanto and Eli Lilly's Genetically Modified Bovine Growth Hormone
Dr. Sam Epstein, Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition, warns:
• rBGH makes cows sick.
• rBGH-derived milk is contaminated by pus.
• rBGH-derived milk is chemically and nutritionally different than natural milk.
• Milk from cows injected with rBGH is contaminated with Bovine Growth Hormone, traces of which are absorbed through the gut into the blood of people who consume this milk or products made from it.
• rBGH milk is supercharged with high levels of a potent cancer tumor promoter called insulin-like growth factor number one (IGF-1), which is readily absorbed through the gut.
• Excess levels of IGF-1 in the human body have been linked in numerous scientific studies as a cause of breast, colon, and prostate cancer.
Dr. Epstein and other scientists recommend boycotting rBGH-tainted milk and dairy products and purchasing organic products instead. According to The Hartman Group, a well-respected firm analyzing consumer, organic milk is now a leading priority for health-minded consumers. Demand for organic milk has grown at an annual rate of 20% until recently, while overall milk consumption has dropped by 10%.
"Nevertheless," Dr. Epstein emphasizes, "only a few schools make organic milk available, nor do most state governments, under low- income food programs, particularly by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children."
-Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., "Cancer Expert Counters Reckless Claims That Hormonal Milk Is Safe," October 14, 2009
MORE: www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_19391.cfm
Boycott Genetically Engineered rBGH
Following up on our successful campaign against Yoplait and Dannon, the Organic Consumers Association is now asking our members to boycott ice cream companies that still allow the use of genetically modified bovine growth hormone (Dreyer's, Edy's, Nestle, Haagen-Dazs, Klondike, Good Humor, Breyer's).
ACTION: www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_19530.cfm
Enjoy! Marnie
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The Green Cafe is Back!
This Thursday at Noon ? "Addicted to Plastics"
Directed & Produced by Ian Connacher
Thursday, October 29th ? 12:00 to 2:00 pm
At the Mountain Lakes Public Library
The Green Caf? events are our Mountain Lakes League of Women Voters Green Community Meetings which are also social, environmental luncheons. You can enjoy a medley of organic and local foods while learning about ways we can have a smaller impact on our planet. Plastics are perhaps the most ubiquitous and versatile material ever invented, but such progress has had a cost.
Addicted To Plastic is a global journey to investigate what we really know about the material of a thousand uses and why there's so much of it. Addicted To Plastic encompasses three years of filming in 12 countries on 5 continents, including two trips to the middle of the Pacific Ocean where plastic debris accumulates. The film provides expert interviews on practical and cutting edge solutions to recycling, toxicity and biodegradability. These solutions - which include plastic made from plants - will provide viewers with a new perspective about our future with plastic.
For more information: www.mountainlakesorganic.com/Calendar.html or contact Marnie Vyff at 335-4469.
Enjoy! Marnie
Directed & Produced by Ian Connacher
Thursday, October 29th ? 12:00 to 2:00 pm
At the Mountain Lakes Public Library
The Green Caf? events are our Mountain Lakes League of Women Voters Green Community Meetings which are also social, environmental luncheons. You can enjoy a medley of organic and local foods while learning about ways we can have a smaller impact on our planet. Plastics are perhaps the most ubiquitous and versatile material ever invented, but such progress has had a cost.
Addicted To Plastic is a global journey to investigate what we really know about the material of a thousand uses and why there's so much of it. Addicted To Plastic encompasses three years of filming in 12 countries on 5 continents, including two trips to the middle of the Pacific Ocean where plastic debris accumulates. The film provides expert interviews on practical and cutting edge solutions to recycling, toxicity and biodegradability. These solutions - which include plastic made from plants - will provide viewers with a new perspective about our future with plastic.
For more information: www.mountainlakesorganic.com/Calendar.html or contact Marnie Vyff at 335-4469.
Enjoy! Marnie
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
MidTerms!!
I have my mid term exam this evening so my letter is short. I must study!!!
ALERT UPDATE OF THE WEEK
Obama's Biotech & Chemically Dependent Friends
Organic Consumers Association network members sent 100,000 emails to Obama last fall opposing Tom Vilsack's appointment as USDA Secretary, because the former Iowa Governor had served as a leading advocate for Monsanto, genetic engineering, and factory farming. We also generated nearly 40,000 letters opposing former Monsanto lobbyist Michael Taylor's appointment as a senior adviser to the Food and Drug Administration Commissioner on food safety.
So far, we've been able to keep Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff (notorious for his support of Monsanto's controversial gene-altered Bovine Growth Hormone) out of the Administration, but President Obama has just nominated two high-profile biotech advocates, closely connected to Monsanto and corporate agribusiness, to key USDA and trade positions.
Obama has tapped Roger Beachy, long-time president of the Danforth Plant Science Center (Monsanto's nonprofit arm) as chief of the USDA's newly created National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). And Islam Siddiqui, currently the VP of Science and Regulatory Affairs at CropLife America (a major front group for GMO and chemical agriculture), has been nominated for the post of Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative's office. CropLife's regional partner, the Mid America CropLife Association, was the group that infamously chided the First Lady for refusing to use pesticides on the White House garden. Siddiqui gave the maximum personal contribution to Obama's campaign and held a major fundraiser for Obama at his McLean, Virginia home early last year.
LEARN MORE & TAKE ACTION: www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_19325.cfm
Enjoy! Marnie
ALERT UPDATE OF THE WEEK
Obama's Biotech & Chemically Dependent Friends
Organic Consumers Association network members sent 100,000 emails to Obama last fall opposing Tom Vilsack's appointment as USDA Secretary, because the former Iowa Governor had served as a leading advocate for Monsanto, genetic engineering, and factory farming. We also generated nearly 40,000 letters opposing former Monsanto lobbyist Michael Taylor's appointment as a senior adviser to the Food and Drug Administration Commissioner on food safety.
So far, we've been able to keep Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff (notorious for his support of Monsanto's controversial gene-altered Bovine Growth Hormone) out of the Administration, but President Obama has just nominated two high-profile biotech advocates, closely connected to Monsanto and corporate agribusiness, to key USDA and trade positions.
Obama has tapped Roger Beachy, long-time president of the Danforth Plant Science Center (Monsanto's nonprofit arm) as chief of the USDA's newly created National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). And Islam Siddiqui, currently the VP of Science and Regulatory Affairs at CropLife America (a major front group for GMO and chemical agriculture), has been nominated for the post of Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative's office. CropLife's regional partner, the Mid America CropLife Association, was the group that infamously chided the First Lady for refusing to use pesticides on the White House garden. Siddiqui gave the maximum personal contribution to Obama's campaign and held a major fundraiser for Obama at his McLean, Virginia home early last year.
LEARN MORE & TAKE ACTION: www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_19325.cfm
Enjoy! Marnie
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Event Week!
This week we have one event Wednesday & two events Thursday! I hope you can join us for at least one of them...
Wednesday, Oct 14
Fall Vegetable Garden Program – 7:00-9:00pm
Learn about composting, extending your growing season and what you can do in the Fall to prepare your garden for the coming Winter and Spring. Inspirational speaker Wanda Knapik, from My Local Garden, will share her tips and lead a discussion on Fall in the garden. Free.
Register with the library: http://www.bernardsvillelibrary.org/
Bernardsville Public Library, 1 Anderson Hill Rd, Bernardsville 908-766-0118
Thursday, Oct 15
The Secret Life of Whole Grains – 1:00-3:00pm
Whole Grains: These powerhouses-loaded with vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants-offer ready energy, great taste, and protection against many diseases. Learn how to prepare warming nutritious meals for the fall. Again, our local food expert, Phyllis Deering, will teach this class in Marnie's Kitchen.
The $15 class fee covers the expert and food supplies. Please RSVP! Mtn Lakes Organic Coop, 10 Vale Drive, Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046 973-335-4469
Montclair Environmental Movie Night – 6:30-9:00pm
Kilowatt Ours & Unlimited – Bring your kids or a friend!
A double feature of eye opening films about our energy use. Kilowatt Ours: A Plan to Re-Energize America, the new National edition of the Award winning film is a solutions-oriented exploration of energy issues and opportunities in the United States. Unlimited: Renewable Energy in the 21st Century energy experts introduce promising technologies being used right here in New Jersey.
Enjoy! Marnie
Wednesday, Oct 14
Fall Vegetable Garden Program – 7:00-9:00pm
Learn about composting, extending your growing season and what you can do in the Fall to prepare your garden for the coming Winter and Spring. Inspirational speaker Wanda Knapik, from My Local Garden, will share her tips and lead a discussion on Fall in the garden. Free.
Register with the library: http://www.bernardsvillelibrary.org/
Bernardsville Public Library, 1 Anderson Hill Rd, Bernardsville 908-766-0118
Thursday, Oct 15
The Secret Life of Whole Grains – 1:00-3:00pm
Whole Grains: These powerhouses-loaded with vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants-offer ready energy, great taste, and protection against many diseases. Learn how to prepare warming nutritious meals for the fall. Again, our local food expert, Phyllis Deering, will teach this class in Marnie's Kitchen.
The $15 class fee covers the expert and food supplies. Please RSVP! Mtn Lakes Organic Coop, 10 Vale Drive, Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046 973-335-4469
Montclair Environmental Movie Night – 6:30-9:00pm
Kilowatt Ours & Unlimited – Bring your kids or a friend!
A double feature of eye opening films about our energy use. Kilowatt Ours: A Plan to Re-Energize America, the new National edition of the Award winning film is a solutions-oriented exploration of energy issues and opportunities in the United States. Unlimited: Renewable Energy in the 21st Century energy experts introduce promising technologies being used right here in New Jersey.
Enjoy! Marnie
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
My 25th Reunion
My 25th Reunion
I remember going to my dad’s 25th when I was a teenager. This weekend its my turn! I loved my college days and there’s something really nice about Providence, RI in the fall. Some old best friends are going up too. I’m really looking forward to it.
I’ve been reworking the Coop website and have added a few bells and whistles, please visit it! www.MountainLakesOrganic.com.
The recipe section is expanded. Now whenever we get interesting vegetables, we have some good recipes to try out!
With fall, we have had a bunch of new members join. I’d like to just remind everyone of a few things. Some of you saw the list last week, but I need to print it for the Basic week too:
• Please don’t forget to write on your invoice or a slip of paper anything you get from the fridges. I need to know for inventory purposes.
• Please put your name on that slip too just so I know who to credit in my accounting program.
• Please do not leave your car idling while you get your produce. Its toxic, a waste of money, bad for global warming, and against the law.
• And please don’t forget to bring back your bags. Thanks to all of you who do!
Stop GMO Sugar!
OCA congratulates our longtime ally, the Center for Food Safety, for gaining a federal court ruling against genetically engineered sugar beets. Despite the ruling, American Crystal, the nation’s largest sugar beet processor, is apparently still planning on using Monsanto's GE sugar beets. American Crystal President David Berg told the New York Times he thought customer acceptance of GE sugar was "a big non-event."
A big non-event?
Tell American Crystal that you're joining the boycott. Avoid Monsanto's GE sugar by buying certified organic food (GE is banned from organic) and boycotting all non-organic brands that refuse to take a GMO-free stand.
TAKE ACTION NOW: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/
ORGANIC NEWS OF THE WEEK
Organic Valley Measures the Toxic Burden of Non-Organic Foods
Organic Valley, America's largest organic farmers' co-op, has launched an online calculator called "Organic Counts!" which shows how Organic Valley farmers and consumers collectively kept 89.5 million pounds of synthetic fertilizer and 1.25 million pounds of synthetic pesticides from America's soil and water from 1988 to 2008.
To create the Organic Counts! online calculator, Organic Valley entered its production data from the past 20 years, as well as parallel data from the USDA to show the average amounts of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides used in industrial agriculture per acre each year.
Public health costs directly associated with pesticide poisoning amount to billions of dollars per year. Exposure to pesticides and synthetic fertilizers have been linked to infertility, Parkinson's, cancer, birth defects, obesity, and learning and behavioral disabilities.
More than one million children in America age five and under ingest at least 15 pesticides daily. Early childhood exposures to pesticides are a leading cause of autism, obesity, asthma, brain cancer and other childhood diseases.
LEARN MORE: www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article _19214.cfm
Thank You and Enjoy!
Marnie
I remember going to my dad’s 25th when I was a teenager. This weekend its my turn! I loved my college days and there’s something really nice about Providence, RI in the fall. Some old best friends are going up too. I’m really looking forward to it.
I’ve been reworking the Coop website and have added a few bells and whistles, please visit it! www.MountainLakesOrganic.com.
The recipe section is expanded. Now whenever we get interesting vegetables, we have some good recipes to try out!
With fall, we have had a bunch of new members join. I’d like to just remind everyone of a few things. Some of you saw the list last week, but I need to print it for the Basic week too:
• Please don’t forget to write on your invoice or a slip of paper anything you get from the fridges. I need to know for inventory purposes.
• Please put your name on that slip too just so I know who to credit in my accounting program.
• Please do not leave your car idling while you get your produce. Its toxic, a waste of money, bad for global warming, and against the law.
• And please don’t forget to bring back your bags. Thanks to all of you who do!
Stop GMO Sugar!
OCA congratulates our longtime ally, the Center for Food Safety, for gaining a federal court ruling against genetically engineered sugar beets. Despite the ruling, American Crystal, the nation’s largest sugar beet processor, is apparently still planning on using Monsanto's GE sugar beets. American Crystal President David Berg told the New York Times he thought customer acceptance of GE sugar was "a big non-event."
A big non-event?
Tell American Crystal that you're joining the boycott. Avoid Monsanto's GE sugar by buying certified organic food (GE is banned from organic) and boycotting all non-organic brands that refuse to take a GMO-free stand.
TAKE ACTION NOW: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/
ORGANIC NEWS OF THE WEEK
Organic Valley Measures the Toxic Burden of Non-Organic Foods
Organic Valley, America's largest organic farmers' co-op, has launched an online calculator called "Organic Counts!" which shows how Organic Valley farmers and consumers collectively kept 89.5 million pounds of synthetic fertilizer and 1.25 million pounds of synthetic pesticides from America's soil and water from 1988 to 2008.
To create the Organic Counts! online calculator, Organic Valley entered its production data from the past 20 years, as well as parallel data from the USDA to show the average amounts of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides used in industrial agriculture per acre each year.
Public health costs directly associated with pesticide poisoning amount to billions of dollars per year. Exposure to pesticides and synthetic fertilizers have been linked to infertility, Parkinson's, cancer, birth defects, obesity, and learning and behavioral disabilities.
More than one million children in America age five and under ingest at least 15 pesticides daily. Early childhood exposures to pesticides are a leading cause of autism, obesity, asthma, brain cancer and other childhood diseases.
LEARN MORE: www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article _19214.cfm
Thank You and Enjoy!
Marnie
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
A Few Reminders
With fall, we have had a bunch of new members join. There are a few things I?d like to remind everyone of:
• Please don?t forget to write on your invoice or a slip of paper anything you get from the fridges. I need to know for inventory purposes.
• Please put your name on that slip too just so I know who to credit in my accounting program.
• Please do not leave your car idling while you get your produce. Its toxic, a waste of money, bad for global warming, and against the law.
• And please don?t forget to bring back your bags. Thanks to all of you who do!
Also, I've been reworking the websiteand have added a few bells and whistles, please visit it! www.MountainLakesOrganic.com
ALERT OF THE WEEK - Keep Nanotechnology Out of Organic!
A major reason why consumers shop for products that are certified organic is to avoid hazardous and unlabeled Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), toxic chemicals, and now the most recent, and likely most dangerous hi-tech poison of them all - nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is now a multi-billion dollar Frankenstein monster industry churning out a vast menu of untested and unlabeled products containing tiny nanoparticles including non-organic vitamin supplements, food packaging, processed food, cosmetics, and sunscreens.
The United States Department of Agriculture's National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has been debating an official ban on nanotechnology in organic. When it meets November 3-5, 2009 in Washington, D.C., the NOSB will consider a recommendation supported by the the OCA and the organic community that would "prohibit nanotechnology in organic production, processing, and packaging."
Nanotechnology is inherently dangerous. Mounting scientific evidence indicates that nanomaterials produce dangerous "free radicals" which can destroy or mutate DNA and can cause damage to the liver and kidneys. Nanotech particles not only injure and kill lab animals - they can kill you as well.
Every day, new evidence of the dangers of nanotechnology emerges:
Workplace nanoparticle exposure was linked to seven cases of serious and progressive lung disease in China including two patient deaths.
Nanoparticles present in a chemical found in sunscreens - titanium dioxide - are being examined as possibly causing Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
Tell the USDA that you want the National Organic Standards Board to take a strong stand against the use of nanotechnology in organic. Please act before the October 19 deadline.
TAKE ACTION NOW:
http://capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/alert/?alertid=13948781
Thank You and Enjoy!
Marnie
• Please don?t forget to write on your invoice or a slip of paper anything you get from the fridges. I need to know for inventory purposes.
• Please put your name on that slip too just so I know who to credit in my accounting program.
• Please do not leave your car idling while you get your produce. Its toxic, a waste of money, bad for global warming, and against the law.
• And please don?t forget to bring back your bags. Thanks to all of you who do!
Also, I've been reworking the websiteand have added a few bells and whistles, please visit it! www.MountainLakesOrganic.com
ALERT OF THE WEEK - Keep Nanotechnology Out of Organic!
A major reason why consumers shop for products that are certified organic is to avoid hazardous and unlabeled Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), toxic chemicals, and now the most recent, and likely most dangerous hi-tech poison of them all - nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is now a multi-billion dollar Frankenstein monster industry churning out a vast menu of untested and unlabeled products containing tiny nanoparticles including non-organic vitamin supplements, food packaging, processed food, cosmetics, and sunscreens.
The United States Department of Agriculture's National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has been debating an official ban on nanotechnology in organic. When it meets November 3-5, 2009 in Washington, D.C., the NOSB will consider a recommendation supported by the the OCA and the organic community that would "prohibit nanotechnology in organic production, processing, and packaging."
Nanotechnology is inherently dangerous. Mounting scientific evidence indicates that nanomaterials produce dangerous "free radicals" which can destroy or mutate DNA and can cause damage to the liver and kidneys. Nanotech particles not only injure and kill lab animals - they can kill you as well.
Every day, new evidence of the dangers of nanotechnology emerges:
Workplace nanoparticle exposure was linked to seven cases of serious and progressive lung disease in China including two patient deaths.
Nanoparticles present in a chemical found in sunscreens - titanium dioxide - are being examined as possibly causing Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
Tell the USDA that you want the National Organic Standards Board to take a strong stand against the use of nanotechnology in organic. Please act before the October 19 deadline.
TAKE ACTION NOW:
http://capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/alert/?alertid=13948781
Thank You and Enjoy!
Marnie
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