June 2012 Newsletter
- At June 6, 2012
- By Michael Tiner
- In Blog Post, Co-op Business Development, Event, News
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June 2012 Newsletter
Beautiful New Website!
Exciting Kids Event!
Local Art Opening!
Blue Berry Mania!
& More!
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Beautiful New Website! Exciting Kids Event! Local Art Opening! Blue Berry Mania! & More! | |||
| ATTENTION KIDS & PARENTS! DON’T MISS THIS EVENT.
Who: Kids! {ages 7-15 years old} What:Snack War Challenge What’s That? Its kinda like a healthy themed Iron chief episode staring your kids. *Free to Participate* | *Everyones a Winner* *Prizes for Top Snack Warriors* presented by the Reid Family authors of the newly release book: Portion Size Me RSVP: What’s the Point? This event is design to be fun and educational through demonstration and a little healthy competition. The point to teach our kids that good healthy decisions are within their grasp. To create excitement in youth to lead in making the best decisions for themselves. How is the challenge going to work? We’ll have three Snack Wars for different age group kids. 13-15yrolds go 1st |10-12 go 2nd|7-9 last| Each participant will take place at a station behind the table with a few moments to look into our refrigerator and pantry cabinet to get an idea of what is available. We will also have different serving plates and utensils for you to choose from. No cooking will occur, everything must be made fresh. When you are told to do so by Marshall you will open your tub of secret ingredients. Then you will have 12 minutes to make your snack for three judges. That means you have to put your snack on three separate plates or all on one platter. When the 12 minutes are up participants will go stand at the judges table to present their creation for evaluation. The judges will then tally your healthy score card and a winner and runner up will be selected for each age group. Every is a winner with Sweat Prizes awarded to the judges top pick snacks. Event Parking: Oniste Farm Store parking for this event will fill up fast, so please plan to use one of the designated overflow parking lots right around the corner.  ______________________________ mark your calendar! Next Event: Local Art Opening June 23rd 12noon – 5pm Its going to be a party! The 1st of many local art and music exhibits to come. *Music * Raffle Prizes *Food * Featuring photography by Sam Bourne; plus artwork & live painting by Natasha Brockman will also be onsite with smiles, info & delicious samples.  | ||
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How California Could Force the Rest of the US to Label GMO Foods
- At June 3, 2012
- By Michael Tiner
- In News
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By Tom Philpott
Mother Jones, May 31, 2012
Straight to the Source
In November, California voters will decide on a ballot initiative that would require labeling of all foods containing ingredients from genetically modified crops. The initiative made it to the ballot after almost 1 million Californians signed a petition in favor of it-nearly double the 504,760 signatures needed under the state’s proposition rules. The campaign that organized the push to get the measure on the ballot focused on possible health effects of GMO foods.This news will not likely be applauded by my friends over at Croplife America, the main trade group of the GM seed/agrichemical industry. The big GMO crops-corn, soy, sugar beets, and cotton-are processed into sweeteners, fats, and additives used widely by the food industry. Everything from high fructose corn syrup-sweetened Coke to soybean oil-containing Hellman’s mayo would have to bear a label reading something like “Contains GMO ingredients.”
That would send a shockwave through the food industry-one that could ultimately be felt on the industrial-scale US farms that have been devoting their land to GMO crops for years, and the companies that profit from selling them patented seeds and matching herbicides. The reason isn’t just that California represents an imposing chunk of the US food market. It’s also that a food-labeling law that starts in California is unlikely to stay in California.
