Family, Friends, Farms and Food

From the Organic Consumer’s Association:

“Indeed, within the scientific community and educated public alike, there is a growing awareness that Roundup herbicide, and its primary ingredient glyphosate, is actually a broad spectrum biocide, in the etymological sense of the word: “bio” (life) and “cide” (kill) – that is, it broadly, without discrimination kills living things, not just plants. Moreover, it does not rapidly biodegrade as widely claimed, and exceedingly small amounts of this chemical – in concentration ranges found in recently sampled rain, air, groundwater, and human urine samples – have DNA-damaging and cancer cell proliferation stimulating effects.” By Sayer Ji , GreenMedInfo, June 23

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ORGANIC CONSUMER’S ASSOCIATION Mission

OCA’s overall political program is the Organic Agenda 2005-15, a six-point platform calling for:

* The conversion of American agriculture to at least 30% organic by the year 2015, including major reforms in agricultural subsidies and appropriations to help family farmers make the transition to organic, develop local and regional markets, and adopt renewable energy practices.

* Fair Trade and economic justice, not so-called corporate-driven “Free Trade” as the global norm.

* A global moratorium on genetically engineered foods and crops.

* A phase-out of the most dangerous industrial agriculture and factory farming practices.

* Universal health care with an emphasis on prevention, nutrition, and wellness promotion.

* Energy independence and the conversion of US and global agriculture, transportation, and utilities to conservation practices and renewable energy.

Company Overview

The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is an online and grassroots non-profit 501(c)3 public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability. The OCA deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children’s health, corporate accountability, Fair Trade, environmental sustainability and other key topics.

We are the only organization in the US focused exclusively on promoting the views and interests of the nation’s estimated 50 million organic and socially responsible consumers.

The OCA represents over 850,000 members, subscribers and volunteers, including several thousand businesses in the natural foods and organic marketplace. Our policy board is broadly representative of the organic, family farm, environmental, and public interest community.

The Organic Consumers Association was formed in 1998 in the wake of the backlash by organic consumers against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s controversial proposed national regulations for organic food. Through the OCA’s SOS (Safeguard Organic Standards) Campaign, as well as the work of our allies in other organizations, the organic community over the last eight years has been able to mobilize hundreds of thousands of consumers to pressure the USDA and organic companies to preserve strict organic standards. In its public education, network building, and mobilization activities such as its Breaking the Chains campaign, OCA works with a broad range of public interest organizations to challenge industrial agriculture, corporate globalization, and the Wal-Martization of the economy, and inspire consumers to “Buy Local, Organic, and Fair Made.”

We have offices in Minnesota, Washington DC, and California.

Learn more, take action and get the latest news at: http://www.organicconsumers.org/organicbytes.cfm