As consumer demand and grassroots efforts grow in support of HB 6519 and mandatory labeling for Genetically Modified foods, citizens from across New London County are invited to attend the ‘Honest Food Policy?’ panel discussion Tuesday evening to learn the facts about these potentially harmful products and how they can get involved with the campaign to label Genetically Modified Food in Connecticut.
Speakers will include Former Congressman Rob Simmons, Sen. Cathy Osten, Rep. Tim Bowles, Ian Skoggard of UCC Green Team, and Bill Duesing of Northeast Organic Farmers Association (NOFA.)
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The event is being co-sponsored by Food & Water Watch along with GMO Free CT and allies Cedar Meadows Farm, Hidden Brook Gardens, Highland Thistle Farm, Whitegate Farm, Studio Farm, Stony Ledge Farm and Aiki Farm.
The Panel will speak to the labeling of unlabled genetically modified food here in Connecticut, and citizen efforts to support HB 6519. It will be moderated by organic farmer Bob Burns of GMO Free CT New London County and Aiki Farms.
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The panel will occur the night before an expected vote on HB 6519 in the Public Health Committee on Wednesday, as well as a report released by the consumer advocacy nonprofit Food & Water Watch – Monsanto: A Corporate Profile.
WHEN: Tuesday, April 2nd 2013, 6:30 pm
WHERE: The Panel will take place in the cafeteria / auditorium of Ledyard Middle School in Gales Ferry, CT, Junction of Rt. 12 and Rt. 214. Map: http://bit.ly/10siK9C
For more information contact: Meagan Erhart, Food & Water Watch Volunteer - 860 395 7248, moerhart@gmail.com
Bob Burns, Aiki Farms and GMO Free CT New London County - (860) 536-6407, aiki.ledyard@gmail.com
Will Vanderbilt, Food & Water Watch Organizer – 650 892 3066, wvanderbilt@fwwlocal.org
The forum is supported by Food & Water Watch, which works to ensure the food, water and fish we consume is safe, accessible and sustainable. So we can all enjoy and trust in what we eat and drink, we help people take charge of where their food comes from, keep clean, affordable, public tap water flowing freely to our homes, protect the environmental quality of oceans, force government to do its job protecting citizens, and educate about the importance of keeping shared resources under public control. www.foodandwaterwatch.org
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