WHAT'S NEXT?

The 'Call': we have launched an ongoing county-wide program to promote local, sustainable, GE-free food and agriculture. We are using a six-point "legislative platform" as a tool for educating and raising awareness and visibility, recruiting volunteers, endorsers and supporters, and building a base of political power for future efforts. The platform calls on our county and state to enact laws for labeling of GE foods, a moratorium on GE-crops, notification of where GE crops are grown, corporate accountability for GE contamination, study of the effects of GE crops and foods, and support for sustainable agriculture.

We are asking farmers, consumers, doctors, churches, schools, businesses, community groups, and others to sign the call - and become part of a network of support. Rather than wait on another ballot measure, we are making our community GE-Free right now - one family, one farm, one restaurant or school at a time!

We need your help reaching out to the many people who still don't know about the risks of GE crops. Sign the pledge, and ask your friends and community to sign as well. Call to volunteer. Together we can keep Sonoma County safe from genetic contamination!

SIGN THE CALL for a GE-free future:

I call on our local, state, and federal representatives to enact the following:

1. LABELING: the labeling of all seeds, foods and products containing GE ingredients;
2. MORATORIUM: a moratorium on the release of genetically engineered plant and animals, including crops containing pharmaceutical drugs;
3. NOTIFICATION: a right to know the nature and location of both commercial plantings and experimental field trials of GE crops, so that we can be aware of specific contamination risks to our farms, gardens, and property;
4. ACCOUNTABILITY: biotechnology companies to be held responsible for damages that result from the release of their GE crops;
5. STUDY: independent testing of the long-term environmental, health and safety risks and potential economic impacts from GE crops and other GE products;
6. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: Increased funding and other support for farmers to transition to ecologically sustainable agricultural practices.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

• To print out and sign the call, click here.
• To help staff a GE-Free table at a Farmers Market or event, click here.
• To host a house party and film showing for your friends, click here.
• To schedule a speaker or film showing for your school, church, community group or organization, click here.