I'm an advocate for whole, healthy food. The kind that comes from a local, organic farm or your own backyard. I believe in this way of eating for many reasons. Let me share a few of them with you.
Organic food is nutrient dense. When food is grown to its ripeness, everything is better - from taste to vitamin content. Essentially, when grown to potential, it has more to offer you (just like people). This feeds the cells of our bodies - keeping us healthy, nourished, and energized. Food with pesticides are not only lower in nutrient value, they're loaded with chemicals that can make you sick.
Of course I want you to be healthy and feeling good. There's more to it though.
When we shop for food, we vote with our choices. For the environment, local farms, big agriculture business, and so on. This is a clear message to the government, large food corporations, the local economy, healthcare system, schools. What we choose to eat and the decisions we make in regard to our personal sustainability has a definitive impact on environmental and economic sustainability - locally, nationally, internationally. It matters!
A few weeks ago, a bill was introduced with some very deceptive language. HR 875 speaks of food safety, capitalizing off of the fear surrounding our food system. It is important to preserve the integrity of our food, for generations to come. Go here to write your representative and spread the word!
For more info, see this article and keep reading to see the email I got alerting me to this, with more resources for action...
Dear Friends,
US House and Senate are about (in a week and a half) to vote on a bill that will OUTLAW ORGANIC FARMING (bill HR 875). There is an enormous rush to get this into law within the next 2 weeks before
people realize what is happening.
Main backer and lobbyist is (guess who) Monsanto chemical and genetic engineering giant corporation. This bill will require organic farms to use specific fertilizers and poisonous insect sprays dictated by the newly formed agency to "make sure there is no danger to the public food supply". This will include backyard gardens that grow food only for a family and not for sales.
If this passes then NO more heirloom clean seeds but only Monsanto genetically altered seeds that are now showing up with unexpected diseases in humans.
There is a video on the subject. And another one here.
The name on this outrageous food plan is Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 (bill HR 875).
THIS IS REAL, FOLKS! PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL CONCERNED ON YOUR MAILING LISTS & CALL YOUR SENATE REPRESENTATIVES TODAY!
Get on that phone and burn up the wires. Get anyone else you can to do the same thing. The House and Senate WILL pass this if they are not massively threatened with loss of their position.... They only fear your voice and your vote.
The best thing to do is go to www.house.gov/writerep all you have to do is put in your zip and it will give you your congressperson and how to get in touch with them. When you call their office someone will answer the phone, just tell them (politely) that you are calling to express your views on HR 875. Tell them your views, they'll take your name and address and pass your comments along to the congressperson. The following link http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm is a list of the U.S. senators and their contact info.
Thank you, all....let's get loud!!!! Please!
The Food Revolution is on! Thanks for spreading this great information, Vanessa!!
Be well, Carla aka OneHealthyGirl.com
Posted by: Carla Golden | March 26, 2009 at 08:06 AM