Yes on 522 - events and ways to get involved!
Slow Food Seattle has endorsed I-522, the campaign to label genetically modified foods. Here is some additional background on the campaign from the "Yes on 522" website:
A “yes” vote on 522 would give Washington shoppers more information about what’s in their food and control over their shopping decisions. Under this initiative, genetically engineered foods to be labeled could include chips, cold cereals, soft drinks, candy, corn and soy. Our food is already labeled with abundant nutritional information including sugar, sodium, whether flavors are natural or artificial and if salmon is wild or farm-raised. Additionally, American companies are already required to label genetically engineered food in 64 other countries. They should provide the same information to American shoppers.
If you would like to learn more about, volunteer for or generally support this campaign, here are a few ways to do so!
Learn more at upcoming panel discussions, including one tomorrow, Saturday, September 7 at the Seattle Tilth Harvest Fair at 1pm. Slow Food Seattle's own Philip Lee will moderate a panel with Delana Jones (I-522 Campaign Manager), Matt McDermott (Seattle Tilth Farm Works), Sander Kallshian (Seatte Seed Company), Maria Hines, (Maria Hines Restaurants), Ariana Taylor-Stanley (Tilth Producers of Washington), Dr. Lucy Jarosz (UW School of Geography). Find more panel discussions in the calendar below.
Hold a "Kitchen Conversation" with friends to discuss the issue and and raise funds.
Attend a 522 fundraising event (see the calendar below and the Yes on 522 site for upcoming events).