Howdy,
Here is an update on the August 13th  Sierra Club Iowa City Area
Group Co-Sponsored program on Organic vs. GE Food.  I hope you all
can make it to the event.  Pass the word around to anyone who you
know would be interested in attending. A second email will provide
background information about the event.
Take Care!
Rex
Iowa City Area Group Chair of the Sierra Club

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ORGANIC OR GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD?
YOU MAKE THE CALL!

For immediate release:

Event: Jim Riddle Presentation

Topic: Organic or Genetically Engineered Food? You Make the Call!

Date:  Sunday, August 13, 2000
Time:  3 pm.
Place: Iowa City, IA.
             Wesley Foundation Center
             Downstairs Auditorium
             120 N. Dubuque (Market & Jefferson)

Admission: Free

Sponsored by: The Sierra Club, Red Avocado Organic Vegetarian Cuisine,
Midwest~Harvest Corporation, EVERYBODY'S Whole Foods,
Blooming Prairie Warehouse, Hy-Vee South, The Iowa City Green Party,
The Iowa Socialist Party, University of Iowa Students for Nader,
Oak Hill Acres, Catnip Farm & The Organic Consumers Association

Free Refreshments

Contacts:
Ericka Dana, Iowa Green Party Agriculture Committee
Organic Consumers Association Regional Coordinator
Ph: 319-685-4270 <[log in to unmask]> http://www.catnipfarm.com

ORGANIC INDEPENDENTS
James A. Riddle and Joyce E. Ford
Ph/Fax:  507-454-8310 < [log in to unmask]>

Rex Bavousett, Sierra Club, Iowa City Area Group Chair
Ph: 319-384-0053 <[log in to unmask]> http://www.iowa.sierraclub.org

Organic Consumers Association - http://www.purefood.org

JAMES A. RIDDLE - SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
  Over the past 20 years, Jim Riddle has been an organic farmer, gardener,
inspector, educator, policy analyst, author, and consumer. He was founding
president of the Independent Organic Inspectors Association, (IOIA), and
co-author of the IOIA Organic Inspection Manual and the OCC/IOIA Organic
Certification Form Templates. He has helped train hundreds of organic
inspectors throughout the world. He is a member of the U.S. delegation to
Codex, served on the board of the International Organic Accreditation
Service, and chairs the Organic Trade Association's Accreditation Committee.
Jim is co-author of  the OTA's American Organic Standards. He was
instrumental  in the passage of Minnesota's landmark organic
certificationcost-share program. Jim is a dedicated environmentalist,
homesteader, and family man.

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Rex Bavousett
Sierra Club
Iowa City Area Group Chair
Iowa Chapter Webmaster
45 Juniper Ct. North Liberty, IA 52317
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319-626-7862 home
319-384-0053 work
319-384-0055 fax
http://www.iowa.sierraclub.org/

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