Howdy again, In relation to our program on Organic Food, here is a free offer. If you are interested in Organic food and products. Here is a email newsletter you may be interested in. Rex Bavouett Iowa City Area Group Chair - Sierra club --- begin forwarded text From: Debbie Ortman <[log in to unmask]> Subject: REPLY REQUESTED: FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO ORGANIC VIEW. Sorry if this is a repeat message for some of you, this is going out to several different listserves. Please just delete it. From now on we will only be sending this request out quarterly. ORGANIC VIEW MONTHLY NEWSLETTER VIA EMAIL! PLEASE RESPOND & POST. We would like to invite you to join our listserve to receive our monthly email newsletter - BioDemocracy News/Organic View. TO SUBSCRIBE TO THIS NEWSLETTER: Simply click reply in your email program, and then send - we'll automatically add you to the list. If you do not want to subscribe just ignore this message and you will not be added. WE HAVE FREE OCA MATERIALS WE CAN SEND YOU. FOOD AGENDA 2000 FLYERS/POSTERS, PETITIONS, GE FACT SHEET AND MORE, SEE BELOW! DESCRIPTION: Interested in receiving Organic View/BioDemocracy News, our "free" email newsletter, and occasional action alerts that deal with national organics issues and updates, including information on Genetically Engineered food issues, USDA's National Organic Standards, labeling of irradiated food and more? Only respond if you would like to be added to our email list to receive OV/BDN and/or receive a free pkt. of information/flyers, otherwise you will not be added to our lists. Reply to this email with "subscribe". I apologize if this is a repeat message or if you are offended. Some of you may already be on one of our lists and have received this email, if so, disregard this message. If you had previously been receiving Organic View/BioDemocracy News, you will still be getting it. Organic View/BioDemocracy News currently goes to over 30,000 coops, health food stores, nutrition centers, activists, food buying clubs, CSA's, farmers markets, organic farmers, organic consumers, health care professionals, organic businesses and distributors, and organizations. We also maintain an international list. The Organic Consumers Association - the OCA is a national grassroots consumers campaign which grew out of the massive organic consumer response to the USDA's first round of Organic Standards(over 270,000 comments were submitted on the first round) in 1998. Many of us were part of the SOS/Save Organic Standards Campaign. The OCA has speakers (Ronnie Cummins, Debbie Ortman, and Simon Harris) available but we do need transportation/lodging expenses paid for and an honorarium would be helpful. We are also available for media interviews. We need your help in developing a network of consumers, coops/stores, farmers, and others to build a national organic movement to educate and mobilize consumers about the dangers of genetic engineering and food irradiation, and to submit comments to the USDA on the National Organic Standards and FDA on food safety issues. Our Food Agenda 2000 campaign calls for: 1) Global Moratorium on Genetically Engineered Foods and Crops until adequate safety testing has been done. (We were the first organization in '98 to call for a global moratorium); 2) Stop Factory Farming and Phase-Out Industrial Agriculture; 3) Convert US Agriculture to at least 30% Organic by 2010. We have free packets available: 1) Food Agenda 2000 packets for individuals contain: 2 anti-GE petitions, a GE fact sheet (you can make more copies), leaflets, and a Consumer Warning Leaflet targetting the top 15 food manufacturers to stop using GE ingredients. 2) Store display packets contain 2 GE petitions, GE fact sheets, Consumer Warning leaflet, Food Agenda 2000 leaflets, a counter top display holder, and 1 poster. Please let me know how many display packets you would like me to send to you for your coop/store/buying club/organizations/CSA/farmers market or event. For buying clubs and CSA's, please let me know how many members you have so I can include enough leaflets to send you. What else can you do to support our Food Agenda 2000 campaign? ***You can help recruit new subscribers to our newsletters by sending this entire message out to everyone on your email lists. Volunteer: - We need individuals to help identify coops/health stores in your area that do not have our Food Agenda 2000 flyers and petitions. Send us a contact name (manager), store name, address, telephone/fax numbers, and email/website URL and we will send them a free pkt. - If you want to volunteer, please send me your complete address, phone and fax so I can add you to our data base and connect you with other activists in your area. Coordinators: - We need regional and state coordinators that can help distribute our Food Agenda 2000 petition and our flyers to stores, organizations and groups that are not hooked up to email and that are not in our data base. You can help us develop local OCA Chapters, table at events, and help build a local data base of activists and those interested in the issues (for email, fax, and telephone "trees"). Make sure you visit our websites on a regular basis for new articles and information. Donations: - We need donations to help pay for flyers and posters. Donations can be sent to: OCA, 6114 Highway 61, Little Marais, MN 55614 - Help organize a fundraising potluck and/or video showing (we have a free video lending library). Action: - We need people to contact their elected Congressional senators and representatives, the United States Department of Agriculture, the President and Vice-President about the importance of strong organic standards. [log in to unmask](President Bill Clinton) [log in to unmask] (VP Al Gore) [log in to unmask](Dan Glickman, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture) Main website for US Representatives: http://www.house.gov/ Main website for US Senate: http://www.senate.gov/ - Write letters to the editor on organic issues. Please pass this message on to your email lists. We are trying to build an email network that can quickly submit comments to the USDA /FDA and elected officials about organic standards and organic issues. Thanks for your support! Debbie Dunbar Ortman National Field Organizer Organic Consumers Association 3547 Haines Rd. Duluth, MN 55811 (218) 726-1443 (218) 726-1446 Fax [log in to unmask] http://www.purefood.org Join the Organic Consumers Association in your local area. If you want to become a member or a volunteer--or make a donation--call (218)726-1443 Please subscribe to our free electronic newsletter, BioDemocracy News/Organic View, via our website or send an email to: [log in to unmask] with the message: subscribe Organic View is devoted to organic food issues and the work of the OCA. OCA is affiliated with the BioDemocracy Campaign. --- end forwarded text -- Rex Bavousett Sierra Club Iowa City Area Group Chair Iowa Chapter Webmaster 45 Juniper Ct. 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