On this episode of the Modern Farm Girls Podcast, we talk about current food events in the news.
- Update from Liz & Diana
- Bed sharing with Liz’s daughter
- Cry it out Method
- Tshirts for sale – No Farms, No Farm Girls
- Diana’s Book signing at Union Square Green Market
- Similarities between Veganism & Paleo
- Keeping wasps out of the barn
- Photoshoot at Clark Farm
- August 12- Diana is hosting an info session for those interested in pursuing a career in nutrition
- Food Freedom Festival at Polyface Farms
- Ancestral Health Symposium
- Brazil’s food policy
- Problem with food recalls
- Stop kissing chickens
- Eggs no longer cheapest source of protein
- GMO labeling
- Sugar Tax
- Diana’s Newsletter
Sample Email
Subject: Oppose H.R. 1599 and Protect States’ and Individuals’ Rights
As a constituent, I urge you to reject H.R. 1599, Rep. Pompeo’s so-called “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act,” which would prohibit states from requiring the labeling of genetically engineered foods, or GMOs.
We have a right to know what is in our food so that we can make educated decisions about the food we eat. This bill does not meet the concerns of Americans about what’s in their food. What it really does is deny states the right to pass meaningful mandatory GMO food labeling bills.
The free market can only work when consumers have the information they need to make informed choices among different products. It is absurd to claim that voluntary labeling addresses the issue. In the 14 years that FDA has allowed companies to voluntarily label genetically engineered foods, not one single company has done so. Without mandatory labeling, consumers are effectively being defrauded.
The bill goes even further by forbidding state and local governments from any sort of oversight of GMO crops, even when the federal government has declined or failed to regulate them. Yet these local controls have been adopted in areas based on overwhelming public support, and in order to protect very valuable non-GMO agricultural industries. It is undemocratic and bad for our economy to overturn these local laws.
Please stand up for states’ and consumers’ rights and vote NO on H.R. 1599.
Sincerely,
[Name]
[Address]
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1 thought on “Modern Farm Girls: Episode 21- Food Issues in the News”
Hi Diana, I’m sorry to hear that you had such a bad experience with vegans at your book signing. As a vegan myself, I’m bothered that the vocal minority always paints a picture of vegans as zealots who are trying to convert everyone around them. I personally love your podcast and I completely understand that most people thrive with meat in their diet. Your recent interview with Nicolette Hahn Niman really spoke to me, and I appreciate that she both follows her own way of eating without restricting those around her. I hope more people can realize that we can all work together for to advocate for local farms and whole foods diets!