An Invitation to Join Californians for a Ge-Free Agriculture

The Ecological Farming Association is excited to be a founding member of a new

coalition working to prevent genetically engineered (GE) crops in

California. We are encouraging people to get involved with

this coalition and lend support to the campaign.

Right now California is virtually free of genetic engineering (GE), with

the major exception of GE cotton grown in the Central Valley. In the

next few years, however, the industry hopes to commercialize a new

generation of GE crops in the state, including: Bayer's

herbicide-tolerant rice; Ventria Bioscience's pharmaceutical rice (with

human genes); and, Monsanto's herbicide-tolerant strawberries, lettuce

and rice. Bayer's GE rice was recently approved by the federal

government and could be grown in California soon.

We must stop GE crops in order to continue being a world leader in

organic and sustainable agriculture. Californian farmers and consumers

can lead the way in the rejection of this dangerous technology and

demand a different kind of agriculture.

Please join the campaign today. You can find out more about Californians

for GE-Free Agriculture by visiting our website <http://www.calgefree.org>

and by signing up for our volunteer network to receive updates and

information about getting involved.

Thanks for your support and interest!

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Ecological Farming Association

406 Main St., Suite 313

Watsonville, CA 95076

(831) 763-2111

www.eco-farm.org

info (at) eco-farm.org