In Mendocino County CA, voters will be deciding whether or not to ban
genetically modified crops, to protect the county’s organic farmers from
possible contamination from neighboring GE crops. The vote will be held
March 2, 2004 and would make the county the first in the U.S. to pass
an
anti-GMO resolution. The biotech industry has responded with a goliath
investment into persuading the voters of the county against the measure.
Indeed, the biotech battleplan is to call every household in the county
with a paid 20-30 minute conversation, in order to assuage voter
concerns about GE issues. Can Mendocino organic family farmers compete
with transnational corporations? Your help is needed:
http://www.gmofreemendo.com/
