A new study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology indicates that low income farmers in developing nations who adopt sustainable organic farming practices increase crop yields by an average of 79%. In addition, the healthier soil allows the crops to better withstand drought. Sustainable farmers save additional money by using less water, eliminating pesticides and chemical fertilizers, and by avoiding high-priced genetically engineered seeds. Support the growth of organic farming, it’s better for your health and is proving to make good economic sense too.
Click on the arrow below to see the 40 minute video by Dr. Rima Laibow on the frightening impact of the pending Codex standards on organic food, nutritional supplements and herbs.
What you’ll see in this video is a very disturbing regulatory development requiring all of our immediate attention, and that is the Codex standards being imposed worldwide, including here in the U.S.
Under Codex:
• EVERY dairy cow (including those considered “organic”) MUST be treated with bovine growth hormone
• EVERY animal used for food on the planet (birds, fish, meat) must be treated with subclinical antibiotics & exogenous growth hormones
• ALL food be irradiated unless eaten locally and raw
• CODEX sets limits for chemicals in food but these limits are incredibly high. In 2001 176 countries got together & agreed on a list of 12 highly toxic chemicals to be banned worldwide–9 of the 12 are pesticides. Codex has brought back 7 of the 9 forbidden pesticides and food imported from other countries using these chemicals cannot be stopped at our borders without constituing a trade violation!
If you are concerned about your freedom of choice to keep chemicals and hormones off of your dining room table and to supplement your diet with the vitamins and herbs that you believe in, then you
must act.
Please view the full video and sign the on-line petition. Petition instructions and additional actions you may take are described by Dr. Laibow.
