Just Say No. . .To GMOs!
That’s what the great people at nongmoproject.org want you to do as well as food producers. They are a non-profit organization made up of consumers, farmers and manufacturers who want to ensure products fall below the .9% of GMO threshold and they want consumers to know it. So they created a seal to stick on products that get a passing grade, which you’ll start seeing this summer.
I have found that it is getting easier and easier to find non GMO products on grocery store shelves these days and I sure appreciate what the Non GMO Project is doing to help. Check out their site to learn more about their endeavors and what you can even do to help out.
Got a Raw Rug, Yet?
Husband and wife team, Todd and Meg van der Kruik of Union 18, make the most amazing rugs from recycled carpets! The rugs are gorgeous and one-of-a-kind! Here’s what they say:
“The beauty, richness and elegance of the whole can only be realized once the search for the parts is complete. Each piece is gathered, grouped and assembled without expectation. Pulled from the thousands of pounds of waste left behind as a result of the manufacturing process, it is only a vision that guides the search. Rooting out, uncovering, liberating each castoff to form something new, unique and extraordinary. The colors and textures must be found, not created. Only then can they truly exist. “
As soon as I realized that I didn’t need meat to survive or to be in good health, I began to see how forlorn it all is. If only we had a different mentality about the drama of the cowboy and the range and all the rest of it. It’s a very romantic notion, an entrenched part of American culture, but I’ve seen, for example, pigs waiting to be slaughtered, and their hysteria and panic was something I shall never forget.
–Cloris Leachman
What an excellent quote from Leachman…we are so disconnected from our food production that most people can conveniently ignore the immense pain we inflict on other living beings. I’m so glad I found your blog, and I hope that I can continue to move away from more animal products (dairy, eggs…)
Oh thanks! (I’m glad you found my blog, too)! I love blogging about vegan food. I’m glad to help you in any way I can as you head on that vegan path!
Thanks for including us on your blog! I just stumbled across it and am so glad I did.. I’ve been vegetarian for 18 years so I think what you’re doing here is really great.
Meg and I started a Farmer’s Market in our town which was in part to help resolve a local hunger problem (in return for low booth fees, we ask farmers to donate extra food at the end of the market day). We’ve found that people LOVE to know where their food comes from so we do lots of farm visits and post pictures on Facebook constantly (http://www.facebook.com/people/Hogansville-Handmade-Homegrown/100000818176169).
Thanks again!
Todd – Union Eighteen
You’re more than welcome! I think what you both do is fantastic and I love to find people who are doing great things for their community and for the environment. I first saw your beautiful rugs on thekindlife.com, so word is certainly getting around! 🙂 That’s such a great idea for farmers’ markets and the extra food–that’s something every community ought to do–it would have a monumental impact.
It was great to hear from you, Todd!