Rincon-Vitova Supports Our Right to Know, Prop 37

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  BioControl Beat 

Fall 2012

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Rincon-Vitova Supports Right to Know

We Took Our Stand Against GMOs in 1997

We learned from our founder Everett (Deke) Dietrick to question genetically engineered crops. Deke helped farmers transition from toxic pesticides to biological pest control. Now we are helping people avoid pesticides that are genetically engineered into food.

The deregulation of GMO Roundup Ready Alfalfa on January 20, 2011 was a turningpoint. Deke had worked for so long helping farmers manage alfalfa to supply beneficial insects to neighboring cotton, corn and vegetables. Spraying Roundup  makes the crop weak and susceptible to disease. It damages beneficial insect habitat and soil microbes, lowering the vitality of the crop and nitrogen fixing potential. Read more 

When we met Pamm Larry, the grassroots organizer for the ballot initiative, we jumped into the campaign as described by Jan in Acres USA. We've been writing letters and articles, speaking at Ventura college, showing movies, educating at fairs. We're in some videos. Ron was in debates in Santa Maria (video) (text) and at the Oxnard Rotary (text).

Read Jan's latest posts at The Bugfarm Blog, such as "We Don't Need GMO Corn." 

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The California Genetically Engineered Food Act of 2012, Ballot Proposition 37, is a simple bill to label genetically engineered food sold in grocery stores in California, just like they're labeled for consumers in over 60 countries around the world. The food is grown with toxic pesticides that cause cancer and birth defects. GMO food has not been safety tested on humans. Limited studies on animals suggest problems.

Big pesticide companies are spending one million dollars a day to confuse California voters about Prop 37. Monsanto and Dupont are the biggest donors with BASF, Bayer, Dow and Syngenta amounting to over $20 million. The other nearly $20 million is coming from Pepsico, Nestle, CocaCola and friends.

For the facts about Prop 37, we offer debunking. There are exemptions written in the law for common sense considerations that have been misrepresented by the opposition. It won't raise food costs, won't add red tape or bureaucracy or burden retailers, there are no incentives for lawsuits, and it is supported by thousands of California farmers, all leading businesses in the natural and sustainable food sector, and all leading labor groups.

To learn more about why labeling GMO food is important, watch the new documentary Genetic Roulette by Jeffrey Smith for free until election day on geneticroulettemovie.com. In it, many health professionals talk about how their patients get better when they stop eating GMO food. Jeffrey Smith spoke here at Ventura College along with Dr. Robyn Bernhoft, M.D. of Ojai, diplomat with Academy of Environmental Medicine. They explained peer reviewed scientific studies showing health risks from eating GMOs, including a a new, first-time long-term animal study. 

With one week left, the polling is very close. We urge you to support Prop 37 at yeson37.org, so that California can be the first state to label GE food.  Help now through donations, phone banking and social networking to get out the vote for labeling GMO food.   

Jan Dietrick, MPH, President
Ron Whitehurst, PCA, Secretary
Co-Owners of Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc. 
and the D-Vac Company 
Supporters of The Dietrick Institute for Applied Insect Ecology 

Ron explains bugs (& GMOs) at our Grange's 1st place exhibit at Ventura County Fair, one of the educational events we did this year with coworkers and friends.

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     Give NOW to yeson37.org.

Rincon-Vitova has donated over $4000. Yes on 37 needs $1.6 million this week for TV ads to be sure we make food safety history. If this is important to you, too, this is it!

GET OUT THE VOTE

At CARighttoknow.org you can RSVP to phone CA voters. Shifts are 2-5 and 6-9. Training every day at 1:30 and 5:30 before the shift you RSVP for.

The folks we're talking with don't want to be fooled by opposition scare tactics. They sense something is amiss with the barrage of negative ads and welcome our calls. They are grateful for the facts and for reassurance that voting Yes on 37 for their right to know is important and won't burden consumers, grocers or farmers.
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Rachel Linden and Jeffrey Smith with Ron Whitehurst. Jeffrey spoke at Ventura College to over 350 people during his California Lecture Tour. 
PO Box 1555, Ventura, CA 93002    
Phone: 800.248.2847, 805.643.5407    Fax: 805.643.6267 bugnet@rinconvitova.com
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