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Almond Action Alert
Dear Members,
We are joining with the Cornucopia Institute to send out this Action
Alert on
almonds. Time is tight and we are asking you to become an aggressive
activist on behalf of protecting our food supply.
Background
The USDA is now implementing a rule that will require all RAW domestic
almonds to be "pasteurized," using either a toxic and carcinogenic
fumigant (propylene oxide) or a steam-heating process, to eliminate
possible bacterial contamination. This is an effort to make nut production
"safe" for industrial-scale farms with literally thousands
of acres of production.
We are now headed down the slippery slope-if agribusiness players have
their way, almost all fresh fruits, nuts and vegetables will be treated
with chemicals, heated or irradiated. We need to draw a line in the
sand here and now!
Action to Take
Please go to www.cornucopia.org/almond/CornucopiaProxyLetter.pdf
, where you will find a proxy letter. In past campaigns, hand delivering
proxies directly to the USDA Secretary in Washington has been highly
effective. (Please note, this letter is meant to be a fund-raising effort
on behalf of Cornucopia, although, of course, you are welcome to donate
in addition to signing the proxy letter.)
Please print out the letter, fill it in and mail it the Cornucopia
Institute. They
will then hand deliver the letters in Washington. The address is
Cornucopia Institute
P.O. Box 126
Cornucopia, Wisconsin 54827
Also, please help us organize this campaign and generate more support
for suspending the rule by sending out this letter to your own email
lists.
If you have questions please do not hesitate to contact the Cornucopia
Institute at cultivate@cornucopia.org or (608) 625-2042.
Sincerely yours,
Will Fantle, Co-Director, The Cornucopia Institute
Sally Fallon, President, The Weston A. Price Foundation
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