{"id":5,"date":"2015-12-07T13:11:54","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T13:11:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-01-29T19:36:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T00:36:21","slug":"no-gmos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/food-faith\/2015\/12\/07\/no-gmos\/","title":{"rendered":"How Not to Buy GMOs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content clearfix\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/apple_question.jpg\" alt=\"apple with question mark painted on it\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" \/><\/strong>93% of people in the U.S. want GMO labeling, but the industry has fought tooth and nail to avoid GMO labeling to happen locally or nationally. We will get there, but until then we must do our homework.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, avoiding GMOs is very easy. Buy organic or buy from a farmer you know does not use GM seeds. These online resources make finding such food simple.<\/p>\n<p>First off,\u00a0 you should know about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nongmoproject.org\/find-non-gmo\/search-participating-products\/browse-by-product-type\/\">Non-GMO Project&#8217;s searchable product database<\/a>. They also have a free <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nongmoproject.org\/find-non-gmo\/iphone-app-shopping-guide\/\">iPhone shopping guide app<\/a> that you can download.<\/p>\n<p>Plus the following guides will help you find farmers and healthy foods near you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Local Harvest<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.localharvest.org\/\">www.localharvest.org<\/a><br \/>\nLocal Harvest connects people looking for good food with the farmers who produce it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eat Wild<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatwild.com\/products\/index.html\">www.eatwild.org<\/a><br \/>\nMore than 1,400 pasture-based farms, with more farms being added each week. It is the most comprehensive source for grass-fed meat and dairy products in the United States and Canada. Products include: Beef, Pork, Lamb, Veal, Goat, Elk, Venison, Yak, Chickens, Ducks, Rabbits, Turkeys, Eggs, Milk, Cheeses, Wild-Caught Salmon and more!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Green People<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeople.org\/btc\/BuyingGuide.cfm\">www.greenpeople.org<\/a><br \/>\nFind local health food stores, organic food, green products, solar power supplies, green landscaping, organic baby products, doulas, natural pet care, natural beauty products, health and wellness services, green lifestyle products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coop Directory Service<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coopdirectory.org\/\">www.coopdirectory.org<\/a><br \/>\nSource of information about natural food co-ops.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eat Well Guide<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatwellguide.org\/\">www.eatwellguide.org<\/a><br \/>\nSearch for fresh, locally grown and sustainably produced food in the United States and Canada. The Guide&#8217;s thousands of listings include family farms, restaurants, farmers&#8217; markets, grocery stores, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs, U-pick orchards and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Green Polka Dot Box<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpolkadotbox.com\">www.greenpolkadotbox.com<\/a><br \/>\nNatural and organic, non-GMO foods at wholesale prices, and delivers them directly to your doorstep. Carries 100&#8217;s of your favorite brands, even fresh meat and dairy (if within 2 days of Utah via FedEx Ground).<\/p>\n<p>More info available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nongmoproject.org\/\">nongmoproject.org<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/justlabelit.org\">justlabelit.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content clearfix\">\r\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\r\n<div class=\"field-items\">\r\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\r\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right\" src=\"\/site_media\/media\/uploads\/blogs\/food_and_faith\/images\/apple_question.jpg\" alt=\"apple with question mark painted on it\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" \/><\/strong>93% of people in the U.S. want GMO labeling, but the industry has fought tooth and nail to avoid GMO labeling to happen locally or nationally. We will get there, but until then we must do our homework.<\/p>\r\n<p>Fortunately, avoiding GMOs is very easy. Buy organic or buy from a farmer you know does not use GM seeds. These online resources make finding such food simple.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Local Harvest<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.localharvest.org\/\">www.localharvest.org<\/a><br \/>Local Harvest connects people looking for good food with the farmers who produce it.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Eat Wild<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatwild.com\/products\/index.html\">www.eatwild.org<\/a><br \/>More than 1,400 pasture-based farms, with more farms being added each week. It is the most comprehensive source for grass-fed meat and dairy products in the United States and Canada. Products include: Beef, Pork, Lamb, Veal, Goat, Elk, Venison, Yak, Chickens, Ducks, Rabbits, Turkeys, Eggs, Milk, Cheeses, Wild-Caught Salmon and more!<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Green People<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeople.org\/btc\/BuyingGuide.cfm\">www.greenpeople.org<\/a><br \/>Find local health food stores, organic food, green products, solar power supplies, green landscaping, organic baby products, doulas, natural pet care, natural beauty products, health and wellness services, green lifestyle products.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Coop Directory Service<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coopdirectory.org\/\">www.coopdirectory.org<\/a><br \/>Source of information about natural food co-ops.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Eat Well Guide<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatwellguide.org\/\">www.eatwellguide.org<\/a><br \/>Search for fresh, locally grown and sustainably produced food in the United States and Canada. The Guide&#8217;s thousands of listings include family farms, restaurants, farmers&#8217; markets, grocery stores, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs, U-pick orchards and more.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Green Polka Dot Box<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpolkadotbox.com\">www.greenpolkadotbox.com<\/a><br \/>Natural and organic, non-GMO foods at wholesale prices, and delivers them directly to your doorstep. Carries 100&#8217;s of your favorite brands, even fresh meat and dairy (if within 2 days of Utah via FedEx Ground).<\/p>\r\n<p>More info available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nongmoproject.org\/\">nongmoproject.org<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/justlabelit.org\">justlabelit.org<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2268],"tags":[12,5,11,10,7,14,8,9,13,6],"class_list":["post-5","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-genetic-engineering","tag-biotechnology","tag-food-choices","tag-ge","tag-genetic-engineering","tag-gmo","tag-healthy-food","tag-labeling","tag-organic","tag-transgenic","tag-transparency"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.5 (Yoast SEO v23.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Not to Buy GMOs - Food and Faith<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/food-faith\/2015\/12\/07\/no-gmos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Not to Buy GMOs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"93% of people in the U.S. want GMO labeling, but the industry has fought tooth and nail to avoid GMO labeling to happen locally or nationally. 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