We want to tell you about a new bill that will take away local food labeling rights and help keep gene-altered ingredients in our food. Here's the low-down:

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Tell your Congressman or Congresswoman to vote "No" on House of Representatives Bill H.R. 4167, the "National Uniformity for Food Act," coming to a vote in Washington, D.C on March 8.

The House of Representatives will vote this week on a controversial "national food uniformity" labeling law that will take away local government and states' power to require food safety food labels such as those required in California and other states on foods or beverages that are likely to cause cancer, birth defects, allergic reactions, or mercury poisoning. This bill would also prevent citizens in local municipalities and states from passing laws requiring that genetically engineered foods and ingredients such as Monsanto's recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH) be labeled.

Big food corporations and the biotech industry understand that consumers are more and more concerned about food safety, genetic engineering, and chemical-intensive agriculture, and are reading labels more closely. They understand that pesticide and mercury residues and hazardous technologies such as genetic engineering and food irradiation will be rejected if there are truthful labels required on food products. Industry-sponsored H.R. 4167 is gaining momentum and must be stopped! Act now! Preserve local and regional democracy and protect yourself and your family from unsafe food by sending an email or calling your Representative and urging them to vote "No" on H.R. 4167.
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Please Take Action Now--Send a Message to Your Congress Member in the House of Representatives to Vote "No" on H.R. 4167. Read more at OrganicConsumers.org, or immediately call or email your State Representative. Time is almost out; Please act now!

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Also, Missouri residents need to take action on a new pro-GMO bill that will keep local communities from blocking GMO seeds. This pro-Monsanto legislation needs to be stopped now! Act before March 8! Please visit OrganicConsumers.org for more information.

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Come to our 6th annual Spring Planting Fest!
Held April 30 & May 1, 2006.
Come join 5000 gardeners for this fun-filled event of seeds, plants, music and the celebration of historic foods. Enjoy a sense of community with fascinating seed collectors, renowned musicians, national speakers, historic demonstrators, food activists, western re-enactors, organic growers, gourmet chefs, ozarkian crafters, trendier vendors, herbal hippies... They’re all here at the Spring Planting Festival! We are still taking applications for vendors, but hurry, our booth space is filling up fast!

Find out more information at Rareseeds.com.

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We here at Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds have been working day and night to mail everyone's orders out in a timely fashion. Right now we are shipping within about 2-4 business days. We have had a record amount of business again this year--it seems like everyone is really getting the heirloom fever! We are also honored to be mentioned in a record number of newspapers this season, and were named one of the top 10 seed catalogs by the Sacramento Bee. Visit our popular website to find unique treasures while they're still in stock. (www.rareseeds.com)

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Also, our other two websites have become very popular. Our forums at www.idigmygarden.com now have over 800 members, and we believe it is the largest active community of heirloom gardeners online. We have also added many more photos to Jere Gettle's Gettle.org website. Now gardeners can browse many photos of our travel adventures, vegetable displays and more.

Wishing everyone a successful gardening season, we hope to see you at this year's heirloom festivals!

Sincerely,
Jere Gettle and team
www.Rareseeds.com

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