Certified Organic Soy

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Hi Kris and Dena,

 

> http://www.rheumatic.org/soy.htm

 

I've read the article, which is an excellent one

(scary too, of course). Dena was right, of course,

when she stated in her email that just because

something is grown organically, doesn't mean the seeds

aren't GE. NOW I realize that only makes sense!

 

Somehow, even though nobody asked, I feel like I have

to " explain " myself. The last couple of years I have

eaten soy on occasion since I gave up meat and

poultry. Since I'm not that crazy about it, except as

a lasagne filling substitute, I don't eat it often.

Which is good after reading that article. I would just

like to think that if I am eating it, that at least it

should be certified organic and non-GMO. And

apparently I've been eating GE rather consistently

since only recently did I find one that actually said

non-GMO. And then add it to what Ian's heard about the

same machines being used for both GE and non-GE. Many

sighs.

 

Anyway, I would like to encourage everyone who eats

soy in any form to read the article because it's a

good link that Kris posted.

 

Thanks,

Valerie

 

 

 

 

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Hi Lif,

 

> For those who do like soy products (I love tofu!)

> and would like to grow

> their own, does anyone have a source for non-GE

> seed?

 

I don't know if this will be useful to you or not, but

I wrote a couple of the sprout seed companies that I

used to order from when I was growing organic sprouts.

I'm planning on doing that again. Unless I am wrong,

and that is certainly possible, I don't know why you

couldn't use their seeds to grow in dirt outdoors.

Anyway, one of the companies wrote back, and although

I cannot guarantee this is correct, following is the

response I received.

 

Hi Valerie,

 

Thanks for taking the time to forward your question.

We do carry certified organic non GMO soy beans.

Anything that is " certified organic " , by the

new standards published by the USDA, cannot be GMO.

Please note the following article from the CCOF.

Sincerely,

Sunorganic Farm

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) Santa

Cruz, California,

December 20, 2000.

CCOF congratulates the U.S. Department of Agriculture

and Secretary Glickman for putting out final national

standards for organic food. The new federal standards

are a good working definition of organic production

and

are true to the organic philosophy and approach that

has gained the confidence of many consumers. As a

market driven movement, organic agriculture has grown

in the U.S. from an estimated $78 million in retails

sales in 1980 to an estimated $7.7 billion in retails

sales during 2000. Consumers are voting with their

dollars to support an agriculture system that works

with nature to produce healthy food, healthy soil and

a healthy environment. The new standards clearly

reject the use of genetic engineering methods,

ionizing radiation, and sewage sludge for

fertilization. USDA was clearly responsive to the

300,000 public comments made by the public during the

two preceding public comment periods. CCOF is a

nonprofit membership organization of 985 members who

produce and process organic food. Formed in 1973, CCOF

represents all segments of the organic industry, from

some of the largest farms in the nation to many small

producers and processors. In addition to third-party

certification,

CCOF is dedicated to advancing organic agriculture

through education and advocacy. CCOF was instrumental

in writing the California Organic Food Act of 1990. In

1990 CCOF established the Organic Farming Research

Foundation to help fund organic research on the farm

level. CCOF is accredited by the International

Federation of Organic Movements (IFOAM) and by USDA's

ISO Guide 65 program. CCOF will continue its

commitment to the consumer to ensure that organic

products in the marketplace that have the CCOF seal

have been subject to a through review process by an

organization knowledgeable and dedicated to organic

principals.

Contact: Brian Leahy, J.D.

Executive Director

831-423-2263 ext 17

bleahy

 

 

 

Valerie [sMTP:valq]

Monday, March 26, 2001 12:07 PM

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Soy Seeds

 

Do you have certified organic soy seeds that are also

NON-GMO?????

 

If not, can you please give me a source for this?

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

 

 

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