Amongst all the political debates and upcoming elections...

...Michael Pollan says, "Vote for the Food Party", (NY Times article). It's a wonderful read and call to action for the young food movement in America which has yet to evoke great change or echo a sentiment by a great number of citizens. This article speaks to the importance of California's Prop 37 and why it matters for the whole nation.

"...these new [GMO] crops were revolutionary enough to deserve patent protection and government support [in Monsanto's view], yet at the same time the food made from them was no different than it ever was, so did not need to be labeled. It's worth nothing that ours is one of only a very few governments ever sold on this convenient reasoning: more than 60 other countries have seen fit to label genetically modified food, including the EU, Japan, Russia, and China."

Check out this grassroots call to action from the film maker who created Food Inc., and don't forget to sign the petition at JustLabelIt.org if you'd like to know whether your food has been genetically modified. The effort has reached over a million supporters and is still growing.