I spent my weekend handing out Yes on Prop 37 flyers, and educating the public about this important initiative that we will vote on come November. Did I ever mention that I write articles for the Orange Juice Blog, an online political blog that has been around forever? Here's the link  www.orangejuiceblog.com/  My pen name is Inge.

Now back to Prop 37. As with anything there are always groups who disagree. Wanting to know what we are eating should not be a big deal right?  Wrong! Especially when those groups don't want us to know what's in our food. So what's the big deal? Thats what I said. I mean over 50 countries require gmos to be labeled including China. China for crying outloud! The same Communist China that makes all that crap they sell in WalMart (not me. I don't shop there. Ever)   By the way WalMart will sell genetically modified corn in a few short weeks (and it is NOT labeled) to you and your lovely children. Wouldn't you like to know that? Here's the link to that story, in case you are wondering
http://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-is-going-to-sell-monsantos-genetically-modified-corn-and-it-wont-be-labeled-2012-8


I was snooping through the net looking for any updates about the label gmo thing and found some new and I think interesting articles.  The first is from  a mom by the name of Jessica Gotttlieb aka Mommy Blogger. Here is the link to her article called "How Do Bloggers Know When a Publicist is a Liar?"
http://www.carighttoknow.org/how_do_bloggers_know_when_a_publicist_is_a_liar


The next one was quite informative and disturbing.
http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/tests-rats-suggest-genetically-modified-foods-pose-health-hazards


And last but not least I have the list of companies and how much money they are spending to make sure you and I continue to not know what we are eating. This list names the companies who make and sell 'organic' foods. Now that was a real shocker to me. I mean, why would organic companies be concerned about gmos? They are organic and we shouldn't have to worry they are full of gmos right? But then I saw who owns these particular organic companies and it was perfectly clear to me.
Check it out for yourself.

 ORGANIC/NATURAL BRANDS

Pepsi-Co    $90,220.06 

 Tostito's Organic

Tropicana Organic

Naked Juice

Coca-Cola  $61,208.60

 Odwalla

Honest Tea

ConAgra   $56,598.50

 Orville Redenbacher's Organic

Hunt's Organic

Alexia Foods

Lightlife

Kellogg's    $33,248.40

 Keebler Organic

Kellogg's Organic

Bear Naked

Kashi

Morningstar Farms

Wholesome & Hearty

J.M Smucker  $20, 395.80

 Santa Cruz Organics

Smucker's Organic Peanut Butter

R.W. Knudsen

Natural Brew

Tenderleaf Tea

Hormel Foods  $19,657.70

Natural Choice

General Mills  $19,400.28

 Cascadian Farm

Muir Glen

Gold Medal Organic

Bimbo Bakeries*  $17,783.30

 Earth Grains

DelMonte  $14,400.28

 DelMonte brand organic pickles

DelMonte brand organic canned tomato products

Fruit Naturals

Hershey  $8,440.28

 Dagoba

Cargill   $5424.94

 White Wave/Silk

Horizon

Organic Cow of Vermont

Campbell Soup Co.  $5,340.56

 V8 Organic

Prego Organic

Swanson's Organic

Pace Organic

Campbell's Organic

Bolthouse Farms

McCormick  $5,302.10

 McCormick Organic Spices

*Bimbo Bakeries also donated an additional $7,340.06 through its Sara Lee subsidiary.

I will post the contact numbers of these companies in a couple of days so you can call them

and tell them you want the food labeled. Not sure what to look for in the list of ingredients?

Corn syrup, canola, sugar beets. 90% of corn and soy are genetically modified. Why contact food manufacturers? Because it works! Silk and Kashi got on board. They decided to just stop using gmo

ingredients. Here is Kashi's link  http://www.kashi.com/nongmo   and Silk

http://www.nongmoproject.org/2011/06/23/silk-beverage-portfolio-achieves-non-gmo-project-verification/

We have the power, purchasing power that is and the best way to get change is to stop buying their stuff until they listen to us. You have to call them as well though and make your voice heard!

xo  Inge

How many of you use Nutra Sweet or Equal? How many know Monsanto makes it? Watch this video. All I got to say is "I knew it!" I try to limit my sugar intake but when I do want something with sugar in it I always use natural sugar or unfiltered honey. NEVER artificial sweetners!



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I spent the weekend at the Calfornia Democratic Convention in Anaheim. I was with a crew handing out literature about Prop 37 the Right to Know Campaign. I talked with alot of people and sat in to watch several caucus meetings. In the end we won their support!   If you live in California and want to know more about GMOs and the initiatve go to   http://www.carighttoknow.org/


Congresswoman Maxine Waters was there and I acted like a starry eyed nutcase around her. She was kind enough to pose for a picture with me, and not call security!

The Future of Food: What Every Person Should Know with Deborah Garcia

A friend told me about all the fresh produce and some organic foods she finds at the 99 Cents Store, so I drove to my local one and looks the goodies I picked up. The red peppers were 2 for 99 cents. I found some Westsoy organic soy milk as well, but I didnh't have enough cash with me. Oh, well another day...

I found this on Facebook. Looks like a healthy summer treat indeed!

xo    Inge

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A reminder of the important things in life

I went to the Great Park today in Irvine. Once a month they have the vintage/antique flea market on the first Sunday of the month. There is a farmers market open every Sunday, but it gets really crowded when the vintage people join them. I had never been to this one, but heard lots of good things about it and I wasn't disappointed. Most of the big fleas are huge and they are an all day excursion and customers have to pay to shop. I'm not big on that. The size of this one was just right!

I took photos of some of the vendors. Their information is at the bottom of the photo in case you see something that you are interested in.

This booth had terrific one of a kind jewelry and seashell delights. The artist is Marie
Campuzano-Garcia. Her necklaces and bracelets are so beautiful they could be worn for a wedding event, and her prices were so reasonable each of the bridesmaids could be decked out as well as the bride. She has a nice selection of bottles that are adorned with seashells as well.  You can find her at 1st Sunday, The Groves, Irvine (Great Park); 2nd Sunday, The Rosebowl, Pasadena; 3rd Sunday, Veteran's Stadium, Long Beach.  You can also email her at...  coquillesdemar@yahoo.com. I bet she has a site where you can see her things up close.

I bought a hat from this gal. How could I resist? She dyes the hats and embellishes them with silk flowers. When she isn't making hats she is painting french country designs on furniture and paintings. You can find her at The Grove (Great Park) Irvine the 1st Sunday of the month and the Veterans Stadium, Long Beach the 3rd Sunday of the month. If you see a hat you like or want a custom one made you can call her at 760-218-8992. Just tell her you saw her hats on my blog.

Look at these colorful frames. The owner Pam will custom make one for you. Her business name is California-Pickers and they alot more than just frames. You can find her colorful booth the 1st Sunday at the Grove (Great Park) Irvine and Koby's Flea Market in San Diego, they are open Fri. Sat. and Sunday.

This belongs to Bob The Biscuit Barren. He traveled all the way from Hemmit today. He is at The Grove (Great Park) the 1st Sunday and Anaheim Flea market the 4th Sunday. The Anaheim market is fairly new so look them up on the web to see exact location. Bob has a nice collection of old cans and I bet they would look great inside a restaurant or coffee shop to give it character. You can email him at    rsheandi4@aol.com

This was friends Monika and Michelles first time selling. I am impressed with how good their booth looked. The pillows are hand made. Wouldn't they look great on wicker chairs or in a beach house? The furntiure was refinshed and painted. I hope they continue to sell. They have a knack for it!

This gal has a facebook page called Cafe de Luxe with lots of photos 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Casa-de-Luxe/206639362720277
It also lists where she will be and she has a booth at an antique mall in Long Beach.

This is Seashell Treasures Gifts from the Sea. She is at The Grove (Great Park) 1st Sunday. If you want to know where else she will be email her at  karinhendricksen@cox.net

This gal has a blog!  http://thetarnishedcrownblog.blogspot.com/
and a facebook page   https://www.facebook.com/pages/Casa-de-Luxe/206639362720277#!/TheTarnishedCrown
The sign caught my eye. You can find her at The Grove, Irvine; The Rosebowl-N-15; and Long Beach   White-G-228

The owner of this booth wasn't there but I got a business card. She has a website...
http://seahousedesign.com/index2.php#/home/

The owner of this booth was busy with customers so I snapped some photos and her grabbed a business card. Most of her jewelry has a religious theme. She has a website and apparently she made the cover of
Romantic Country Magazine. Now I understand why she was selling copies of the magazine at her booth. Very nice!
http://frenchatheart.com



The following photos are random. I don't have information about them but I liked the individual items.

Isn't this door beautiful!

I bought this pair of circa 50s pooches. I have no idea where I will put them but she gave me such a good deal I couldn't pass them up. I don't remember if the owner gave me her information. Hopefully she will see the blog and leave a comment as to where to find her or her contact numer.

xo   Inge