Last month I had the pleasure of tasting organic strawberries from the Carmel area that were divine. Since I grow my own, and watch daily for just one to ripen to perfection, I have such respect for those that do this organically on a larger scale so that we may all enjoy these delicious fruits pesticide-free. So imagine my shock, horror, and sadness to learn that California may legislate to allow a toxin to be used on our berries. What up California??? At a time when we have drained so many of our other resources we now want to harm others? Help me – help us – stop this by signing and posting this petition. Let’s keep our Strawberry Fields TOXIN-FREE Forever…
Dear Friend,
You may have heard that California, the nation’s largest agricultural producer, is on the verge of approving a potent carcinogenic gas for use on strawberry fields and other food crops. The chemical — methyl iodide — is so toxic that scientists in labs use only small amounts with special protective equipment, yet agricultural applications mean it could be released directly into the air and water.
Whatever California decides, the only surefire way to keep this poison away from our food and farm workers is for the U.S. Environmental Protection agency to re-evaluate and ban methyl iodide at the federal level.
I just signed a petition to the EPA asking them to de-register methyl iodide for agricultural use. Will you too?
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/methyl_iodide_epa/?r_by=&rc=mailto2
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