THE LANGUAGE OF FOOD A partnership between The Food Co-op & Port Townsend Library

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EP / EMERGENCY PREPIn September thru the 22ndStock up your pantry--special order products through the UNFI Buyers Club catalog with no mark-ups. Also order food grade buckets through GloryBee (no mark-up). See Member Services for details. Click on image for more information.SALMON CART Thursdays 11am-7pm thru September 2nd Look for In Season Catering, grilling salmon at the North Entrance of our store (if it's wet, windy or rainy, call ahead to be sure the Salmon Cart is here).
TAKE ACTION TODAYAsk your congressperson to support Congressman Kucinich's Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act. Follow this link to read about Kucinich's 3 bills. Support the Truth in Labeling Act's citizen petition and ask President Obama to direct the FDA to mandate labeling of foods made with genetically modified organisms. READ THE CITIZEN PETITION and then TAKE ACTION Sign the Food Agenda 2020 petition, a national petition on agricultural solutions for climate change and health.
Contact your Senators and ask them to co-sponsor S 3123, Farm to School Programs Act! CLICK HERE to take action. Please visit the JC Farm2School Coalition website.
READ "With salmonella recall expanding to half a billion eggs, it's time to rethink 'efficiency' and then READ "A Dozen Eggs for $8? Michael Pollan Explains the Math of Buying Local"
CHECK OUT OTHER ACTION ALERTS INFORMATION ABOUT FOOD RECALLS
BEANS FOR BAGS Exchange your 5-cent bag refund for a nickel-valued bean you can donate to rotating local organizations. Recipients for July & August Beans: Jefferson County Food Banks, Gathering Place & Jefferson Land Trust |