COMING TO A STREET NEAR YOU
Ben & Jerry’s and the Volunteers for the Yes on 522
Campaign are teaming up this Saturday to Bring Free Ice Cream and Photo Ops to
‘Sand in the City’ goers.
‘Poppy’ is a Fishy Corn Car that ‘swam’ from Washington DC
to Seattle with his four fruit and vegetable friends. Their purpose was to
bring attention to the need to Label Genetically Engineered Food.
‘Poppy’ is supported by Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps and is
being kept at his new “Granny’s” home in Tenino. His “Grandma” Florence Vincent will be
driving him all over the South Sound to bring attention to the issue. The Fishy Cars website is:
“I just picked ‘Poppy’ up from Seattle. He is so much fun to
drive. People honk and wave, take pictures and wave, and motorbikes drive along
side, wave then zoom off. I had a smile
on my face the whole way!”
The Initiative will be on the November ballot. The Volunteers with the Yes on 522 Campaign
know the campaign will be outspent by the No campaign. The Yes Campaign is funded by over 3500 small
donors, dozens of small businesses and associations, while the No Campaign is
funded by 4 Chemical Companies and the Grocery Manufacturers Association.
“I was just in the UK, where food on the grocery shelves
needs to be labeled if they include Genetically Engineered Food. For those who read labels, it makes life so
much easier. The label on the packaging
is tiny and it doesn't affect the price of the food at all”. The UK is one of 64 countries that require
labeling.
“It’s affecting our farmers as those
countries won’t accept our exports. That includes major trading partners like
China, Japan and Europe. It would help
our farmers if food could be labeled”.
Florence Vincent: florencev@fairpoint.net:
360-264-6055: Twitter @FishyCorn
Facebook: Fishy Corn
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