Not sure where this idea came from for this t-shirt design, so we say the creative guru brought it to us. And we love it even more. It is cool, funky and unique. Put it on a t-shirt of your choice and color. Men’s, women’s and kids. Also available on long sleeve shirts and hoodies. Buy the shirt HERE

Every wonder about disease? Care about your child’s health? Do something about it! This is 2009 and we are still acting like stupid primates or worse.
– marvelous mouth

from the GoodGuide Transparency Manifesto

We start from a simple premise: People have the right to know what they’re putting in, on, and around their bodies.

There are three simple things everyone should know about their food but don’t:
Where did it come from? How was it made? What’s in it?

In the United States, manufacturers of processed foods are still not required to label where a product came from, whether it contains genetically modified organisms, or was produced using synthetic hormones, antibiotics, and pesticides.

Additionally, government agencies, such as the FDA, continue to face criticism for falling short (marvelous mouth – they suck!) of their responsibility to protect the public from contamination and other food safety scandals.

GoodGuide and consumers around the world have launched the “What’s In It?” Campaign to demand transparency from our food producers.

We call on food manufacturers to disclose the following information about all products:

1. Where it came from:

* Disclosure of where ingredients were grown and processed. For meats, this should include where the animal was born, raised, and slaughtered.
* Tracking and labeling throughout the supply chain, with a process for tracing contaminant issues.

2. How it was made:

* The use of synthetic pesticides.
* The use of hormones.
* The application of antibiotics.
* The presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
* Animal cloning in meat and milk production.
* Food Irradiation
* USDA Organic production standards.
* Explanation of a company’s food tracing and contaminant control program from farm to table.

3. What’s in it:

* Complete ingredient lists, with details of common allergens, applied to restaurant items as well as store-bought foods.
* Nutritional information normalized to a standard serving size.
* Explanation of levels of nutrients that may be harmful (such as saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, and sugar).
* Contaminants such as pesticides, methyl mercury, or PCBs that remain in the product, even in trace amounts.

read more HERE and join the campaign

We say goodbye and hopefully so, so very long until we see them again. NOW GET OUT OF HERE! How about never again. That sounds better. So Greenacres and Fargo go their separate ways, we hope, and we are so greatful today for what the Universe has brought us this week. KEEP THE CHANGE GOING!

Enjoy some excerpts from Margaret and Helen:

…If Republicans would just admit that they are racists, bigots and homophobes and stop trying to be nice, they would win more elections. And the conservative movement which stands for less government was somehow validated because California, Florida, Arizona and Arkansas just forced government even farther into people?s bedrooms? And yet all of the conservative pro-life measures (the bread and butter issue for most of that group) failed to pass. So basically the conservative movement has been reduced to Anita Bryant?s diary. My, my but how they love their aging beauty queens? and we all know that beauty queens are the brightest bulbs on the chandelier.

… it amazes me to think that 55+ million Americans were able to cast a vote that might have made Sarah Palin (Vice) President. We have come a long way, but we still have much work to do.

…I feel good, but I will feel even better when people turn their radios off when Rush Limbaugh comes on.

…I feel good, but I will feel even better when Barbara Walters slaps the crap out of Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

…The ability of our leaders to remain true to their own beliefs while respecting the beliefs of others is our greatest challenge

…Now folks of all the things that have scared me this year in politics, one of the worst was learning that Sarah Palin declared the war in Iraq to be a task from God. Just do a little research on the history of religious wars and see how you feel about that. They tend to be long, bloody, and in every case, the biggest loser is God.