We citizens of Boulder County have a crucial opportunity to stop the GE wheel from turning on our land, IF we step up and make ourselves heard NOW. You may be aware of the Cropland Policy Advisory Group (CPAG), charged with researching the best use policy for Open Space Agricultural Land. It has met monthly for over a year and is gearing up to complete its process.

The public will be allowed only one opportunity to speak, but is allowed to write statements that are submitted to the minutes of the each meeting.

A number of passionate  people have formed a group called GM-kNOw, whose mission is to represent the citizens who are against GE farming on county open space agricultural land. Below is its petition. If you care about the public land of Boulder County, and care whether we let more GE seed be sown on our land, which will contaminate neighboring farms and gardens for years to come, please sign the petition and attend the next CPAG meeting. It will be very interesting and instructional. See details below.   http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/GMOFreeBoulder

Details:
CPAG meeting: Wed, Aug. 10, from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at the Plaza Hotel Longmont .  This evening will be a special opportunity to get educated on GE Crops. Dr. Michael McNeal, crop consultant from Iowa, will be present to answer questions from the CPAG policy group.  He consults with both organic and conventional farmers regarding GE crops and associated inputs.  There will also be 2 or 3 other local specialists including a scientist from CSU Agriculture department on the panel available to field questions posted by the nine members of CPAG.

Note: The Plaza Longmont Hotel is located on Hover Street in Longmont.  The conference center, where the meeting will take place, is behind the hotel at the listed address of 1850 Industrial Circle.  Please park at the conference center so as to avoid any parking issues at the hotel itself.

see also: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/08/say-no-to-gmos-in-boulder-open-space/

Thank you for taking time to read this and to sign the petition. Please attend the meeting next Wednesday and see your government in action, along with its citizens. I want to make this change happen here. WE have to change the direction of commercial farming and now is our chance. Let’s take it up.