Happy Fall from the Newark Natural Foods Co-op!

E-Newsletter Content:

1. Reasons to Buy Organic Food
2. Genetically Modified Foods
   1. GMO Health Risks
   2. 10 Reasons To Avoid GMOs
   3. October Is Non-GMO Month - Millions Against Monsanto
   4. What Foods Are Currently Genetically Modified?
   5. GMO Gasoline and Farm Subsidies
   6. Detailed Information on the Health and Environmental Dangers of GMOs
   7. GMO Right To Know March from New York to Washington, DC
   8. Take Action To End GMOs in America!
3. Health News: Lecture on Omega 3 Fats for Health by Well-known Naturopathic Doctor and Author, Herb Joiner-Bey, N.D., Saturday, 10/22/11, 3:30-5:30 PM.
4. Co-op News and Events
   1. Monday, October 17th, 2011: Deadline for notifying the Co-op Board Secretary of your interest in running for a position on The Co-op Board!
   2. Monday, October 17th, 2011: Deadline for submitting topics for review by the Board for discussion at the Annual Member Meeting, Sunday, 11/6/11 at 12 PM.
   3. Sunday, 11/6/11: Annual and Special Membership Meeting
   4. Sunday, 10/23/11: Deadline to RSVP for the Annual and Special Membership Meeting
   5. Thursday, 10/20/11: October Monthly Board Meeting at the New Ark Church (next to The Co-op)
   6. Additional upcoming events at the Co-op
5. A Special Thank You...
6. New Products, Sale Items and Kid Friendly Products!
7. Not So Funny GMO Joke of the Month

1. Reasons To Buy Organic Food

"Organically grown food is your best way of reducing exposure to toxins used in conventional agricultural practices. These toxins include not only pesticides, many of which have been federally classified as potential cancer-causing agents, but also heavy metals such as lead and mercury, and solvents like benzene and toluene.

Minimizing exposure to these toxins is of major benefit to your health. Heavy metals damage nerve function, contributing to diseases such as multiple sclerosis, lower IQ, and also block hemoglobin production, causing anemia. Solvents damage white cells, lowering the immune system’s ability to resist infections."

Agricultural chemicals used in conventionally grown foods (which are used to kill bacteria, fungi, insects, weeds, rodents and other organisms) have also been shown to the harmful to mitochondria, the energy production factories of our cells.

Organically grown foods have been show to be significantly higher in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients which are essential for health: 27% more vitamin C, 29.3% more magnesium and 21.1% more iron. Deficiency of vitamin C, magnesium, iron and other vitamins and minerals (classified as essential nutrients because they are required by our bodies for health and normal functioning) can result in low energy, anxiety, fatigue, headaches, impaired wound healing, impaired immune function, increased frequency of colds and infections, elevated blood pressure, heart attacks - the #1 killer in the U.S., increased rates of cancer - the #2 killer in the U.S., and many other healthcare concerns.

Read the Full Article Online | Printable Version

2. Genetically Modified Foods

2.1 GMO Health Risks

The Organic Foods Production Act states that organic food cannot be produced with genetic engineered foods, growth hormones, antibiotics, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, sewer sludge fertilizers, irradiation and other artificial ingredients.

Monsanto and other GMO companies have now introduced about 40 GMO foods into the environment – and they foods are contaminating organic and non-GMO crops!

GMO Health Risks Full Article | Printable Version

2.2 Ten Reasons to Avoid GMOs

1. GMOs are unhealthy.
2. GMOs contaminate - forever.
3. GMOs increase herbicide use.
4. Genetic engineering creates dangerous side-effects.
5. Government oversight is dangerously lax.
6. The biotech industry uses "tobacco science" to claim product safety.
7. Independent research and reporting is attacked and suppressed.
8. GMOs harm the environment.
9. GMOs do not increase yields, and work against feeding a hungry world.
10. By avoiding GMOs, you contribute to the coming tipping point of consumer rejection, forcing them out of our food supply.

Ten Reasons to Avoid GMOs Full Article | Printable Version

Printable Coupons for your Organic Food Purchases at Newark Natural Foods:
$5 Off on $25, Free Tote Bag with a $25 Purchase, and Buy One Get One Free for an Item up to $10 on a $30 Purchase.

2.3 October is Non-GMO Month!

www.nongmomonth.org

10/16/11: World Food Day/Rally Day/Millions Against Monsanto! | Additional Non-GMO Events

	Monsanto has sued farmers for patent infringement for unintentionally using GMO seeds due to the inevitable drift of Monsanto’s GMO seeds onto their farms (inevitable drift onto conventional and organic farms)! Hear from one of the farmers sued by Monsanto in the below video...
Other countries have successfully banned (or significantly restricted) the growing and sales of GMO foods and products, including Germany, Ireland, Italy, France, Greece, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Luxembourg, U.K., Austria, Norway, Philippians, Japan, China, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Algeria and Egypt. (1, 2, 3)

2.4 What Foods Are Currently Genetically Modified?

“Providing a complete list of genetically modified food (GM food) in the U.S. is virtually impossible because no laws force disclosure, according to Disability News, a website devoted to health issues for those with disabilities.” (1, 2)

2.5 GMO Gasoline and Farm Subsidies

Even the gas in our cars is a Monsanto income stream!

• About 35% of the U.S. corn crop is made into ethanol.
• Federal crop subsidies that can bring the total to 85 cents per gallon or more.
• The U.S. provides an estimated 20 to 181 billion in farm subsidies per year and corn is the top crop for subsidy payments!
• Most of the top crops being subsidized are on the list of foods being produced as GMOs.
• “Farm subsidies have the direct effect of transferring income from the general tax payers to farm owners [and Monsanto].” (1, 2, 3)

2.6 Detailed Information on the Health and Environment Dangers of GMOs

• ResponsibleTechnology.org
• Nongmoproject.org
• Seeds of Deception
• The World According to Monsanto
• Genetic Roulette
• The Campaign for Healthier Eating In America

2.7 GMO Labeling Right to Know March From N.Y. to D.C.

• Right To Know Marchers, Speakers and Event Details
• The Right to Know GMO March came to the Newark Natural Foods Co-op and Main St., Newark on Sunday, 10/9/11!

• Thank you to natural products industry vendors Nature's Path and Dr. Bronner's for supporting the event, providing tons of three-armed-no-gmo-shirts, boxes of energy bars, soap samples and Dr. Bronner's All-One Ark – the interblastive foam shower spa experience (must see video)!!!
• Thank you to Jan and Joe for providing lots of great information about the event (included above), Talley for the great pictures, Ron, Flo, Letty, Glen, Lisa, Boden, Bud, Towana, Joe C., Aracelia, Jeremy, Jim, Chuck, Jeff, Sylvia, Linda, Sondra, Natalie, Nature, Robin, Andrew, Leigh, Angel, Sean, Jo-Ann, Walt, Beth, Bennie, Zach, Curtis, Rebecca, DD, Diane, Ray, Keith, Cheryl, Robert and other Co-op staff and members who helped support the event!
• Thank you to the following groups and many others groups and natural product industry vendors who led, supported and participated in the event: Chris Keefe and Zachary Carson of Right2KnowMarch.org, Megan Westgate of NonGMOProject.org, Ariel from Mintwood.com, Cindy McGoldrick from Nature's Path, Joseph Wilhelm of Rapunzel Natural Products, who led marches and petitions to help ban GMOs in Germany, Karin Heinze from Bio-Mark.info, The Sustainable Living Road Show (printable flyer), The Compass Green Mobile Greenhouse Project, Hemp for Humanity and Vermont Coalition for Food Sovereignty.

2.8 Take Action to End GMOs in America!

• Join The Campaign to End GMOs
• Purchase Non-GMO Verified Products
• Take Action Tool Kit | Retailer Tool Kit | Additional Resources
• GM-Free Schools: The Co-op has been connecting with many student groups at the University of Delaware to help increase awareness of the importance of consuming natural, organically grown foods.
• Healthcare Providers: Check out The Campaign For Healthier Eating In America.
• Churches: Four churches contacted The Co-op this month about sharing organic food, non-gmo food, optimal nutrition and natural healthcare research with their members. Even Rick Warren’s Saddleback megachurch in California has now started an organic garden!

3. Health News: Lecture on Omega 3 Fats for Health by Well-known Naturopathic Doctor and Author, Herb Joiner-Bey, N.D.

Naturopathic doctors attend 4-6 years of accredited graduate school in nutrition-based medicine and natural/drug-free healing therapies (similar educational training to a medical doctor’s degree, but with a strong focus on nutrition and natural healing therapies). N.D.'s are licensed as primary care family physicians on the whole West Coast and 1/3 third of the states in the U.S. Dr. Joiner-Bey has written and co-authored some of the top books available on nutrition-based medicine and natural healthcare. He will be discussing the role of Omega 3 fats in human health, the reasons why over 90% of Americans are deficient in these essential nutrients, and the importance of Omega 3 fats for the immune system, cardiovascular health, cancer, arthritis, diabetes, energy, weight loss, men’s health, women’s health and many other healthcare concerns. Dr. Joiner-Bey's Bio and the Printable Flyer for the Event.

Date and Location: Saturday, 10/22/11, 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM, in The Meadow (next door to The Co-op) or a larger building nearby (which will be posted in The Co-op, if necessary). All attendees will receive a free copy of Dr. Joiner-Bey's book, The Healing Power of Flax (reg. $15.95), along with gift bags, health information and samples of Barlean's Organic Oils products (the company sponsoring Dr. Joiner-Bey's visit). If possible, please RSVP the number of attendees to marketing@newarknaturalfoods.com.

All Barlean's Organic Oils product will be on sale for 20% off from 10/22 to 10/31/11. We will have two demos of Barlean's products in The Co-op before, during and after the event.

For additional information on naturopathic medicine, see Principles of Naturopathic Medicine, the videos on naturopathic medicine on the Co-op event web page for Dr. Joiner-Bey's lecture, and the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) web site.

4. Co-op News and Events

Monday, October 17th, 2011: Deadline for notifying the Co-op Board Secretary of your interest in running for a position on The Co-op Board! Notifications can be made by sending an e-mail to Board Secretary Robin Marks (loves2bird@gmail.com) or dropping off a letter of intent to run in Robin's mailbox at The Co-op. Monday, October 17th, 2011: Deadline for submitting topics for review by the Board for discussion at the Annual Member Meeting, Sunday, 11/6/11 at 12 PM.

November 6th, 2011, 12 PM: Annual and Special General Membership Meeting

Location: Hiram Lodge #25, 207 E. Delaware Ave., Newark, DE 19711 Agenda: See Full Event Details General Membership Meeting Packets with further information (including Board candidates, proposed Bylaw amendments and petition information) will be available October 23rd at the store and online. Packets may be mailed by request. Members who are in good standing may vote at this meeting. RSVP by October 23rd: In person, by mail or e-mail to boardofstewards@newarknaturalfoods.com. Directions: From the Co-op: Turn right on Main St. Turn left on Haines St. Turn left info the parking lot behind New Century Club. Park behind the second building. The entrance is in the rear of the building. We encourage everyone to attend. Your input and vote are important. Also, we will be giving away five gift bags of Co-op products as door prizes this year!

October 20th, 2011, 7 PM: October Monthly Board of Stewards Meeting at the New Ark Church (next to The Co-op)

• Agenda: Planning for the General Membership Meeting; Nominations and Bylaw Revisions. See Full Event Details.

Additional Co-op Events

See The Co-op's Online Calendar of Events for the many store events happening this month.

5. A Special Thank You From The Co-op Staff and Our Shoppers...

The Co-op staff and our shoppers would like to send a special thank you to Service Source, an organization that helps train people with disabilities (and abilities) to be able to excel in the workplace. Workers from Service Source helped prepare the Reasons to Buy Organic handouts currently being featured in the Co-op with the $5 off on $20 coupons! Our staff and our shoppers greatly appreciate their help!

We attended an open house event at Service Source this month, and we saw first hand the great work this organization is doing in regards to training people with disabilities (and abilities) for the workplace. Join us as we help Service Source celebrate National Disability Employee Awareness Month!

6. Sale Items, New Products and Kid Friendly Shopping List

	New line of bodycare products with prebiotics, probiotics, superfoods and plant-based stem cells! Introductory sale: $35% off! Andalou's founders have developed some of the most popular bodycare products in the natural products industry, including Avalon Organics, Alba Hawaiian, Alba Botanica and Sonoma Soap Company!
	Dr. Bronner's, a company showing lots of love for the GMO Right to Know March! All Dr. Bronner's products are 20% off until 10/31/11!
	Barlean's Organic Oils: All Barlean's product are 20% off until 10/31/11!
	Check out all of the 100+ new products for October in The Co-op, including Navitas' Citrus Chia Power Snacks!
	Check out the 100+ items on The Co-op's Kid Friendly Shopping List!

7. The Not So Funny GMO Joke of the Month...

• Family of seven, one turkey - everyone gets a drumstick!
• More jokes...

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