World Wide March On May 25 ‘March Against Monsanto’ to be held at City Hall in Rockford, IL

ROCKFORD, Ill. - May 9, 2013 - PRLog -- Melissa Francis, an organizer of the event, says she was inspired to lead the march in order to educate local families about the urgent need to label GE (genetically engineered) also know as GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and to help local farmers not be bullied by biotech companies. “Everyone deserves the right to know what is in their food, what impact the biotech industry has on our national and local economy and what they can do about it. Thousands of us are going to march on the 25th of May world wide and together we can make a difference. After all, it is your family, and you should know what is in your food.” The full March Against Monsanto mission statement can be read here (http://march-against-monsanto.com/).

Andy of Hazzard Free Farms says “The public needs understand what Monsanto and Monsanto like companies have done to our European exports. It has put a major dent in our economy. ”  

“Currently, consumers have no way of knowing whether the food they buy contains GE (genetically engineered) ingredients because – unlike fat grams, calories, nut traces, and vitamins – GE foods do not have any labeling requirements. We want the right to choose whether to eat GE foods.” states Melissa Francis. “It was less than 20 years ago that the U.S. biotech industry began to alter the genetic makeup of certain seeds to produce GE crops for resistance to both pesticides and pathogens. Research has shown that GE foods pose serious human health risks, such as toxicity, allergic reactions, antibiotic resistance, immune suppression, and cancer. We need to do something about this now. Today.”

Partners facilitating the organizing of March Against Monsanto Rockford include: Hazzard Free Farms and Food & Water Watch Midwest. Other sponsors include Wild Thyme Herb Garden of Genoa, VFW Post 5149, Occupy Rockford, and many more. Official website for the global March Against Monsanto: www (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.march-agains...). (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.march-agains... (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.march-against-monsanto.com&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFjFspR24MsXWsCNkq3tkqLkkou8Q)- (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.march-agains... (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.march-against-monsanto.com&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFjFspR24MsXWsCNkq3tkqLkkou8Q)- (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.march-against-monsanto.com&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFjFspR24MsXWsCNkq3tkqLkkou8Q)monsanto (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.march-against-monsanto.com&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFjFspR24MsXWsCNkq3tkqLkkou8Q). (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.march-against-monsanto.com&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFjFspR24MsXWsCNkq3tkqLkkou8Q)com (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.march-against-monsanto.com&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFjFspR24MsXWsCNkq3tkqLkkou8Q).