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Monsanto wants to own your food; Monsanto has patents on hundreds and hundreds of seeds.

What does this mean? They are systematically trying to push out all other growers and make the world dependent on their genetically modified organisms (GMO’s).

What are GMO? “Genetically Modified Organisms,” are plants or animals created through the gene splicing techniques of biotechnology (also called genetic engineering, or GE). This experimental technology merges DNA from different species, creating unstable combinations of plant, animal, bacterial and viral genes that cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding.[1]

Monsanto produces seeds that are Roundup Ready, meaning the pesticide is in the seed. Monsanto has recently released a GMO corn that, when eaten by insects, makes their stomachs explode.

93% of all soy beans grown in the U.S. are GMO, as is 86% of corn, and 93% of canola.  [2]

GMO’s can lead to cancer tumors, infertility and birth defects.

Monsanto must be stopped. To begin, what we are asking for is to have these dangerous experimental foods at least labeled. Why should this Monsanto resist in having these products labeled? Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent by Monsanto and their counter-parts to keep you from finding out what exactly is in the foods you are paying for and what you are putting in you, and your children’s bodies. Show up 10:am to 3:pm, May 25^th and be counted. This is very important. Real change occurs when people take to the streets. I guarantee when the amount of people marching and taking a stand pass up the count of dollars spend by this company we will win.

Begin today by boycotting these genetically modified foods listed in the link below.

http://shiftfrequency.com/comprehensive-list-of-gmo-products/#more-15820

See you this Saturday, 10:am to 3:pm, May 25th at the Town Clock, 850 Front St.  Santa Cruz. Here is a link to the worldwide march and more info.

http://www.march-against-monsanto.com/

Boycott: withdraw from commercial or social relations as a punishment or protest. Refuse to buy or handle (their goods) as a punishment or protest.

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The Community Housing Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, Inc. is hosting the Fourth Annual Santa Cruz Hop N’ Barley Festival at Sky Park Scotts Valley, June 29th, 2013.
The CHLTSCC has operated in Santa Cruz County since 1999 and used the Hop N’ Barley Beer & BBQ Festival for fundraising, promotion and expression of its mission since 2010.
This event fosters and promotes community-wide interest and involvement in the mission of the CHLTSCC and provides expansion of CHLTSCC’s efforts to promote entrepreneurial and employment opportunities for residents of Santa Cruz County. The event benefits the CHLTSCC’s mission by providing low-cost space for low and moderate-income residence, lesser-capitalized entrepreneurs and organizations of Santa Cruz County to present, publicize and/or sell their goods and/or services. The CHLTSCC encourages and assists efforts of low and moderate-income residents of Santa Cruz County toward economic and social self-determination, improvements of living conditions, economic and employment opportunities.
Vendor scholarships are available.
Donations will also be directed toward creating projects such as On Higher Ground, a transitional housing/life-skills center due to open this year. The project is dedicated to providing safe, secure, family-style, structured lodging for life-skills building, case management, counseling, training, job placement, referral and advocacy.
Donations can also be directed toward the ‘Square Nail Fund’ – Specifically earmarked moneys held exclusively for land acquisitions.

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or Donate to the Community Housing Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, Inc.

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When I quit smoking within minutes the destructive physical addiction screamed for attention. Ten days later only the active mental addiction was screaming and social/behavioral triggers apparent, but negative and self-loathing thoughts filled my mind. Without help from the outside this addict’s insane mind prevails and the hope of staying stopped lost.
I know your pain. I quit over eight years ago cold turkey and have lost the desire to smoke altogether. Here is what I did:
* Picked a date to quit.
* Made a list of all the people I knew that had quit.
* Bought a big bag of hard candies.
* Kept a liter of water with me at all times.
* Called the people on my list and asked them if I could call them for support.
* Resigned myself to the fact there would be a ten-day physical withdrawal period no matter how much I wanted to quit.
* Recognize the difference between physical withdrawal and mental obsession.
* Kept conscious (understood) why I wanted to smoke at any given urge to smoke (write it down).
Like any addiction we rarely see the goodness without it, until we get some distance from it.
Anybody can quit.
You’re welcome to call me anytime – (831) 345-2303.
Remember you must remove the drug from your system. No drugs… no back doors… no patches. Until the drug leaves your system you will have an itch… a physical irritant. After ten days the physical irritant is gone. Then it’s just a mind-f@-^…
* exercise
* have lots of sex
* eat good food
* drink lots of liquids
* give yourself a gift
Think of yourself as a NON-smoker…
Change the way you think of yourself… it will help
Ask for help from your list of people who quit.

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