On Friday, Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield stopped by the Bend scoop shop to talk about GMO labeling and the company’s efforts to go GMO-free. Greenfield was joined on his tour by local supporters of Measure 92, the Oregon initiative seeking to require the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms. “It’s about the […]
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Gee GMOs, Leave Us Alone!
What better timing than our annual Restaurant Guide to check in on the battle over so-called Genetically Modified Organisms. Currently, there is a heated battle in Southern Oregon about banning GMOs—a fight that will affect Central Oregon farmers and foodies, and that may determine whether the entire state will ban GMOs. The concerns over GMOs […]