Welcome! Californians for GE-Free Agriculture is a state-wide coalition of farmer, environmental and consumer groups committed to ecologically responsible and economically viable agriculture. We provide education and resources in support of the rights of farmers and communities to evaluate and address the environmental, human health and economic risks of genetic engineering in agriculture. Cal GE-Free is the only California group focused solely on genetic engineering in agriculture.

Cal GE-Free is working in at the local and state level - the success of our work depends on the support and dedication of activists and donors. Please join the network and get involved!

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June 2008 - GE Sugar Beets Update

Western farmers in the U.S. are poised to plant their first season of Monsanto's Roundup Ready® herbicide-tolerant, GE sugar beets. Over half the sugar in processed foods comes from sugar beets and the rest comes from sugar cane. Both sugars are often combined in products and not listed separately on labels. Once food producers start using GE beet sugar in cereals, breads, baby foods, candies, and other products, we will not know if we are eating GE sugar because GE ingredients are not labeled. The only way to avoid eating GE beet sugar will be to buy organic foods and foods containing 100% cane sugar or evaporated cane juice.

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“We received your news halfway across the globe here in South Africa and wish to send you our congratulations for all your hard work. We are also fighting legislative battles here with the GMO Act having been written by pro-biotech people. So a victory for you is also a victory for us.”

-South African Freeze Alliance on Genetic Engineering, from an email January 20, 2008