We recently attended ShiftCon in Los Angeles to lead the Future of Labeling GMOs panel wherein we pushed for bloggers to become citizen journalists with verified resources and working with established campaigns. We have received great response from attendees as well as local bloggers we had reached out to prior to our trip. Here are some points for bloggers that want to work with our efforts for GMO labeling here in Colorado. Read more

One of the things that is more problematic for our proposition when compared to other propositions is that people do not always know what GMOs or GEs are. These are processes in which food is manipulated at the genetic level to no longer resemble what would have been found in nature. Here are a few graphics to help explain what they are and then we hope people will be interested enough to make a decision whether they want them labeled or not. If you want further resources around this topic visit our resources page.

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Less than a week after the Grocery Manufacturer's Association Leadership Forum in Colorado Springs the money began rolling in to our state to oppose GMO labeling. In less than 3 weeks the opposition has mounted $1,425,000 from corporate donors who attended this meeting. Is your right to know what is in your food worth this corporate wallet that is being opened? At heart are GMOs and whether you as a consumer have a right to know what you are buying. In the last 20 years GMOs have become prevalent in our diets without our permission. This GMO issue is not a consumer versus farmer issue like the opposition is trying to force, it is a corporate accountability issue to consumers and communities. If the GMO labeling issue ever seems confusing, follow the money to see who is creating the conversation you are having. Here is yesterday's filing report from the Colorado Secretary of State. Read more

Yesterday was a huge day for the campaign with the decision of the Citizen Initiative Review. The 20-member review acted as a microcosm of the larger GMO labeling effort with examining how we communicate our message, dealing with distractions from a well-funded opponent, and resonating concerns with citizens about regaining our right to know what is in our food. See our press release on the 11-9 finding of the panel. Read more

Right to Know Colorado proudly reports the GMO labeling initiative, which helps Coloradans make informed decisions about the foods they choose for their families, will be on the ballot this November 4. The voter initiative requires the labeling of genetically modified or GMO foods, and will appear on the Colorado statewide ballot as Proposition 105. Read more

In a rally held at the Capitol steps in Denver on August 4, the Right to Know Colorado campaign to label GMO foods delivered 167,950 signatures to the Colorado Secretary of State in support of Initiative 48, thus asserting Coloradans' desire to know if their food has been produced with genetic engineered or GMO ingredients.With only 86,105 signatures required, campaign supporters were confident that, by turning in almost twice the amount of signatures needed, Initiative 48 to label GMO foods sold in the state would qualify for the fall election ballot. Read more

An independent survey of 500 registered Colorado voters conducted by Denver-based RBI Strategies shows strong, broad support for requiring foods made with genetically modified, or GMO, ingredients to be labeled “Produced with Genetic Engineering” in Colorado. Read more

We are making our final push for signatures to make it on the fall ballot through the end of July. Suggest your friends and followers sign with circulators at Natural Grocers, Whole Foods, or at various community events throughout the state. If you would like to invite a volunteer petition circulator to your event please comment on this post. Read more

Colorado GMO Labeling Initiative Overcomes Challenge by Biotech, Junk Food Lobby; Supreme Court OKs Statewide GMO Labeling Ballot Title Despite a challenge by conventional grocery interests, the Colorado Supreme Court on March 13 affirmed Right to Know Colorado’s ballot title to label GMO foods, clearing the way to begin collecting the 86,105 signatures needed for a 2014 statewide ballot measure. Read more