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Mon, 03/28/2016 - 10:15am to 11:00am
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The current state of the anti-GMO movement around Oregon and the nation.
Two years ago two Southern Oregon counties - Jackson and Josephine - passed initiatives banning GMO crops from being grown. After a year of lawsuits, Jackson County's anti-GMO initiative prevailed and now the Josephine County initiative may also become enforceable. On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Elise Higley, board member of Our Family Farms Coalition, about the current state of the anti-GMO movement around Oregon and the nation, and current legislative actions that could strengthen it.
Elise Higley is director of Our Family Farms Coalition, a nonprofit that works to protect family farms against the threats of genetically engineered crops. She was campaign manager for Our Family Farms Coalition in 2014 that fought to win the ban against GE crops in Jaskson County, Oregon. She and her husband Jeff own and operate Oshala Farm in Applegate Valley where they grow over 68 crops on 113 acres.
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