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November is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, and we’re starting it off by spotlighting a few of the traditional #IndigenousFoodways that #GMOs have put at risk.

Know of other Native foods or seeds we should highlight this month? Share them with us here! 💭 🌽

We’re growing, and your choices are a part of it! Reimagining our #foodsystem is bigger than any one mission.
Read on to see how the Non-GMO Project, Food Integrity Collective and Non-UPF Verified are connecting the dots for better food. 💭 🦋

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Today we celebrate food sovereignty, people-led food systems, and #LaViaCampesina ! 🌱

🔗 To learn more, read the food sovereignty manifesto:

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#FoodSovereigntyNow

Ever had masa? If you like tamales, tortillas, or pupusas, the answer is likely yes 🙂‍↕️

This traditional corn dough is packed with bioavailable nutrients thanks to a process called nixtamalization, and it’s the base for most of the Mesoamerican dishes we know and love. 🫔 🌽

After a long trade tribunal with the US, #Mexico enshrined a ban on #GMO corn cultivation in its constitution earlier this year. As the birthplace of corn, this move runs deeper than policy: it's a defense of culture and identity.

#SinMaízNoHayPaíz 🌽🇲🇽

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Have you heard of "super weeds"?

The introduction of GMO crops has dramatically increased the use of herbicides like glyphosate (aka Roundup) in the US.

Today, more than 60 million acres (!!) of US farmland are infested with herbicide-resistant super weeds that evolved in response.

wishing you all a very strega nona september 🥣

Dream big 🥲🧡

Juicy summer produce memes to brighten your feed 😌

Biotech companies are marketing new gene-edited tomatoes to health-conscious consumers and gardeners. 🍅

These GMOs may sound promising, but they raise important concerns around oversight, access, and who is shaping the future of our food system.

🔗 Learn more: www.nongmoproject.org/blog/new-gmo...

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The Standard Public Comment Period is open! Trolls - this is your opportunity to be useful! Take a deep dive into the scientific rigor of our work as it is represented in our 53-page Standard and leave feedback where you feel it falls short. :) www.nongmoproject.org/public-comme...

TEAM PIC from #ExpoWest mainly to serve as a reminder that we are real people! Who maintain North America's most rigorous standard for GMO avoidance! We're a small #nonprofit with under 50 employees! When you talk with the Project, we are the folks you're talking to. 🧡

The word is officially out! Our Non-UPF Verified is here! #NonUPFVerified is a continuation of our organization's commitment to transparency and informed choice in the #foodsystem.

Why us, why now & why it matters 💡➡️: www.nonultraprocessed.org/faqs

Today, we reflect on #DrKing's legacy and his reminder that at the heart of all #progress is a remembering of our fundamental connection to each other and to #nature. Only when we re-remember our responsibility to one another and to all life on #Earth can we become the humans that the #future needs.