On Saturday, May 12, the second annual Urban Farm Tour will feature extraordinary examples of city residents who are making our city more sustainable by growing their own vegetables, raising chickens, keeping bees, catching rain water, implementing energy savings solutions and much more.

This self-guided tour will include 31 sites to visit, all within 8 to 10 miles of downtown Greenville. Our goal is to show city residents just how easy it is to practice sustainable living by growing food and implementing energy efficiency right where we live, work and play.

We anticipate another successful event turnout!

Check out the UFT website for more information.

Highlights of this year’s event include :

•  pre-event gala and concert with the band  Hoodoo Hounds at ZEN on Thursday,  May 10.
•  bicycle tours organized by Bikeville of Greenville
•  workshops and sponsor exhibit at the UFT headquarters

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Co-sponsored by and many others:

Why you should be very concerned? Because GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) are created by scientists in laboratories. Scientists make up  ”Plants or animals that have had their genetic makeup altered to exhibit traits that are not naturally theirs.”   The major concern with genetically engineered foods is based in food safety, their effect on natural ecosystems, gene flow into non GE crops and corporate control of our food supply.

While 93% of Americans believe GE foods should be labeled, for decades the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has blocked GE labeling.  It’s time the FDA protected our right to know what’s in our food.  FYI, Japan, Australia, the European Union and even China and Russia require labeling of GE foods.

We believe genetic engeneered food poses a dramatic danger to the security our food supply. And we are asking you to take action to demand labeling of GMO in foods.

The Center for Food Safety has filed a petition with FDA formally requesting the agency use its authority to require labeling of GE foods.

Now is the time to get much of your seed started for this growing season and Sow True Seed located in Asheville, NC offers only seeds that are open-pollinated (also known as true seed), untreated, non-GMO seed that can be saved and replanted. And many of their 400+ seeds, bulbs, and tubers are also heirloom, organic, and traditional varieties.