“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

As if you aren’t concerned enough about the rampant use of pesticides, hormones and antibiotics in your food—wait ‘til you hear the latest news.

We’re on the verge of announcing alarming facts about what’s in one of the most common foods consumed in the U.S.

It’s news that will serve as a wake-up call to consumers—and we hope, a warning to the food industry: Consumers will not tolerate lies and deception when it comes to what’s in our food.

Today we launch our summer online fundraising campaign. Your donation, which will be matched by both Mercola.com and Dr. Bronner’s, will help fund our ongoing work to expose the health and environmental hazards of industrial food. Please help us reach our quarterly goal of $250,000 by midnight June 30. Donate online, by mail or by phone—details here.

As I travel this country and talk to people like you, the number one concern I hear is that you’re worried about your health and the health of your families. Next up is concern about how the industrial food system is polluting the environment, including your local water supply.

You also tell me that you no longer trust most big food brands to tell you the truth about what’s in your food, or how it’s produced.

From farmers, I hear how they’re fighting an uphill battle against the bad actors in the food industry, whose deceptive marketing claims make it difficult for authentic organic farmers to compete.

I hear all of you.

Sometimes it takes months, even years to do the work required to expose the dangers of industrial food, and the lengths to which Big Food goes to hide the truth.

But trust me, we’re working on it. Along with a team of other dedicated organizations and activists.

Please help us reach our quarterly goal of $250,000 by midnight June 30. Donate online, by mail or by phone—details here.

Next month will mark the one-year anniversary of Obama’s signing of the DARK Act—the bill that killed GMO labeling. It was a big loss for the Food Movement. And a big loss for you.

Faced with Monsanto’s bottomless pit of money and complete lack of ethics, we could have given up on bringing down the world’s most evil corporation, and the factory farm industry it props up with its endless supply of GMO animal feed.

We might have thrown up our hands and declared the take-down of Monsanto “mission impossible.”

Instead, we buckled down. Because it was never about just labels. Or even just GMOs. It’s always been about the corruption that permeates the entire industrial food system.

As Nelson Mandela said, “It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

It may not be done yet. But with your continued support, I believe it’s not only possible—but inevitable—that consumer power (and common sense) will prevail.

But we must not let up the pressure.

This quarterly campaign is critical for funding our ongoing work to expose the worst actors in the industrial food system. You can donate online, by mail or by phone—details here.

We know there are many good organizations in need of funds these days. We hope you will continue your generous support of OCA. Thank you.

In Solidarity,

Ronnie Cummins
International Director

 

P.S. More than 80 percent of our support comes from individual donors like yourself. Donations of $5 and $10 really add up! You can donate online, by phone or by mail, details here. Thank you!