Down to Earth News
Opponents of campaign to require GMO labels raise $12 million
Opponents of GMO labeling initiative flex financial muscle By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO, Calif. » Major biotech companies and manufacturers of household food products, including Campbell Soup, General Mills and Coca-Cola, have pumped almost $12 million into the campaign to defeat Proposition 37, the California ballot initiative to require labels for genetically engineered crops and processed food products.
Vegetarian Olympians Win Medals!
Among the wide variety of reasons to adopt a plant-based diet, would you be surprised to learn that some athletes adopt it on their way to Olympic gold? Perhaps no one knows the importance of food more than an athlete. Researching and following a strict diet is an integral part of the intense preparation athletes go through on their way to the Olympics. To compete, Olympic athletes have to be at the top of their game, so it’s interesting to note that many Olympians are choosing a plant-based diet.
Down to Earth 35th Anniversary
Down to Earth All Vegetarian and Natural food store celebrated its 35th anniversary earlier this year with 35 percent discounts on its best selling items, cooking classes, wellness lectures, raw food demos and gift basket raffles at its five locations: Honolulu, Kailua, Pearlridge, Kapolei and Ka
Roads to health and wellness change to match new lifestyles
The health-and-wellness industry has evolved to keep pace with changing concepts of how physical fitness and healthy diets can lead to fuller, more satisfying lives...
Showman Wins $350 Down to Earth 35th Anniversary Drawing!
Honolulu, HI (July 13th, 2012) – Congratulations to Angelique Showman on winning the $350 gift card drawing in honor of Down to Earth's 35th anniversary. The drawing was held at the end of May as part of our “35th Anniversary Day Sale - 35% off 35 of our best-selling items." To enter the drawing, people simply "liked" us on Facebook.
Down to Earth: Happy 35th Anniversary! KGMB 5-25-12
Howard Dicus (KGMB-9) interviews Down to Earth's "CEO & Chief Organic Officer," Mark Fergusson, on the occasion of Down to Earth's 35th Anniversary celebration Sale Day.
Visit http://www.downtoearth.org to learn more about Down to Earth.
Mark Fergusson Joins Board of Hawaii Organic Farmers Association (HOFA)
Mark Fergusson, Down to Earth's Chief Organic Officer (CEO/CFO), has joined the board of the Hawaii Organic Farmers Association (HOFA). HOFA is a non-profit organization that provides education about organic farming and sustainability in Hawaii. As the new spokesperson for HOFA, Mark offers the following thoughts about the importance of organic farming.
Hawaii should require labeling of GMO foods
(April 22, 2012) -- As Americans, we value the basic right to choose from a wide variety of foods in the marketplace, to make informed choices as to what we feed ourselves and our families.
35th Anniversary Much to Celebrate!
Honolulu, HI (May 8th, 2012) – When a group of friends in Wailuku, Maui decided in 1977 that they wanted to help improve the health of Hawaii residents through organic and natural products and a vegetarian lifestyle, no one could have predicted their success.