Organic, safe, healthy food is important for all of us.
I just watched a short video on youtube.com of Phiya Kushi (son of Michio and Aveline Kushi) talking about the effects of the earthquake and nuclear powerplant problems in Japan on organic farmers and sea harvesters. He is going to start a new charity organization called SOS-Earth (Save Organic Suppliers), which will help organic farmers everywhere in the world, starting with Japan. I think that's excellent.
On youtube.com: Phiya Kushi Talking About Japan's Earthquake And SOS (about 8 1/2 minutes long)
I also think that even if we may not have the money to spare for a donation to SOS-Earth, we can still help the organic farmers, the Earth, and ourselves by buying organic food. The more we increase the demand for organic foods, the greater the public awareness and support will become, and the better it will be for the farmers.
So far, being organic means that the food cannot be contaminated by GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms), and so the term "organic" can protect us. The George Ohsawa Macrobiotic Foundation website has a pdf article about GMOs by Dennis Willmont that's called "The Brave New World Of Genetic Chaos."
Note: Phiya Kushi has since started the organization "SOS-Earth" and its web site is currently under construction (as of 8/12/2011). Here is a link to the About page: SOS-Earth — About, Who We Are.
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