Some of our victories in California include:
1. Stopping GMOs and Pesticides
— Secured GMO County bans and overturned bill that would have preempted bans (protecting county rights)
— Initiated GMO labeling ballot initiative and education campaign
— Advocated for chlorpyrifos ban
— Secured the listing of glyphosate on the State's Prop 65 list of carcinogenic chemicals
2. Promoting Regenerative Agriculture and Reducing Antibiotics in Our Food Supply
— Secured first-even ban on routine use of antibiotics in livestock
— Educated the public and policymakers about "Soil Solutions" to climate change
— Reduced state funding for polluting dairy methane digesters and increased funds for alternative dairy production
— Advocated to "Opt Out of Industrial Meat"
3. Protecting Pollinators
— Filed legal petition to list bumble bees as endangered species under CA Endangered Species Act
— Launched the Wild Bee ID app and website!
4. Protecting and Promoting Seed Sharing
— Launched the Global Seed Network
— Secured law to legalize small scale seed sharing
5. Protecting Our Water Resources
— Stopped the Twin Tunnels project
— Stopped the Cadiz Water Project, a for-profit privatization effort to a build a 43-mile-long pipeline through California's Mojave Trails National Monument