Safe Food Mela at Kodambakkam on 12th Aug 3-7pm

Safe Food Alliance & Kodambakkam Exnora Womens Guild,

and Anna Park Walkers Exnora

Jointly organise
Safe Food Mela

             “LOOKING FOR SAFE FOOD? JOIN THIS MELA!”

                          Organic Snacks, Sale of Organic products

Awareness Exhibition, Gardening & composting tips

3.00 P.M to 7.00 PM, Sunday Aug 12th 2012

 Anna Park (Chennai Corporation) United India Colony

Kodambakkam, Chennai – 600 024 Cell: 9840958713

Chennai citizens can look forward to an interesting and informative Safe Food Mela create awareness about toxic chemical residues in food and urging consumers to switch to safe organic alternatives, this mela is the combined effort of several non-profit organizations, youngsters spearheading the organic foods movement and organic enterprises. The Mela is expected to be attended by personalities from the film world, musicians, writers  and intellectuals.

The Safe Food Mela is part of a nation-wide campaign called INDIA FOR SAFE FOOD (http://indiaforsafefood.in), which seeks to promote chemical-free farming and alternatives to toxic technologies like synthetic pesticides and Genetically Modified foods.  India continues to use many pesticides that have been banned in other countries and many of these are known to be carcinogenic, endocrine-disrupting or reproductive-toxicants. Many studies including in the public sector laboratories, show our food, water and soil, and even breast-milk are contaminated with pesticides.

The Mela in Kodambakkam will have organic outlets from around the city setting up their stalls with a variety of products (fresh greens, millets, traditional rices, honey, snacks etc.), as also food-stalls selling tasty ready to eat organic fare.  Awareness material about toxics in foods, traditional and safe foods, and urban gardening will also be on display.

The Safe Food Mela promises to offer fun for the entire family, and the opportunity to change the way you consume food. After all, as the saying goes, You Are What You Eat! Enjoy the joys of organic food, and join the India For Safe Food Movement. You can endorse the cause by giving a missed call on 022-3301 0031 and log on to www.indiaforsafefood.in for more information.

                                       For more information contact

     Mrs Meenakshi                         Ananthoo                          R.Govindaraj

           (Exnora)                         (Safe Food Alliance)                     (Exnora)

   Cell: 9840958713                     Cell: 9444166779                  Cell: 9941007058

coverage in pasumai vikatan

pl do sign the petition here:  http://indiaforsafefood.in/sendpetition 

spread the word and get more signs for the petition and ensure safe food for all.

also do give a missed call as an additional expression of support for this cause..call 022-3301 0031

Ask your friends also to give missed call.

Pl ACT NOW!

Out Reach program at Besant Nagar Beach!

A few of us from safe Food Alliance, Chennai did have this outreach program at the Besant Nagar beach as slated, yesterday.
We went around the beach with copies of petition, distributing leaflets about Safe Food, notice carrying list  of organic outlets in Chennai with a write up of why should one go organic - and collecting signatures endorsing our petition from all out there.

The public in general were very receptive. many in fact thanked us for doing this. there were may youth who said they were happy we were doing it for them and they will spread the word around..

In a matter of 2 hours we got close to 450-500 signatures..and we also urged many to give missed calls..

The SFA volunteers were very happy but I would think we can get more signatures by targeting corporates (esp IT firms) and colleges.

want to volunteer?  write to us at safefoodalliance (at)gmail

Please visit http://indiaforsafefood.in/
for more information..also to volunteer or know more on ecological farming or organic outlets  or just to sign the online petition..
Pl do spread the word (and this link)