NEWS RELEASE
From the office of the Green MEPs
May 25th, 2004
GREENS
INCITE FOOD REVOLUTION IN ESSEX
- LONDON EURO-MP VISITS PIONEERING ESSEX FARM
SHOP
LONDON'S Green Euro-MP
joined former Green Party principal speaker Margaret Wright in a fact-finding
tour of a pioneering organic farm and dairy in Essex as part of her campaign for
a 'food revolution' today (Tuesday, May 25th). Jean Lambert joined forces
with Margaret, lead Green Party candidate for Eastern Region in the European Parliamentary
elections on June 10th, to hear about Ashlyn's
Organic Farm's pioneering work - and to tell shoppers about the Greens' EU-wide
campaign for good quality, healthy, tasty, GM-free, organic, cruelty-free and
fairly-traded food. |  |
Mrs
Lambert, London's Green Party Euro-MP and an outspoken critic of the spread of
junk food, said: "We are visiting Essex to hear about some of the work already
going on in Essex to bring about a revolution in the way we eat - Ashlyn's is
a part of that.
"Food is as political an issue as they come. Greens
are calling for increased binding targets on organic production, GM-free agriculture,
better access to locally produced in-season foods, improvements in animal welfare
standards - and an end to the supermarkets' stranglehold over both our farmers
and our dinner tables.
"This isn't just a worthy wish-list aimed at
making our food fairer and less destructive - it's about making it tastier, more
varied and even cheaper, too."
ENDS
Editors' notes:
The
'Food Revolution' campaign was launched earlier this year by the Green / EFA Group
in the European Parliament, and aims to provoke public debate and policy change
on food safety, sustainability and social equity, without sacrificing quality,
taste or choice. For more details, see
www.eat-better.org
Photographs
of Margaret Wright and Jean Lambert at the launch of the 'food revolution' campaign
are available in jpeg format on request.
Ashlyns Organic Farm Shop, Epping
Road, North Weald, Essex, CM16 6RZ
Tel/Fax:01992 525146 shop@ashlyns.co.uk
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