Help protect the Jackson County GMO-Free Seed Sanctuary created in 2014 and educate the community about the importance of traditional seed supply and its global importance!
Our Family Farms defends the Jackson County GMO Free Seed Sanctuary created in 2014, supports farmers, and educates policy makers and the community at large about regenerative agriculture.
Our Family Farms is a small volunteer led non profit with the capacity to perform large tasks that create transformational change. Our Family Farms envisions a thriving, sustainable food and agricultural system with seed diversity and farmable land for generations to come. They educate and inspire farmers, policy makers and the community at large to support regenerative agricultural practices. They are committed to protecting traditional GMO free seeds and the farmers growing them by creating GMO free Seed Sanctuaries.
Prior to being a nonprofit organization, Our Family Farms was a farmer led political action committee with the goal of protecting our family farms from GMO crops. A critical first step in this effort was the passage of the Family Farms Measure 15-119 on May 20, 2014. The community voted in favor of the Measure by 66% of voters! This Measure laid the groundwork for creating a GMO free seed sanctuary in Jackson County, which is a world class seed growing region. When a lawsuit was filed shortly after the campaign, Our Family Farms helped defend the Measure in federal court and won again!
Funds will be used to support Our Family Farms' annual Save Our Seeds Day in May, on the anniversary of the passing of Measure 15-119 that created Jackson County’s GMO-free Seed Sanctuary. The community event is a celebration of local seeds and food and recognizes key individuals supporting their efforts to promote and protect family farms and traditional, open pollinated seed.