Steve Marsh Legal Fighting Fund

Steve on his farm with flowering canola in the background on his neighbours farm.

The Safe Food Foundation's major project is to coordinate fundraising for Steve Marsh, an organic farmer from Kojonup, Western Australia whose farm was contaminated by genetically modified canola in late 2010.

The contamination of 325ha of Steve's 478ha farm led to the indefinite loss of his organic certification by the National Association of Sustainable Agriculture Australia (NASAA), and Steve has decided to issue proceedings through leading Australian law firm Slater & Gordon in the WA Supreme Court seeking compensation for loss and damage. These proceedings were filed on the 3rd April 2012.

Steve is taking on the GM industry like David against Goliath and working to protect our right to choose GM-free foods. There is sufficient evidence of harm to show that GM foods are toxic and their approval by regulatory agencies should be urgently reviewed.

We are running a high profile campaign to increase public awareness about the threat of GM to non-GM and organic farming, to raise funds to support Steve's case, and to highlight the risks of GMO and other potentially unsafe agricultural practices, both in Australia and worldwide.

The Safe Food Foundation is coordinating fundraising to support the legal battle of GM affected organic farmer Steve Marsh.

If you support the right of Australian farmers to produce organic, GM-free food - which ultimately equals your right to choose organic food - then please make a tax deductible donation through our joint project and fundraising partner, Friends of the Earth Australia.

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