GE Free Links

The opinions of these sites are for your information and we do not necessarily endorse them.

National New Zealand Sites

• GE Free Policy - A list of NZ Companies and brands who have pledged to avoid GE in their products
• GE Free Northland in food and environment
• GM Free Hawkes Bay  -  New Zealands leading region for pure produce. 
• Physicians and Scientists for Global Responsibility educating the public concerning the risks of the release into the environment of genetically engineered organisms
• McGuinness Institute is an independent think tank specialising in research and policy analysis
• Sustainability Council NZ meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations
• Safe Food Campaign leading information on pesticides and childrens health
• Soil and Health - Organic NZ magazine. OFNZ organic certification,   excellent articles on Organics
• BioGro NZ Largest Organic certification body in NZ.
• The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand  NZ Political Party with a GMO Free policy.
• CAFCA   - Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa
• Systematic Gene Food and Genetic Engineering Public Debate
• Royal Society Te Apārangi - A national academy 60 scientific and technological societies
• Plant and Food Leading CRI in horticulture research
• AgResearch Leading CRI for field trials of GE animals.
• Scion, Leading  CRI in field trials on genetically engineered Trees.
• Tiki the Penguin - Excellent story to educate kids about GE and it's dangers.
• Statistics NZ's 'Directory of Environmental Databases and Collections'. The directory contains comprehensive and up-to-date information on more than 450 environment-related databases and collections.

International Sites on Genetic Engineering

• GM Watch  - Excellent site on International GE/ NBT technologies
• Testbiotech - European information and scientific expertise on the risks associated with GE/NBT technologies,
• Friends of the Earth (FOE) information on emerging gene editing (GE) tech in Australia.
• Gene Ethics  GM-Free information from Australia
• CBAN - The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) research, monitor and raise awareness about issues relating to genetic engineering in food and farming. 
• GJEP - Global Justice Ecology Project (GJEP) explores and exposes the intertwined root causes of social injustice, ecological destruction, and economic domination.
• GMFREE Australia Alliance. 
• Sustainable Pulse  provides up the latest global news on GMO's, sustainable food and agriculture   
• Institute of Responsible Technology A comprehensive source of GMO health imformation.
• Global Justice Ecology Project. explores the intertwined causes of social justice, ecological destruction and economic domination.  
• Bioscience Resource Project The Bioscience Resource Project provides scientific and intellectual resources for a healthy future.
• Save our Roots  - Indigenous Environmental Network to protect the sacred biodiversity of forests.
• GM -Free Alliance - The Alliance is our sister organisation and the national peak body of GM-free groups in Australia of which we are an affiliate.
• GMWatch video links - a must see for the some eye opening video footage on GE matters.
• ETCgroup -  monitoring power, tracking technology, strengthening diversity.
• MADGE -  Australain group  interested in food safety issues, the lack of adequate labelling and testing of  GM foods.
• Stop OGM Pacifique  - New Caledonia group seeking to protect their GM Free environment.
• The Non GMO project  -  The Non-GMO Project is a non-profit collaboration of manufacturers, retailers, processors, distributors, farmers, seed breeders, and consumers
• MomsAcrossAmerica  -  Zen Honeycutt and other Mums leading awareness across the US.
• The African Centre for Biodiversity: A research and advocacy organisation working towards food sovereignty and agro-ecology in Africa, with a focus on biosafety, seed systems and agricultural biodiversity.
• International and Regional Group contacts: Informing and highlighting the dangers around GE in food, environment and communities.
• European GMO-free Regions Network   Hosts regular conferences on the environment, climate protection and consumer protection.  
• PSGR: Physicians and Scientists for Global Responsibility -  Application of Science and Technology. The scientific argument.
• Campaign for food safety - an excellent site
• Genetic Engineering and its Dangers - some excellent articles
• GRAIN is an international nonprofit nongovernment organisation working to strengthen peoples' control over agricultural biodiversity, especially in developing countries.   
• The Prince of Wales's site: includes a public forum on GE
• CODEX Alimentarius:Food Standards Programme established by FAO and WHO to protect consumer health and promote fair practices in food trade.

Other Links

• Taste Nature  wonderful organic shop in Dunedin 
• Bostock Organics - Growing healthy fresh food, apples 
• Commonsense Organics  retail shops around the country selling Organic foods.  
• Chantal Organics - Retail shop for organic wholefoods
• Ceres Organic Retail shop for organic wholefoods
• Pure Fresh - Fresh organic produce 
• Huckleberry Organics - wholesale outlet for Organic produce. 
• EatRight Food Products - Organic, “more benefits in every bite” food products - crackers, cookies, snack packs and food for the outdoor adventurer
• New Zealand Biograins - Organically grown grains, flours, pulses, nuts and organic dried fruit.
• Tui Balmes & Waxes -   Altogether Natural - Healing & Massage with organic beeswax.
• Grey Heron B&B -   Organic, Italian B&B in Motueka.
• seeds.org.nz -   Nelson Guardians of the Seed