• Supporters

High profile supporters

We are grateful to the following high profile individuals who have lent their names & faces to the campaign, attended events and helped us spread the word.

Valentine Warner, Chef

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Vivienne Westwood, Fashion Designer and Campaigner

Visit Vivienne’s website
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Mary McCartney, Photographer

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Jo Wood, Organic Entrepreneur

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Anwar Russell, Dancer and Actor

Visit Anwar’s twitter page

Jasmine & Melissa Hemsley, Chefs

Visit the Hemsley + Hemsley website

Alys Fowler, Gardener

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Don Letts, DJ, Musician and Film-maker

Read Don’s biography at Radio 6

Guy Watson (Riverford Organic) & Geetie Singh (Duke of Cambridge organic pub)

Visit Riverford’s website

Visit the Duke of Cambridge pub’s website

Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP

Visit Caroline’s website

Zac Goldsmith, Conservative MP

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Jean Lambert, Green Party MEP

Visit Jean’s website

Lucy Siegel, Journalist

Visit Lucy’s twitter page

George Monbiot, Journalist

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Supportive businesses

The genetic modification of food and farming in the UK and elsewhere is a direct threat to natural and organic businesses whose ethics – and whose customers – demand a clean supply chain, uncontaminated with GMOs. The businesses below have supported our campaign by inviting us into their premises to talk about genetic modification and take photos of staff who wish to be a part of our GM Free Me campaign, and by helping spread the word to their customers through social media and other means.

Viridian Nutrition

“Viridian feels very strongly about what is growing in the fields of Britain and what effects this will have on the planet and on the health of the individual. The genetic modification of food is a technology that goes against the key philosophies that Viridian holds dear – our three pillars are purity, charity and environment. As such GM also goes against the ethics of the company.” — Cheryl Thallon, Founder and Managing Director

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Planet Organic

“We have been campaigning against GM foods since we started, but sadly the fight is not over. Add your face to the gmfreeme campaign, and send a clear message that we don’t want GMO in our food or our fields.”

Visit Planet Organic

Yeo Valley

Yeo Valley Organic is part of a family-owned farming and dairy company based in the village of Blagdon, in the Yeo Valley in Somerset..

Visit Yeo Valley

Natural Products Expo 2015

As Europe’s biggest event for natural and organic products, you will see over 600 companies, thousands of natural and organic brands

Visit Natural Products Expo

Neal’s Yard Remedies

“At Neal’s Yard Remedies, we’ve always been driven by the passionate belief that health and beauty are one and should be as natural and organic as possible – this passion is at the heart of everything we do. A big part of this is educating our customers how to live a healthier life through the power of nature, and the GM Free Me campaign has been a hugely successful way to do this. It’s not just campaigners getting involved, it’s taken the fear out of engaging with the GM debate, allowing everyday people to have their voices heard!” — Peter Kindersley, Owner

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Pukka Herbs

“Because GM Free Me is spreading awareness about the truths behind GM, Pukka wants to support it in its efforts to give a voice to people who want to live from food that is grown as nature intended. “More companies should get involved because it helps educate your team about the threats we face from untested GMO-cocktails entering our food chain. At Pukka it has stimulated lots of interesting debate and we have been able to discuss (and dispel!) many of these myths.” — Sebastian Pole, Managing Director

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Dove’s Farm

“Doves Farm is supporting GM Free Me because it is vital that there should remain a choice to have GM Free food, especially as larger and more serious problems emerge from the growing and consumption of GM crops. In addition as more information is known about the illusory benefits of GM crops and the dangers to the natural environment it is essential that organic food can remain uncontaminated and hence a safe haven; producing food for our citizens.” — Michael Marriage, Founder and Owner

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Rebel Kitchen

“The real effects of GMOs are most likely going to be seen in our children. Most people don’t realise that GMOs, rather than feeding a hungry world, are feeding a junk food industry through ingredients like corn syrup and unhealthy fats and oils, and that in turn is compromising the health of the next generation. There aren’t many places where people who have real concerns about GMOs can express those views. We supported GM Free Me because it’s a really unique concept and because we want to encourage more people like ourselves, who care about nutrition and health, to find their voices and speak up on this important topic.” — Tamara Arbib, co-founder

Alara Wholefoods

I support GM Free Me because of my very serious concerns about the environment and health risks associated with GM, especially now that the EU Commission has approved Subsidiarity with the planting of GM crops. The UK appears to be the strongest proponents of GM and I’m concerned that planting will go about in an unscientific and haphazard way. This would threaten my business in terms of contamination of my organic ingredients. But to be candid, the more GM comes to the top of the agenda and the more it is talked about, the more that people want to find an alternative to it.” — Alex Smith, Founder and Managing Director

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Marigold Health Foods

“Marigold supports GM Free Me because it has had a GM free policy from the beginning and we want to support projects that raise awareness about GM. Our promise to our customers is that their products are GM free. It is what our customers want and expect and it says so all over our labels.” — Anna Harris, Projects Manger

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