Vote with Every Purchase
When you cast a ballot in an election, you vote once. When you cast your hard earned money shopping for an item, you also vote or choose not to vote for purchasing that item. In addition, you get to vote every time you consider making a purchase. Which voting do you think actually makes more of a difference?
Informed Shopping
Here is a link to find out current good choices for making purchases and for purchases to avoid (boycott):
Green America: Come Together
GMO Shoppers Guide
Here is a link for choosing to purchase and vote with your dollars for non-GMO foods. It shows what brands of foods are the Heroe brands that produce healthy, safe foods and support independent small farmers while continuing to stand up to the bullying tactics of big corporations. Below these is the list of companies that contain GMO ingredients or do not stand up for safe and healthy foods and/or independent small farmer production.
occupysonomacounty.org/?q=gmo-heroes
Good Environmental Choices for Purchasing Wine:
California Organic and Bio Dynamic Wines
|
Adastra * |
Napa |
Lolonis |
Napa |
|
Alma Rosa |
Santa Rita |
Long Meadow Ranch * |
Mendocino |
Araujo * |
Napa |
Luna * | Napa |
Barra Mendocino * |
Mendocino |
Madonna * | Napa |
Beckmen |
Santa Ynez |
Merimar Torres * | Sebastopol |
Benzinger * |
Sonoma |
Mendocino Wine Co * |
Mendocino |
Bonny Doon |
Santa Cruz |
Morgan |
Santa Lucia |
Bonterra * |
Mendocino |
Neal Family * |
Napa |
Bucklin Old Hill Ranch ** |
Sonoma |
Nevada City Wine Guild |
Nevada City |
Ceago |
Lake |
Old World Winery * |
Sonoma |
Chance Creek * |
Mendocino |
Organic Wine Works |
Santa Cruz |
Cline Cellars * |
Sonoma |
Orleans Hill |
Nevada City |
Coates |
Napa |
Pacific Redwood * |
Mendocino |
Cotourri Feingold * |
Sonoma |
Patianna * |
Mendocino |
Crazy Flower Wines * |
Napa |
Paul Dolan * |
Mendocino |
De Loach * |
Sonoma |
Peju Province * |
Napa |
De Tierra |
Monterrey |
Preston of Dry Creek * |
Sonoma |
Ehlers Estate * |
Napa |
Porter Creek * |
Sonoma |
Flora Springs |
Napa |
Quintessa * |
Napa |
Fitzpatrick |
Sierra Foothills |
Quivira * |
Sonoma |
Frey * |
Mendocino |
Robert Siniskey * |
Napa |
Frog’s Leap ** |
Napa |
Silver Mountain |
Santa Cruz |
Girasole * |
Mendocino |
Sky Saddle * |
Sonoma |
Ggrich Hills * |
Napa |
Tablas Creek |
Paso Robles |
Green Truck * |
Mendocino |
Terra Savia * |
Mendocino |
H. Cotourri * |
Sonoma |
Testa Vineyard |
Mendocino |
Hall * |
Napa |
Topolos * |
Sonoma |
Hallcrest/Organic Wine Works |
Santa Cruz |
Tres Sabores * |
Napa |
Heller Estate |
Carmel Valley |
Viader * |
Napa |
Jeriko * |
Mendocino |
Wild Hog ** |
Sonoma |
Joseph Phelps * |
Napa |
Wing Canyon * |
Napa |
Kelseyville Wine |
Sierra Foothills |
Yorkville Cellars |
Mendocino |
La Clarine |
Napa |
ZD Winery * |
Napa |
La Rocca * |
Mendocino |
Disclaimer: This list was compiled from several organizations that represent organic and biodynamic wineries along with individual websites. This is meant as a guide only. Grape growers were not included.
* indicates a local winery in Sonoma, Mendocino or Napa.
** denotes local, organic or biodynamic & dry farmed.