Dear Signers, GREAT NEWS TODAY: the topic of Packaging substances used in organic food handling IS on the agenda of the upcoming spring meeting of the NOSB [National Organic Standards Board], which will be held April 25-27, 2016, in Washington DC. Our petition is staying OPEN for a very good reason: polluting packaging is an ongoing problem, & we're only at the beginning of the fight toward the phasing out of plastics & metals in organic food packaging. WHAT YOU CAN DO: We had around 4,500 signatures at the time of the last meeting - let's aim for 10,000 for the upcoming one! We're calling on all past signers to become motors of this change, by doing a very simple thing: - If you are on social media (facebook, twitter, instagram, pinterest!, etc), PLEASE POST about this petition with a link. If possible, do this repetitively at a few days interval, to bring more visibility at different times for different people; also, remember to ask people to sign AND share! - If you are not on social media, please consider forwarding this email to friends who might be interested in signing THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TREMENDOUS SUPPORT!!! Together, let's get rid of the materials polluting our lives. Warmly, The Bare Necessities PS: for examples of plastic packaging, feel free to use / repost any photo from these galleries - http://thehealthylivingreport.tumblr.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/tbnblog/