Rachel is a passionate advocate of food safety, full transparency and the right to know what we are eating.

At 12 years old, she learned about the mounting evidence that Genetically Modified Organisms, GMOs, pose risks to our health, environment and bees.

Considering that GMOs are labelled in 60 countries, but contained in over 70% of foods in Canadian grocery stores, and people unknowingly feed them to their children, Rachel founded “Kids Right to Know” to convince government to label GMOs, and to conduct long-term studies to determine if GMOs contaminated with low and high doses of extreme poisons are safe.

Industry claimed that these would never create resistence or accumulate in water. But today, superbugs and -weeds cover entire regions, and glyphosate is found in rain, drinking water, human bodies, even wombs and breast milk; notably in up to 100 x higher concentration in GMO-fed Americans.

Rachel speaks at conferences, meets experts, farmers and holds marches. One epic TV debate has 9+ million views. Aware that 1 in 3 children today suffer from chronic disease, like leaky gut, diabetes, cancer and life-threatening allergies, Rachel confronted the Minister of Health with medical data showing rising cancer rates and horrible birth defects in soy production regions.

The meeting unveiled that no ministry is even in charge of GMO labelling. Rachel and youth are no longer waiting, but learn genius people-powered solutions good for soils, plants, animals, and producing super high yields.

Learn with Rachel and create the good food systems in town!

„The shelves are just stacked with pretzels, chips and cookies“ – that’s not a real food bank! No good for kids to grow up on. A 12 year old knows this.

Bling, came Sophie’s 13th B’day – with Bat Mitzwah, celebrations, ideas for community service, and gift money – to start a garden; at home, plus at the local preschool. “Yes, mom and dad, I am doing this, just watch me.” So did a flock a tiny kids, asking plenty of questions. “Preschoolers are eager to learn and try new things,” says Sophie.

“School plots offer unique opportunities. Have them plant, pick, and taste their own school garden’s fresh vegetables, and they’ll know that tomatos don’t come … from the store”. When riots broke out in nearby Ferguson, Missouri, Sophie decided to address social injustices in her way; by greening that “food desert”.

She launched Grow Healthy, offering low-income child care centres, schools and shelters to kick off gardens, along with a curriculum to teach about fresh food and gardening. Two gardens became 28, producing 30,000 pounds of free, fresh greens for families.

Using a GIS tool to detect the most efficient locations, her 772 youth volunteers have gifted over 38,000 hours to building gardens, delivering workshops, and watching kids get their hands dirty, pick and taste the fruits of their love and labor.

There’s a million preschools on Earth, and as many reasons to have a garden, be it micro, vertical, on the roof, along the road or at the park.