For me, October is a month full of celebrations. Whether it be visiting apple orchards and pumpkin patches to ring in the fall season, attending costume parties in anticipation of Halloween, or my annual guessing game of what to get my husband for his birthday, I am in celebration mode for most of the month. However, for some, this month isn’t just about celebration, it’s also about education.
For the Non-GMO Project, October is a special month because it is Non-GMO Month. As part of the annual celebration, more than 12,000 grocery stores across the United States and Canada are taking part in the month-long event to educate the public and spotlight Non-GMO Project Verified choices on their shelves, according to the organization’s non-GMO awareness website, livingnongmo.org.