About GM Freeze
GM Freeze is the UK’s umbrella campaign on GM food, crops and patents.
Formed in 1999 as the Five Year Freeze, we became a not-for-profit registered company in 2005. Our members include large national charities, small specialist organisations, scientists, farmers, retailers and grassroots campaigners.
GM Freeze is run by a small staff team and a Management Committee elected each year at the Annual General Meeting.
What we do
GM Freeze is working to help create a world in which our food is produced responsibly, fairly and sustainably.
We consider and raise the profile of concerns about the impact of genetic modification. We inform, inspire, represent and support those who share our concerns. We campaign for a moratorium on GM food and farming in the UK. We oppose the patenting of genetic resources.
- Review of our year 2022/23
- Review of our year 2021/22
- Review of our year 2020/21
- Review of our year 2019/20
- Review of our year 2018/19
Our people
Executive Director: Leonie Nimmo
Leonie joined GM Freeze in Oct 23 with a background in campaigning, research and project co-ordination. She is a passionate advocate for a fair and sustainable future. She is the first contact for media enquiries. Leonie can be reached on leonie[at]gmfreeze.org
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Project Worker: Rebecca Dearden
Rebecca has joined the team on a freelance basis to help with finances, general admin and editing. She’s a writer and communications specialist who’s worked with Natural England, the Canal and River Trust, many government departments and with a wide range of businesses as well as founding her own online magazine. She volunteers on the Shout crisis line and for a number of environmental charities. Rebecca can be reached at info[AT]gmfreeze.org. |
Current Management Committee members are: Giulia Kessous (Organic Research Centre), Hannah Blitzer (Soil Association), Henrietta Lowth (Independent), Kierra Box (Friends of the Earth and GM Freeze Chair), Simon Rose (FOE), Steven Jacobs (Independent) and Ricarda Steinbrecher (EcoNexus).
Men and people of colour are currently under-represented on the committee and we are also keen to have more hands-on experience of farming and food production. If you might consider putting yourself forward for co-option, please contact leonie[at]gmfreeze.org
Our policies
The policies linked below help ensure that everything we do supports our core values.
Contact us
- We don’t have an office – our staff work from home – but you can write to us at the address at the bottom of the page. You can also call us on 0845 217 8992 (see below) or email info[at]gmfreeze.org
- For the press office, please see our News pages
- Anyone with a safeguarding concern or who wishes to raise a complaint regarding their treatment by GM Freeze staff, workers, Management Committee members or volunteers should in the first instance email the Executive Director, Leonie Nimmo on leonie[at]gmfreeze.org
- Our registered office address is Todmorden College, Burnley Road, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, OL14 7BX.
- Our accountants are Third Sector Accountancy Ltd.