| Free Local Food Feast on Capitol Hill |
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| Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:25 |
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A Local Foods Feast for Congress Farm Food Voices DC 2010 NICFA's Fourth Annual National Small Farm and Ranch Grassroots Lobby Day & Legislative Reception Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Lobbying 10:00 - 3:00 (Individuals meet with Legislative Aides) Local Foods Reception 4:00 - 6:30 Room SD-106, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC Joel Salatin, Emcee Speakers: Doreen Hannes - Truth Farmer Radio & NICFA Director of Research David Gumpert- The Complete Patient Blog Joan Veon - Women's Media Group Spike Gjerde - Chef/Owner Woodberry Kitchen, Baltimore Congressman Ron Paul has been invited to speak. The Food Safety bills in Congress threaten the viability of all local food production - the safest food available and our country's most important economic engine. Be the face and voice of the local foods movement to Congress. Join NICFA, its state affiliates, and others from around the country to lobby Congress and serve the LOCAL FOODS FEAST OF THE YEAR, featuring food from small independent farmers prepared by local chefs. Let's again show Congress that local food is the best Safe Food System, highlighting the benefits available only from community based agriculture -- prosperous local and national economies; health and nutrition for people, land and animals; and low energy impact from minimal transportation, processing and distribution. ACTION: Please make an appointment now to meet with your legislators' agricultural aides on March 10. Steps: 1. Call your Representative and Senators 2. Ask to speak to the Agriculture Aide. 3. Tell the Aide you will be in Washington DC on March 10 for this grassroots lobby day and you would like to schedule a meeting. 4. Invite the Aide and the legislator to come to the reception and experience the beauty of local food. Any legislator who attends is welcome to speak. (Sample invitation will be posted on www.NICFA.org). New to lobbying? Fret not. We will provide a lobby training conference call and Talking Points. Please check www.NICFA.org frequently for updates. Yours for food freedom, Deborah Stockton, Executive Director National Independent Consumers and Farmers Association (NICFA) www.NICFA.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Our purpose is to promote and preserve unregulated direct farmer-to-consumer trade that fosters availability of locally grown or home-produced food products.. NICFA opposes any government funded or managed National Animal Identification System.
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