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Please Help Restore Farm Food Freedom: HB2903 Study Group
"Listening Sessions"
July 25, 2005
Wednesday AUG. 24 & Wednesday AUG. 31ST
1:00 - 5:00pm
Patrick Henry Building, HR1 [House Room 1]
1111 E. Broad St.
Richmon, Virginia
Attend One or Both Meetings or Both Meetings
and Write to the "Study Group"
On Feb. 14th, 2005, when HB2903, a bill that would have restored some
of the rights of on-farm food sales, lost in the Senate Ag. Committee
by a vote of 9 - 6, Senator Hawkins, who chaired the committee (and
voted against the bill), said he would create a committee to "study
this further." He turned to Virginia Sec. of Agriculture Bloxom
and VA Sec. of Health and Human Services Woods and asked them to study
this and send to Hawkins et al a report of their findings. Many of the
invited speakers are strongly AGAINST unregulated direct farm-food sales,
so please write and make your views part of the record!!
The meetings have been posted in the Virginia Register, are open to
the public, and may be recorded. Invited speakers will speak first and
individuals may speak if time allows, BUT any public comments submitted
in writing will become part of the record of the study group and will
be included in the report the group will submit to Hawkins and the rest
of the Ag. Committee.
PLEASE SUBMIT COMMENTS BY AUGUST 31
This is an opportunity to make our voices heard.
You may mail comments to:
Don Blankenship
VDACS
P.O. Box 1163
Richmond, VA 23318
or email to him at:
IF YOU SEND AN EMAIL, PLEASE PUT IN THE SUBJECT FIELD:
HB2903 STUDY GROUP
For more information please see the VICFA website, vicfa.net, email
, or call Christine Solem or John Coles at (434) 973-6505
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