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FaithIrene
Farmgirl in Training
38 Posts
Faith Irene
Beautiful
Tennessee
USA
38 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 5:57:23 PM
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Edited by - FaithIrene on Feb 09 2010 07:33:16 AM |
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farmmom22
True Blue Farmgirl
616 Posts
Tammy
Scottsville
KY
USA
616 Posts |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 7:29:24 PM
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Good grief! I'll be contacting my KY officals tomorrow! Thanks for posting this. Tammy
http://afarmgirljourney.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl Sister #492
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. -Carl Bard |
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
785 Posts
Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
785 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2009 : 10:00:22 AM
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AND after you let YOUR elected officials know where you stand on this, I'd suggest going out and buying some heirloom seeds and start a seed saving group in your communities!
This is SCARY!
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
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Leezard
True Blue Farmgirl
950 Posts
Elizabeth
Novi
MI
USA
950 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2009 : 10:57:00 AM
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This may make me sound silly...but could someone put some of that bill into plain english. I read a lot of books so I'm not stupid by any means but I just can't get past all of the "legal" mumbo jumbo sometimes...lol
http://ruby--slippers.blogspot.com/
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
1599 Posts |
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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
1593 Posts
Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
1593 Posts |
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corporatefarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
389 Posts
Tamara
Pikeville
TN
USA
389 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 1:35:26 PM
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PLEASE PLEASE take time to call your state reps and tell them NO on the Food Safety Modernization Act. Did you know that Rosa DeLaura D-Conn - introduced this bill. HER HUSBAND conducts research for Monsanto the worlds largest producer of herbicides and genetically produced seeds..... check out this link http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=92002for more info. It is a great article
This is so sad. Think what it will mean for Farmer's Markets. Please get the word out to everyone you know so that this does not happen.
live well,
Tamara
www.thegoodearthfarm.com
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children"
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
785 Posts
Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
785 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 2:00:10 PM
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Underground food buying...meeting in dark corners of deserted alleys to get a bag of organic tomatoes. This is soooooooooo ridiculous...it makes me want to cry!!!
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
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ranchetta
True Blue Farmgirl
318 Posts
carol
Marysville
Wahington
USA
318 Posts |
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corporatefarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
389 Posts
Tamara
Pikeville
TN
USA
389 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 5:50:02 PM
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Debbie - That was just what I told someone at work! Tomatoes will become the new blackmarket product... What is so scary is that this can so easily happen. It is not just vegetables this goes into any meats, dairy, ect..
We all need to contact our local farmers markets and let the market manager's know about this - email and send links. It may help get more support for the movement to stop this now. All of this in a nice little package to make it look like Big Brother is protecting us. It would be nice if they spent as much effort checking into the food being imported into the U.S.
live well,
Tamara
www.thegoodearthfarm.com
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children"
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LindaAlbert
Farmgirl in Training
31 Posts
Linda
Belgrade
Montana
USA
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Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 6:10:33 PM
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Thanks for the alert. I live in Bozeman, MT, which has several CSA farms as well as several organic farms that supply local restaurants, a fantastic Community Food Co-op that is committed to supporting local organic agriculture and two wonderful farmers' markets that host local organic produce. We also have a wheat farm that while not certified organic is committed to the least chemical intervention possible from which I buy my wheat in bulk. I sent e-mails to my two Senators, Max Baucus, D-MT, and Jon Tester, D-MT, and Representative Dennis Rehberg, R-Montana. Senator Tester, who has an organic farm on the high line (near the Canadian border area) of Montana has been the only one so far to reply.
Dear Linda:
Thank you for contacting me with your concerns about food safety legislation currently before Congress.
I believe in strong food safety protections. Recent failures such as meat recalls and salmonella contamination in peanut products call attention to the pressing need for improved oversight of food processing plants.
However, some of the record-keeping and product-tracking provisions proposed in recent legislation would create undue burdens on Montana family farmers and ranchers without improving food safety. What works for a large corporate farm somewhere else may not make sense for a small organic producer in Montana.
I will continue to work hard with my Senate colleagues to make sure consumers are protected by strong food safety standards, from production to processing to consumption. As food safety legislation comes before the Senate, be assured that I will keep your views in mind. Please do not hesitate to contact me again if I can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Jon Tester
United States Senator
Linda
"There is no faith which has never yet been broken except that of a truly faithful dog."
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Leezard
True Blue Farmgirl
950 Posts
Elizabeth
Novi
MI
USA
950 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 7:24:31 PM
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The funny thing about this is that the recent food safety issues are from large companies, not the small family farms that will be hurt by these bills. It's so sad that anyone could even use that excuse for this as if it will really change what the big businesses do.
http://ruby--slippers.blogspot.com/
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Room To Grow
True Blue Farmgirl
974 Posts
Deborah
Kingston
Georgia
USA
974 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 7:42:01 PM
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I was just watching the Documentry Channel last night and saw where even in India Monsanto has been giving the farmers these seeds. They are REALLY MAD and protesting against them. Also a farmer in Canada has lost most of his crop because of the contamination from the farm that is 20 miles away that is growing GM crops. He has been in legitation for 2 yrs with Monsanto...I think that is why we are loosing our bee population. What are the small farmers that want to grow good food and safe food for themselves and to make a little money with the extra that we grow... When are we going to ge this to stop. I could go on forever..But I am just one who thinks this was. And I see in the forum there are many who think this way.
Deborah
we have moved to our farm...and love it |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 7:51:34 PM
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| Somewhere, some time, WE THE PEOPLE have to step up and take charge. This admistration is trying to take away our rights one at a time. All this stuff about clean food, is just a way of taking away our rights to grow our own food. It is time we get out there and do something about this, not just sitting here typeing on our computers. |
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
1498 Posts
Rae
MN
1498 Posts |
Posted - Mar 24 2009 : 08:35:10 AM
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I sent my email off to people in MN!! Thank you for info.
Rae
...those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles:...
Isaiah 40:31 |
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MustangSuzie
True Blue Farmgirl
634 Posts
Sarah
New London
Missouri
USA
634 Posts |
Posted - Mar 24 2009 : 09:20:13 AM
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Does anyone have the email addresses for the Missouri Reps? This is outrageous. I am hating the government more and more everyday.
Blessings....
Sarah
www.mustangsuzie.blogspot.com
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Mar 24 2009 : 11:12:28 AM
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Here's my follow-up letter to the original post about this subject:
Dear Senator Isakson,
I am enclosing a link (http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30541&whichpage=1)to a message board as a follow-up to my e-mail to you concerning H.R. 875, as well as other similar bills. I thought you should be aware of how this bill is being received in the general public. It is not favorable.
I respectfully ask you to consider all repercussions of the passing of this bill and vote NO when it comes before you.
If we allow large GMO corporations to set the standard for food safety then small farmers will be put out of business.
I for one prefer my food in its natural, pure, anadulterated, non-genetically modified state, which is much safer for the health of me and my family and people world wide.
It is not the local farmer that is creating an unsafe food supply, it is these large, greedy corporations who are looking to corner the market on the world's food supply that is to blame.
Do you eat RoundUp Resistant soy beans? I bet you do. How has that soy bean been altered in order to not succumb to a spraying of RoundUp? And why is it being sprayed with RoundUp?
Plants will accomodate and adapt themselves to their surroundings without help from us. It is how Nature works. They will build defenses that will not only make them resistant to disease and infestation, but develop stronger, more nutritional properties that will, in turn, benefit us.
Please encourage your colleagues to resist the efforts of those seeking to grow food for dollars and instead throw your support for those who desire to grow food for health.
Thank you for you time.
Sincerely,
Karin K. Smith
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
www.perfectlittlemiracle.blogspot.com
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corporatefarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
389 Posts
Tamara
Pikeville
TN
USA
389 Posts |
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corporatefarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
389 Posts
Tamara
Pikeville
TN
USA
389 Posts |
Posted - Mar 24 2009 : 12:36:16 PM
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I also wanted to let you know that there is a LOT of effort being made to gain support so this bill will pass. According to the bill backers everyone is "over reacting" and that the bill does not address organic or small farms. Guess what - THEY ARE RIGHT. The language of the bill is SOOOOO broad that it includes every type of farm. It doesn't exempt small farms, organic farms, backyard gardeners, ect..That is what is so scary here. This thing is WAY too broad and has the potential of being a big nightmare.
I went on the web and found a listing of Farmers Markets in TN and have emailed all of the managers in hopes of getting there support on stopping this...
live well,
Tamara
www.thegoodearthfarm.com
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children"
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
1498 Posts
Rae
MN
1498 Posts |
Posted - Mar 24 2009 : 3:47:35 PM
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Go under Senate and/or House of Respresentatives and you will find your people and can email them from that site, that is where I found mine.
Rae
...those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles:...
Isaiah 40:31 |
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kentuckywoman
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
Majal
Ashland
KY
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - Feb 09 2010 : 07:50:25 AM
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| Can I have a link to this story? I haven't heard about this at all in the news lately and want some direct links. I am a writer for a newspaper and feel a story (at least in the paper I write for) is a must. |
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