TAKE ACTION!

You can make a difference (really)  

please make a call, send a letter  - thank you! 

 
"New regulations will burden farmers and small-scale food producers - raising prices and reducing availability of good food for consumers." More info at Massachusetts Farm Bureau 

Because you care about local food- please speak up!   

click here Thanks to National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: 

Stand up for your farmer, stand up for your food!

The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed new rules this year that will have a huge impact on how fresh fruits and vegetables are grown and processed in the US. 

This is a big deal for farmers and eaters! 

Everyone has a role in ensuring safe food from field to fork - but FDA's new proposed rules as written will unfairly burden family farmers, target sustainable and organic farming, and reduce the availability of fresh, local food in our communities. Right now, we have a chance to tell FDA that this is unacceptable - and we need your help to do it.

FDA's new food safety rules must:

• Allow farmers to use sustainable farming practices, including those already allowed and encouraged by existing federal organic standards and conservation programs. 
• Ensure that diversified and innovative farms, particularly those pioneering models for increased access to healthy, local foods, continue to grow and thrive without being stifled. 
• Provide options that treat family farms fairly, with due process and without excessive costs.

Are you a farmer or food processor? Start here. 

Are you a concerned consumer? Start here.

More info at: CISA's WEBSITE 

Dean Cycon '75: Progressive Social Change in the Coffeelands-with Tasting!

Tuesday, November 12 at 4:00pm to

5:30pm

Thompson Chemistry, Wege Auditorium

Dean Cycon '75 has played a significant role in establishing Fair Trade coffee. In this lecture he will speak about his business model, current development projects, and the future of his company and coffee in general.

More at Dean's Beans