[Market-farming] new topic : End of Farmers Markets?
Road's End Farm
organic87 at frontiernet.net
Mon Apr 13 15:33:39 EDT 2009
There have been a lot of rumors going around about HR 875. One place to
go for a better informed discussion of the actual situation is the
following:
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/food/foodsafety/background-on-h-r-875
I also replied to this list before during an earlier discussion on this
subject, on March 16th, if you want to check the archives for that
post.
While there are some genuine reasons to be concerned about the actual
language of federal legislation on this subject (not all of it in H.R.
875, either), I think that we're more likely to be able to affect this
legislation if comments sent in on it are based on what's actually in
the bills in question, rather than on the rumors.
-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
On Apr 13, 2009, at 1:55 PM, Jolly Cross wrote:
>
> HR 875, also known as the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, was
> introduced by Rosa Delauro - a democratic party member of the United
> States
> House of Representatives from Connecticut - in February of 2009. The
> title
> of HR 875, The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, sounds innocuous
> enough - even comforting, but its implications yield a much, much
> different
> story.
>
> HR 875 as it is written today, could very well mean the end of the
> vibrant
> and growing local foods movement. Yes - if it passes - it could
> herald the
> death of farmers markets, most CSAs, farmstands and even small
> family-run
> farms altogether.
> Read the Full Article here
> http://nourishedkitchen.com/fight-hr-875-food-safety-modernization-
> act-of-20
> 09/
> And write your congressman TODAY, this bill can not pass !!
>
>
>
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