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  • From: mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>, midwestpermaculture@yahoogroups.com
  • Subject: [permaculture] Senate votes to defund ATTRA
  • Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:20:57 -0600

(if this is true this is really bad news for a lot of organic farmers..... can anyone verify this?)

The Senate slaps sustainable ag
Posted by Tom Philpott at 10:04 AM on 21 Feb 2007

http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/2/21/81432/2286

Ask small-scale, sustainable-minded farmers where they go for tips, and invariably they'll mention ATTRA, an information clearinghouse funded by the USDA.

Just this morning, I went to attra.org to get information on how to make organic potting-soil mix for starting seeds. Like many farmers, I've printed out copies of ATTRA's indispensable guides to cover crops and soil management and keep them in a prominent place in the farm office.

As a new farmer, I can't imagine a world without ATTRA, which stands for Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas. That's why my blood began to boil this morning when I found out that the Senate had voted to defund ATTRA's ultra-modest $2.5 million annual budget.



  • [permaculture] Senate votes to defund ATTRA, mIEKAL aND, 02/22/2007

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