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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@gilanet.com>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Bush proposes to ax ATTRA!
  • Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 09:53:11 -0700


Sorry, Jane is not someone on this list. I forwarded that from another
source. Personally I don't want big government of course. But while we have
it, should our tax money go to wipe out one country after another or be
spent on researching agricultural sustainability? War is always the biggest
push behind big government. Besides, they've spent a fortune promoting
chemical agriculture in the past. Isn't it time to divert a pittance to
right agriculture?

paul tradingpost@gilanet.com

Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.
--Henry David Thoreau

That is well said, replied Candide, but we must cultivate our garden.
--Voltaire [Francois-Marie Arouet] Candide

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On 2/4/2004 at 11:13 AM Jonathan Linowes wrote:

>Jane,
>
>I understand your distress about federal budget cuts, but not everyone
>believes big government is better.
>Are your statements about this administration an official position taken
by
>OFRF? if not, you should be more careful how you sign your name to such
>messages.
>
>Jonathan in NH
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@gilanet.com>
>To: <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>; <nmgreens@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 11:34 PM
>Subject: [Livingontheland] Bush proposes to ax ATTRA!
>
>
>> From: Jane Sooby <jane@OFRF.ORG>
>> Subject: Bush proposes to ax ATTRA!
>>
>> Greetings:
>> We're well past the last straw by now; however, I am discovering a
>> renewed capability of having my mind blown by the caprices of
>> politics. No doubt everyone will receive organizing e-mails etc. on
>> this issue, and the other egregious cuts in important sust/organic
>> programs proposed in the Bush budget. Aargh, I'm getting a lump in my
>> throat! How could anyone even think to X out ATTRA???
>> >
>> >From a press release by Teresa Opheim, Executive Director, Midwest
>> Sustainable Agriculture Working Group and National Coordinator,
>> Sustainable Ag Coalition:
>> >
>> "The President=EDs budget proposes eliminating the highly-rated and
>> effective Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas or ATTRA
>> program. Currently funded at $2.5 million, the program is the major
>> source of sustainable and organic agriculture production and marketing
>> information for farmers, extension agents, and other agricultural
>> professionals. The proposed budget also would scale back funding for
>> the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program by
>> 22 percent to $13 million. The proposal would also reduce the research
>> and extension program to help farmers transition to organic
>> agriculture by 74 percent to just $500,000."
>> >
>> I encourage everyone to visit the MSAWG website at_ www.msawg.org
>> _to find out what you can do about this, and to do everything you can
>> to get involved in this year's presidential election so that we get
>> someone in that office who is friendlier to farmers and to the
>> environment.
>> >
>> I personally am participating in voter registration and
>> get-out-the-vote activities, and encourage everyone who can to
>> consider taking similar action so that we can have a real election
>> this time.
>> >
>> Peace,
>>
>> Jane Sooby
>> technical program coordinator
>> Organic Farming Research Foundation
>> >
>> P.O. Box 440
>> Santa Cruz, CA 95061
>> 831-426-6606
>> 831-426-6670 fax
>> 831-336-2392 home
>> www.ofrf.org
>> jane@ofrf.org





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