Market Farming

[mjb <mjb AT premier1.net>]

What is the size of the organic program in Missouri?  How many farmers, 
how much acreage?  Why was it cut?  Budgetary, is the program self 
supporting or subsidized?

Michaele Blakely
Growing Things

Marie Kamphefner wrote:

> Regards to the list:
>
> The Missouri Organic Program was cut by the governor on Friday.  Sue
> Baird, the administrator, was fired after 8 years with the MO Dept of
> Agriculture.  Sue does not have access to her phone and email records at
> this time, so she asked me to post her email address and cell phone
> number here.  You may reach her at:
>
> gbaird AT iland.net  573-619-9139
>
> I encourage those of you in Missouri to write your state senator and
> representative to try to get this reversed.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Marie in Missouri
>
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Michaele Blakely
Growing Things Farm