permaculture

[bmn@iglou.com]

I wonder how much could be done for ATTRA/NCAT for just a few percent of
the monies used to support corporate ag?

BTW, didn't ATTRA have memberships at one time?  Do I remember that
correctly?

On Mon, April 18, 2011 19:54, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [SANET-MG] ATTRA is in very serious trouble
> Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:29:21 -0700
>
>
> ATTRA publications
> are of the highest quality, and cover a lot of the subjects which we
> discuss on this forum. You can see for yourself if you visit
> http://attra.ncat.org/
>
>
>
> Email from NCAT (National Center for Appropriate Technology), the parent
> of ATTRA:
>
> Our sustainable agriculture information service, ATTRA, was cut
> from the federal budget as part of deficit reduction efforts.  As a
> nonprofit organization, *the National Center for Appropriate Technology
> (NCAT) cannot maintain the ATTRA project services
> unless we can find a way to raise operating funds. * **
> **We are asking for your advice as we consider ways to keep our
> website, publications and technical assistance available to farmers and
> ranchers across the country.
>
> *I hope you will take 5 minutes to answer a few short questions
> *about your use of our services. *Please click here
>
>
> <http://send02.thedatabank.com/?r=MTAwMw0KSjcyMy1DNDI3LU0zMzA0Ny0tTkNBVGF
> kbWluDQozNzQ1NTQyNzExMTkwNDQyMTgxMTA2MzgzMzA0NzEwNA0KNzEwMDAwMDAwNGM4ODgN
> Cmh0dHA6Ly9hdHRyYS5uY2F0Lm9yZy9zdXJ2ZXlzL2luZGV4LnBocD9zaWQ9ODg2ODUmbGFuZ
> z1lbg0Kc3VydmV5MQ0KZGF2aWRAaDRjLm9yZw%3d%3d> *to access the survey and
> help NCAT as we work to preserve the sustainable agriculture assistance
> you have come to rely on.
>
>
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