Hi, everyone. I meant to finishing reading the WHOLE thing before I comment. However, I want to second what David said, it really gives you a HUGE headache reading the darn thing, lots of jargons. That's perhaps why people are so worried. Nevertheless, the word that I got from another listserv was this was pretty benign, and would be unlikely to get passed. My main concern with the bill is the establishment of a separate agency. Oh, boy. Reminds me of the Govermentium element email that was circulated. Anyhow, the word is that this bill would be dropped in lieu of another similar one. Unfortunately, I can't remember which one. This other one has similar provisions, but will not establish another agency. There will be some wordsmithing to revised this one. I will email once I find which one it is if people are interested. Diana web address: http://activecommunitycoalition.googlepages.com/home acc calendar of events: http://tinyurl.com/acc-calendar ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. - Lao Tzu "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." - Winston Churchill "There are seven sins in the world: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice and politics without principle. " - Mahatma Gandhi ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ --- On Tue, 3/17/09, Mike McGrath <[email protected]> wrote: From: Mike McGrath <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Community_garden] HR 875 - Read It And Focus On What IS There To: "David King" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 5:10 PM Sorry, man--I want everyone to wash their hands. And if they don't, and e-coli traces back DNA-wise to them, then they are no better than Dick "Dark Lord" Cheney... ---Han McG ----- Original Message ----- From: "David King" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 7:30 PM Subject: [Community_garden] HR 875 - Read It And Focus On What IS There > Like Mike, I've given the bill a quick read. Mind you, any other kind of read requires some kind of headache pill that is stronger than what I have. > > I see NO threat to our seeds in the bill. I see no MENTION of seeds in the bill. So, I think that's a read herring - possibly well-read. > > However, I am somewhat concerned that farmers selling at farmers' markets will have to meet some record keeping and other standards that I think are onerous. I worry for the future of the family farm if some of these reporting and restrictions are implemented. I would like to see someone with more education in law read it through and say what it means for our set of constituents - it seems to me that small producers might end up in a pickle one more time as the laws are written to require more paperwork and reporting than an average person can do in a year. (Reminds me to file my taxes... >>sigh<< - not that I make so much, I work for a non-profit. I just have to PROVE I don't make so much. Very unkind.) > > david > > -- David King > 310.722.3656 > FAX 310.975.1214 > Lost'n'Found Band > myspace.com/lostnfoundla > > Our fears are like dragons, guarding our most precious treasures. Ranier Maria Rilke > > _______________________________________________ > The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org > > To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org > > _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20090317/622a5155/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
