It was HR 759, introduced by Rep. Dingell. Many of us on Comfoods have gotten a lot of info on these bills. And as a newspaper reporter, I received a press release today from a most untrustworthy source (or rather, one I can trust to be unworthy) about the huge menacing dangers of HR 875, and based on that alone I doubt it's that bad...:-) (If anyone would like me to forward it to them I can but from a different e-mail address.) Everyone cautions that whatever bill gets thru committee needs to include explicit protections for small and family farms. I think that's the key to the matter.
Cynthia Price Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 9:22 PM, Diana Liu <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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