yes but it means that the California Granges on own their own to establish new rules , so best to contact your local grange and find out what they are doing now or the California state grange office in Sacramento www.californiagrange.org 1-916-454-5805 wes
ps below are some historical books on why the granges where formed' The Patrons of Husbandry on the Pacific Coast: Being a Complete History of the Origin, Condition and Progress of Agriculture in Different Parts of the World ; of the Origin and Growth of the Order of Patrons, with a General and Special Grange Directory, and Full List of the Charter Members of the Subordinate Granges of California ; Also of the Foes of the Farmers, Or Monopolies of Land, Water, Transportation and Education ; of a Protective Tariff, Currency and Banking Ezra Slocum Carr - January 1, 1875 A.L. Bancroft and Company - Publisher https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=yxMZAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&authuser=0&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA5 Grains for the Grangers: Discussing All Points Bearing Upon the Farmers' Movement for the Emancipation of White Slaves from the Slave-power of Monopoly Stephe R. Smith - January 1, 1873 Union Publishing Company - Publisher Read https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=yxMZAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&authuser=0&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA5 On Oct 22, 2013, at 8:17 AM, Sue Trumpfheller wrote: > So what can we do to help? I have a Grange near me, Rubidoux Grange 611, and > was going to check it out. Sad news. Sue > > > Sue Trumpfheller > http://www.dowsingcoach.com > http://www.facebook.com/suetrump > http://www.facebook.com/FreshandVital > > Order books and products by Sue here: > Pendulum Dowsing Products.com > Chi Energy Products.com > 951-487-2054 > > > > > From: Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 8:38 PM > Subject: [Sdpg] California Granges rebel - National Grange support industrial > agribusiness, while in California the grange support family sustainable > farming > > California Granges rebel - National Grange support industrial agribusiness, > while in California the grange support family sustainable farming > > 5 Questions for Bob McFarland, California’s grange master > Thursday, October 10th, 2013 | Posted by Andrea Granahan | one response > The California State Grange Master, Bob McFarland, is in Sebastopol this week > for the annual State Grange Convention. He was willing to discuss what is > happening on the national level with the venerable agricultural organization. > > Is the National Grange suing the California Grange? > Yes. The National Grange Master Ed Lutrell tried to kick me out, but the > California Grange membership that had elected me refused to do so. Then > Lutrell revoked California’s 143-year-old charter and tried to seize the bank > accounts, offices and other assets, but a court injunction stopped him. So he > is suing us, and the trial will come up in late spring I think. > > Why would Lutrell do that? > He supports industrial agribusiness, while in California we support family > sustainable farming. We took a stand against GMOs and he favors it, saying > there is no difference. He has done the same thing to the Wyoming State > Grange, revoked their charter and tried to seize their assets. > > Under your leadership the granges are enjoying a renaissance. You would think > he’d support that. > It’s ironic. Lutrell was in charge of membership for a number of years, and > during that time membership continued to decline. In California, since I was > elected in 2009, for the first time in 30 years membership increased. We have > approximately 4,400 more new members. We now have 8,700 grangers. > > How did you do that? > I act on the will of the members. When I first took office ,the average age > of a granger was 65. Right now it is 45, and we are listening to them. This > year there were moms’ parades. Grange mothers organized 170 parades to > protest GMOs in their foods. > > When does Lutrell’s tenure expire? > He is up for re-election in November. We can’t vote, neither can Wyoming > because he revoked the charters. It’s very sad. The grange is a grassroots > fraternal organization, and that means brotherhood. Instead he is acting like > he is a king and we are his peasants. I can only hope that under new > leadership some day we can be reunited with our brethren. > > http://sebastopol.towns.pressdemocrat.com/2013/10/news/bob-mcfarland-california-state-grange-master-californias-rebel-granges/ > _______________________________________________ > Sdpg mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sdpg > > > _______________________________________________ > Sdpg mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sdpg
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