I hope this posts: Last week Congress passed an
appropriations bill
which overturns USDA regulations requiring all organic
livestock to
be fed 100% organic feed.
*****Take Action - to
Protect The integrity of Organic Standards*****
Senator Leahy (D-VT) is
introducing the Organic Restoration Act to
repeal this rider along with
Representative Sam Farr (D-CA) in the
House. Both of these bills were
introduced on February 26, 2003.
Co-sponsors are needed ASAP in the
House AND Senate - both
Republicans and Democrats.
For the repeal
bill to be successful, we must generate a lot of
interest and public
comment on the Organic Restoration Act all
across the nation.
It is
important that everyone - farmers, consumers,
environmentalists, and the
entire organic industry - talk to their
members of Congress and get them
on board in supporting the Organic
Restoration Act. We must stand up to
this blatant attempt by
agribusiness to have their way with the organic
standards.
****What You Can Do - Take Action!******
Contact your
representatives in Washington and demand that support
the Organic
Restoration Act to repeal the language inserted into
Section 771 of the
Omnibus Appropriations Bill undermining the
integrity of the organic label
for meat, poultry, eggs and dairy.
The message is simple: Urge your
Senators and Representatives to
support the Organic Restoration Act that
was introduced by Senator
Patrick Leahy and Representative Sam Farr to
repeal Section 771 of
the Omnibus Appropriations Bill. Repealing this
section is in the
interest of consumers, organic farmers and the
environment.
Repealing this section will encourage continued growth of
organic
agricultural production in the United States, one of the bright
prospects for U.S. agriculture overall.
You can find your Senator
here -
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
You
can find your Representative here -
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.html
Representative
Farr's office has asked that we target the following
Representatives, if
you know of folks that live in their states
please forward on this email
to them.
Allen Boyd, Jr. (D-FL/2) 202-225-5235 Agriculture Aide:Charla
Penn
Jerold Nadler (D-NY/8) 202-225-5635 Agriculture Aide: Kisette
Morton
Dennis Rehberg (R-MT) 202-225-3211 Chief of Staff: Erik
Iverson
Jim McDermott (D-WA/7) 202-225-3106 Agriculture Aide: Sean
Hughes
Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD/1) 202-225-5311 Agriculture Aide: Jeri
Finke
Please also let your local health food store know what you are
doing.
Tell them to carry NO products by Fieldale Farms, the company in GA
that instigated this movement to gut the organic livestock feed
standards. They also produce poultry under the Springer Mountain
Farms
and Redding labels.
STAY TUNED TO OUR WEBSITE IN THE COMING DAYS FOR
MORE INFORMATION AND
SPREAD THE WORD FAR AND WIDE!!!
Tom
Taylor
