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Action Alert (Texas): Call Governor Perry to Sign Local Food Bills

Three of our local foods bills passed the Senate this week! The Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of the cottage foods bill (HB 970), the farmers’ market bill (HB 1382), and the DSHS Better Communications bill (HB 1392).

THANK YOU to everyone who called, wrote, met with their legislators, and spread the word. We faced opposition from some powerful players at the Legislature, including the Texas Retailers Association and the Texas Municipal League. Your voices outweighed their money and influence.

We have one last step before these bills become law: Governor Perry. The Governor has three options on each bill: (1) sign the bill, and it becomes law; (2) veto the bill, and it dies; (3) do nothing, and the bill will automatically become law without his signature. He has until Sunday, June 16 to sign or veto the bills.

TAKE ACTION

Please make one last call about the local foods bills.…

Action Alert: Call Senators to Support Farm Bill Amendments

Updated May 24, 2013:

Tell your Senators to support amendments for small farmers, non-GMO agriculture, and food freedom in the Farm Bill!

The U.S. Senate is debating the Farm Bill, S.954, right now. Can you help us speak up for both farmers and consumers in this massive legislation?

Although the proposed Farm Bill strongly favors the large consolidated corporate agriculture system, several good amendments have been filed. The amendments cover a range of topics, from repealing the Monsanto Protection Act to protecting small farmers from new federal regulations.

Please take action – call your Senators today and urge them to support the amendments shown below!…

Good News: FDA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Food Safety Rules

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will extend the comment period on the proposed rules under the Food and Safety Modernization Act by another 120 days. We now have until September 13, 2013 to submit public comments on the proposed rules.

Thank you to all the organizations and farms who joined us in writing a letter to the FDA, and to everyone who submitted comments to the FDA and contacted their legislators!

This extra time is vital for understanding the 1,200 pages of proposed rules and submitting comments. The FDA failed to base these rules on sound science, and instead proposed extensive, complicated new requirements that basically assume the worst of every situation and then force the farmers to find science on their own to prove that their farming methods are safe.…