Two of our top priority bills are up for a hearing on Tuesday, April 2. The cottage foods bill, SB572, would significantly expand opportunities for…
Keep bees? Want to grow hemp? Speak up!
On March 29, the House Agriculture Committee is hearing four bee-related bills, four hemp bills, and the bill to establish a farmer and rural business ombudsman. That’s…
Two more priority bills go to committee
It can feel like the Texas Legislature is moving through molasses for the first couple of months of session, but now things are really heating up-and…
Two priority bills head to committee this week in Texas
It’s going to be a busy week for local foods at the Texas Legislature! Two of our priority bills-Fair Taxes for Small Farmers and Sampling at…
East Austin Urban Farm Tour 2019
With Proceeds Benefiting FARFA The East Austin Urban Farm Tour celebrates 10 years of great food, music, and an opportunity to support the city’s sustainable farming…
Cottage foods bill filed — and more!
Three more local food bills have been filed this week, including the bill to expand the cottage food law! And earlier-filed bills are being assigned to committees,…
Texas Friends: Visit legislators’ home offices, Feb. 18-22
We need your help to pass bills to help local farmers and artisan food producers across Texas-from lowering permit fees to expanding home kitchen options and…
FARFA’s comments to TDA on FSMA implementation
On July 29, 2019, FARFA sent the following comments to the Texas Department of Agriculture in response to the TDA’s proposed implementation of the federal Food…
Help avert this threat to Texas’ small farmers
In 2017, the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) was given authority to implement the federal Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA’s) new rule on Produce Safety in…
Advancing Local Foods in the 2019 Texas Legislature
The Texas Legislature is in session for the next 132 days, giving us a narrow window of time to pass meaningful bills to help small farmers…