Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted by Hurricane Harvey. We know that some of you are facing terrible losses of animals, crops, or your…
It’s here: The big, ugly water bill
(Updated 5/3/2017: SB 1392 continues to be pending in committee.) We’re been warning you about it, and now it’s here … SB 1392. SB 1392 has so…
FARFA/Vista Ridge
FARFA is active in opposing Vista Ridge’s attempts to transfer massive amounts of water from Milam and Burleson Counties. The San Antonio Water System, limited in…
HB 1926: The Homemade Foods Bill
Expanding opportunities for local food producers During the 2011 and 2013 Texas Legislative Sessions, FARFA worked to pass the Cottage Food Bill, legalizing sale of non-potentially hazardous foods…
Time to Push for Passage of TX Raw Milk Bill!
(Updated 5/4/2017) The Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a hearing on SB 95, the raw milk bill, on Wednesday, May 3. Whether you…
2017 Texas Legislative Session
The Texas Legislature is now in session! We have until May 29 to pass bills to help local farmers and food producers – and to kill bad bills…
Texas Raw Milk Trial Delayed
Thank you to everyone who made plans to attend the Harris County raw milk trial on December 14 – but it’s now been delayed until April. The delay…
Texas Legislators Hold Water Hearings
Do you have views about Texas’ water resources that you’d like to share with state legislators? Now is your chance. Two committees are each holding interim…
Setting the Record Straight on Raw Milk Illnesses
As published in a recent Austin American-Statesman article, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is now claiming that there were two small outbreaks of…
Texas Update: FARFA’s Current Work on Local Food Issues
It’s been a busy summer for local food issues in Texas, between the ongoing developments in the state’s health department crackdown on raw milk, the state’s…