November 17, 2013:
This is for you if you value direct farm to consumer relationships, you recognize these relationship to be a vital vehicle to sustain our small family farms, to bring healthy food to our neighborhoods, to promote food security and as a vital tool to strengthen the fabric of our communities.
As the Food Safety Modernization Act, voted into law in January of 2011, is unravelling, and regulations are trickling into our backyard, I invite you to submit your comments on the “preventive controls rule” that is currently being discussed in detail and will be voted on shortly.
Read what is at stake for CSAs and other local food networks!
The deadline for comment is November 22nd!
