FH News | What you can do | Bills in the Pipeline | Links | Action Alerts!
Policy and Issues AdvocacyAs a member of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), and in concert with other local and regional organizations, Future Harvest CASA monitors local, state and national policy and legislative activities. We seek to ensure that the interests of the sustainable agriculture community are represented, and we support policies that promote farmland preservation, farmer retention, protection of natural resources, and increased access to healthy food. There are two ways for you to be a part of our growing advocacy effort. The first and most important way is to become a member of Future Harvest CASA and be counted as part of our collective voice. Members who want to contribute more are invited to join our Advocacy Group, an online Topic of Interest Group. Participation is free, and you can determine whether you want to receive emails of every post in real-time or whether you want to receive all the group's posts in one daily email digest. Please join the discussion! Future Harvest CASA Advocacy News Testimony in Support of Maryland Agricultural Certainty Legislation - April 2013 Future Harvest CASA Efforts Help Win New Grazing Cost-Share Eligibility in Maryland - Feb 2013 Regional Food Systems Working Group Visits Charlottesville's Local Food Hub - Read Report Farmer Nick Maravell Testifies Before Senate Subcommitee - October 4, 2011 Important Bills Before the Maryland Legislature - February 17, 2011 *New Action Alert - November 17, 2010 - go to Alerts Page... *MD Food Policy Group Prepares to Educate Legislators: This summer Future Harvest-CASA has been collaborating with the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Office of Chronic Disease Prevention, which organized three Food Policy Workgroup meetings. Major areas of recommendations from these workgroups will be presented at a Maryland Food Policy Summit on September 22 (read more)... * Future Harvest-CASA Supports Comprehensive Federal Climate Change Legislation: The Board voted to be a signatory to a letter prepared by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, urging Congress to pass a strong climate and energy bill this year. Such a bill will help protect farmers and our food supply, while moving agriculture towards a viable and sustainable future. (read more)... Latest News from NSAC
What You Can Do
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition's advocacy toolkit Find your representatives in the Senate, House and your state
Additional LinksNational Family Farm Coalition Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Farm Bill Primers: Farm Bill User Guide on NEFOOD Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
|
May
- Organic Orchard and Value-Added Farm Products at Country Pleasures Farm
May 29, 2013 (4:00 pm - 7:30 pm)
June
- Chesapeake CRAFT Tour at Common Good City Farm
June 03, 2013 (3:30 pm - 4:30 pm) - High Tunnel Twilight (Spring Mills, PA)
June 05, 2013 (4:00 pm - 7:00 pm)
Add new event