Rural Vermont Small Farm Advocacy Day Feb. 28

Past event
Feb 28, 2019, 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Rural Vermont's Small Farm Advocacy Day:
The Popular State House Series Continues!
Thurs Feb 28th | 9:30am-2:30pm
Vermont State House, Montpelier

Rural Vermont's monthly State House series offers farmers and allies an overview of the legislative process, the latest on the ag & food bills being debated and that Rural Vermont is following, and the opportunity to meet with your elected officials. At next week's gathering, farmers will also have the chance to speak with both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees. However – you do not have to speak in order to participate – simply your presence in the State House and the Committee rooms has a big impact!

For the Feb 28th event, we are asking participants to bring stories from their farms and communities that relate to: particular challenges and/or opportunities they see, and any of the core issues Rural Vermont is working on, including: Maintaining and improving the On-Farm Slaughter law; how current and proposed regulations of wetlands affect farmers; funding for water quality; proposed changes to Act 250 that would affect agricultural and forestry practices; funding for Farm-to-School and Farm to Plate programs; and supporting agricultural practices that grow soil and climate change resiliency.

Farmer stipends are available to offset the costs of childcare, transportation, and relief farm labor. If a farmer stipend would help, note that in your RSVP form. Please RSVP as soon as possible and not later than Tues. Feb 26th as space is limited and we will want to let your legislators know you are coming!

More info & RSVP here: https://www.ruralvermont.org

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Shelby Girard
Development & Outreach Director, Rural Vermont
46 East State St., Montpelier VT 05602
(802) 223-7222
shelby@ruralvermont.org
www.ruralvermont.org

Rural Vermont's mission is to lead the resurgence of community-scale agriculture through education, advocacy, and organizing in support of Vermonters living in deep connection to one another and to the land that nourishes us all.

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