URGENT: Raw Milk Delivery Bill Heads to House Floor
Contact Your Vermont Representative Now!
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If passed, S.70 will
provide greater access
to raw milk in Vermont.
Take Action below!
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The organization, Rural Vermont, informed us of the following:
IMMEDIATE ACTION TO TAKE:
Contact your representative now through 1 p.m. Thursday, April 24!
The House Agriculture Committee voted to pass the Raw Milk Delivery Bill (S.70) with amendments and send it to the floor of the House on Thursday 4/24/2014.
Although the bill makes only modest improvements in providing greater access to raw milk, the process of taking testimony and debating the bill has significantly raised the profile of the issue and the level of respect for the farmers who produce this highly valued product. Many members in the House Ag Committee have expressed interest in pursuing further improvements next year.
Because the legislative session will end in less than three weeks, it's going to be a challenge to get S.70, as amended by the House Ag Committee, passed by the full House this week and then back over to the Senate to get them to concur before the session ends. However, if enough legislators hear from their constituents, this bill may pass and raw milk will be made more available to Vermont residents!
Help to make raw milk more available in Vermont and speak up now!
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Take Action
Contact Your Representative
Please call the State House* now through 1 p.m. Thursday, April 24 at (802) 828-2228.
Then leave a message for your Representative (find out who represents you here) with the following
information:
Your name, town, phone number and the message: "Please vote YES on S.70, the Raw Milk Delivery Bill, as amended by the House Agriculture Committee." If you have questions or need help contacting your legislator, please contact Robb Kidd, Rural Vermont's Organizer, at [email protected] or call the office at (802) 223-7222.
*Calling the State House and leaving a message for your representative is currently the most effective way to reach your representative since most do not have their own offices in Montpelier.
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Membership benefits include the possibility of representation in court; the Fund typically pays for all court costs. The Fund is not an insurance company and cannot guarantee representation on all legal matters. Your membership fees and donations help to keep local food sources available and preserve family farms facing unjust enforcement actions.
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Please forward this alert to others who are concerned about protecting locally-sourced nutrient-dense foods and preserving sustainable small family farms and artisan food producers as well as defending the rights to sell and to access the foods of one's choice from the source of one's choice.
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