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Heather Retberg

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About Heather Retberg

Heather Retberg farms with husband Phil at Quill's End Farm in Penobscot, Maine; home schools her children; is secretary of the Halcyon Grange working on collaboratively rebuilding agriculture infrastructure and cultural, historical knowledge about food and farming; serves on the board of Food for Maine's Future; and is the leader of Local Food RULES, which promotes a revolution in thinking about who should control our local food systems.

The People Speak: Fourteenth Maine Town Passes Food Self-Governance Ordinance

By Heather Retberg | June 19, 2015

MOSCOW, MAINE—June 17, 2015—On Tuesday, June 9th the residents of the town of Moscow, Maine in Somerset County voted by ballot to adopt The Local Food and Community Self-Governance Ordinance (LFCSGO). Moscow becomes the third town in Maine this year to pass

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: food freedom, Maine, state legislation

Advancing Food Sovereignty in Maine

By Heather Retberg | January 28, 2015

I’ve been asked to share with you today words about food sovereignty and farming, about access to food from farms in Maine, about how communities can determine how our own food needs are met. Water is life. And, FOOD is life. We have a right to life. We have a right to food.

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: food freedom, state legislation

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