Voice Your Opposition to Recent Changes that Removed Right to Farm Protection from Backyard Farmers!
Recent changes made by the Michigan
Agriculture Commission have removed Right to Farm protection for many urban
and suburban backyard farmers who are raising small flocks of chickens or
other animals to ensure healthy, humane food for their families. Sierra Club
submitted comments opposing the rule changes at the April 28 commission meeting,
which you can read at: http://tinyurl.com/gaamps.
Now we have another chance to make
our voices heard, and we’re hoping you can join us in standing up for the
right to healthy, homegrown food.
The Michigan Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development will testify about the changes before the
Michigan Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday, May 15, at 8:30am in
Lansing. This meeting is public and provides an opportunity to tell the
senators how you feel about your right to grow your own food.
You can bet the Michigan Farm Bureau
will be there early to fill the seats,
so if you’re going, please arrive as early as possible to get a seat up
front! If you arrive late, please stand in the back of the room to show
your support.
Thursday,
May 15, 8:30am
Senate Agriculture Committee Meeting Senate Hearing Room, Ground Floor, Boji Tower 124 W. Allegan Street, Lansing, MI 48933 |
To get your testimony in the
official record, make sure you: 1) Bring written testimony with you to submit
so it gets entered into the committee record even if you don’t get to testify;
2) Fill out a card when you arrive if you’d like to read your testimony before
the committee (if there is time).
If you can’t attend the hearing,
please email your testimony before May 15 to get it into the record.
Email to Tony Mosesso, the Committee clerk, at tmosesso@senate.michigan.gov.
Questions? Contact gail.philbin@sierraclub.org.
Thanks!
