Hello FCLFC,
As Congress works on a 4th COVID-19 stimulus bill, the Organic Consumers
Association is pushing us to contact our Senators and members of Congress.
During this coronavirus pandemic, we know exactly why we so urgently need
policies that can advance a regenerative and resilient food system, crisis
or no crisis.
Now is a good time to remind Congress that our food system needs protection.
*As consumers, there is so much we can do to promote food sovereignty and
food access in our own communities. Read more here
<https://us.e-activist.com/ea-action/enclick?ea.url.id=433180&clid=10031&ea.campaigner.email=A%2BD%2FR%2FWstyHYg5qlFshRH97cBTh3KwkR&ea.campaigner.id=ZjWHNmAfFLCZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0>,
then please take action
<https://us.e-activist.com/ea-action/enclick?ea.url.id=433181&clid=10031&ea.campaigner.email=A%2BD%2FR%2FWstyHYg5qlFshRH97cBTh3KwkR&ea.campaigner.id=ZjWHNmAfFLCZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0>.*
*Here are three steps you can take to help safeguard your own food security
during this crisis by making your community’s food system more regenerative
and resilient:*
*1. Secure your food supply for the season by signing up for CSAs
(Community Supported Agriculture)
<https://www.localharvest.org/csa/>, herdshares
<https://www.realmilk.com/herdshares/>, or bulk meat orders
<http://www.eatwild.com/products/index.html> with local farms.*
*2. Help your local farmers on the farm or with distribution. This could be
something you do without leaving your home, like organizing neighbors to
make a bulk purchase for a single drop point. Or it could be more hands-on,
like volunteering to be a “Relief Milker
<https://www.miltonindependent.com/colchester/news/nofa-vt-forms-database-of-available-relief-milkers-for-local/article_10468c9f-8f27-56ff-b3fa-5ecb12a34625.html>”
at a local dairy.*
*3. Plant a Coronavirus Victory Garden. You don’t need to have land or know
how to farm to do this. Our friends at the Experimental Farm Network
<https://www.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/project/28> have formed
the Cooperative Gardens Commission
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHI-iao5LZBYlR1Ow280_tihjOBHXdAtG_L6sbi7mYaJX3aw/viewform>
to
link up people who are interested in starting a farm or garden but don't
have access to all of the resources needed. Read about their effort in
the New York Times
<https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/dining/victory-gardens-coronavirus.html>.*
*These grassroots efforts will be a lot more effective if Congress steps up
to make money available to support our family farmers and local food
systems.*
#GreenStimulus
Blue skies,
The Advocacy Team
