Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OEFFA) Good Earth Guide

Thank Senator Sherrod Brown!

Call Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today and thank him for his continued support for Ohio’s small sustainable family farmers in the 2012 Farm Bill. A call only takes a few minutes!

To make a call, follow these five easy steps:

1) Call Senator Brown’s office at: (202) 224-2315.

2) Ask to speak with a staffer who works on agriculture. If they are not available, leave a message with the office.

3) Leave your name and town.

4) Deliver this message:

As an Ohioan, I thank Senator Brown for introducing the Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act, co-sponsoring the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act and securing funding for the National Organic Certification Cost Share Program.

5) Let us know how the call went! Send a quick email to MacKenzie Bailey, OEFFA's Policy Program Coordinator at mackenzie@oeffa.org or answer the survey at the bottom of this page.

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For more information please visit the following websites:

Visit OEFFA's Farm Bill page: http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50235/content_item/farmbill2012

Summary of the Local Farm Food and Jobs Act: http://sustainableagriculture.net/our-work/local-food-bill/

Draft Farm Bill Analysis on the Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act: http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/senate-farm-bill-local-food-rd/

Summary of the Begging Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act: http://sustainableagriculture.net/our-work/beginning-farmer-bill/bill-summary/

For other questions please contact OEFFA Policy Program Coordinator at 614-421-2022 ext. 208.
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CALL SURVEY

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Tell us how the call went! (e.g. who did you speak with? what was their response?)

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