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Login Here Signup Here Signup using Facebookhey, i don’t think this has already been posted. its a really serious issue and THE LAST DAY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT is today, December 2nd!!1 I just heard about it this morning.
“We need your help in another battle to stop the slippery slope toward a sterilized and industrialized food system that threatens biodiversity and the very existence of family-scale farms that grow food in a safe, healthy, and environmentally sustainable way.
In response to the E. coli 0157 outbreaks last year in bagged spinach, the USDA is considering a change in the federal regulations that could potentially require growers of all fresh leafy green vegetables to follow specified guidelines in the fields and during post-harvest handling. The federal rules would be similar to the California guidelines that were set by large-scale operations after the outbreaks. The guidelines include growing practices that discourage biodiversity and sustainable/organic farming practices, deplete soil fertility, and create
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I highly doubt that the people in change are going to listen to us no matter what we send them :( I mean look at the almonds.