Hi - Please come to the Agriculture Forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters next week, Feb, 19.  See the  section below this note about the Forum from the new February League Newsletter. Scroll down to the title: February Community Forum: How Can Farm Policy Make Us Healthy?  I felt this would interest you in your work arena.  I hope you can attend.

 

Agriculture issues have it all, it seems:  dilemmas over land uses, big economic impacts, water problems, big effects on our climate, on our workforce, huge effects on our diet/hunger and our personal and public health/diseases.  (Think pesticides, for one thing.) The issues around agriculture in our county touch us all deeply.  This week, our U.S. Congress will pass a monster bill it debates every five years-the Farm Bill. The wrangling has been going on for two  years this time. Watch for it in the news.

 

So the League of Women Voters is sponsoring a Forum on Feb. 19 to help educate us on some of the key issues. We have 3 outstanding speakers to discuss farming impacts on society and the planet (David Cleveland, UCSB prof.), SB  County crops and the government programs that affect them (Cathy Fisher, Ag Commissioner) and one of our beloved regional organic farmers on how he is surviving in this business of agriculture (John Givens, farm owner /manager).

 

I thought you would be interested, as your work is so relevant to our  Agriculture issues.

Please come and/or send a colleague. Please pass this along to others, as you see fit.

 

To your health -

 Susan Horne, Health Educator

805-962-2415

 

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February Community Forum:   

How Can Farm Policy Make Us Healthy?   

Wednesday, Feb. 19, noon-2 p.m. 

Louise Lowry Center, 1232 De la Vina St

 

What is a locavore to do? Federal farm policies deeply impact our personal and community health, as well as our planet. Serious dilemmas are created by the political tension between the goals of the big agrifood industries versus the goals of public health advocates.

These are some of the issues that will be considered by the League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara when we participate in the LWVUS study of federal farm policies. The kickoff will be at the Feb. 19 community forum featuring three different perspectives on agricultural policies

UCSB Professor David Cleveland's field of research trends in the interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Dept is global agriculture. He will speak on the big issues of how agricultural policies deeply impact the health of people and of the planet.

We will also hear from Cathy Fisher, Agricultural Commissioner for Santa Barbara County. Her office administers a number of programs affecting local farming operations. These programs originate from all levels of government, federal, state and local and range from pesticide management to the Williamson Act to certified farmers markets.

John Givens, a longtime local farmer, will give us the perspective of one who has "been there, done that." Givens is actively engaged in the practice of agriculture and is an advocate of sustainable farming and local distribution.

All League forums are free and open to the public. You are encouraged to invite your friends. Bring your own brown bag lunch, and cookies and beverages will be provided. Parking at the center is free during our meeting.

 

 

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For other events coming up in February and March, see the Calendar on the last page of the Channel Voter and on our website. 

 

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Joanie Jones and Susan Shank

Co-Presidents
League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara 


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