For Activists
How to Advocate Locally for Sustainable Food and Farms – A Brief How-To Manual
Hurting NC’s Local Food Harvest
CFSA’s 2010 Report on the Unintended Consequences of Federal Food Safety Legislation on North Carolina’s Small Agricultural Enterprises
Contact Your Member of Congress
Take action! Contact your member of congress today. Learn More
Food Safety
Local Food Not Safe from FDA ‘Safety’ Rules
Three years ago our movement fought hard to protect local food from one-size-fits-all food safety rules, and Congress listened to us when they included the Tester-Hagan amendment in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). But the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) didn’t get the memo. They estimate that their proposed rules to implement FSMA will cost the typical small farm $22,383 per year. Since the average net cash income for farmers nationally was 10% of sales in 2011, this represents a severe burden that will put many small farms out of business.
April 25 – Support Bill that will Mandate Labeling of Genetically Engineered Ingredients in our Food
Under current FDA policy, Americans do not have the choice to make informed decisions when it comes to genetically engineered (GE) ingredients in the food we purchase and feed our families. Recently, the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association signed on to a letter of support for the Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act. Learn More
GMO Labeling
The Fight Is Not Over
As many of you know, the statewide ballot initiative to label genetically engineered food in California, known as Proposition 37, was defeated on Election Day by a vote of 53 percent to 47 percent.
While the measure was defeated, the 4 million votes that were cast for Prop 37 in California shows that a huge number of Americans want the right to know what is in their food. Learn More
NC Salad Greens
We Saved the Salad Greens!
UPDATE: May 11, 2012
Two weeks ago we launched an urgent grassroots campaign to prevent small NC farms from losing restaurants as a customer for lettuces, spinach and other leafy greens. Learn More
NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
UPDATE – March 2013
Early this month, the NC House added a provision to Senate Bill 10 (S10) The Government Reduction and Efficiency Act of 2013 that would change the sunset for the NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council to July 1 of this year. Just last July, we worked to get that sunset extended to 2015, and that win is in immediate jeopardy.