Cultivate Oregon

Thank you Vermont!

Another Silent Spring brought to us by Large Agri-Business. Vermont has outlawed these poison pills; How about your State?!?

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WRITTEN TESTIMONY DEADLINE FOR HB 4153 HAS BEEN EXTENDED to 2/11/26 at 1pm! Due to robust interest in this bill, another public hearing has been scheduled for Monday at 1pm (2/9/26) so the new deadline to provide written testimony to oppose HB 4153 is Wednesday at 1pm (48 hours after the scheduled hearing)!

HB 4153 makes farm stores easier and more permissive for large property owners while penalizing small land holders for having less to work with. Even if you support the 100 acre farmer example below, should it come at the expense of the 10 acre farmer example?

Friends of Family Farmers is opposed to HB 4153 because it limits who is allowed to have a farm store for their operation and makes no specific protections for the simplest form of farm stands currently in operation.

Although many folks in the FoFF community are excited at the prospect of having more freedom to host events at their farmstands, FoFF cannot support a bill that would take away opportunities from small and beginning farmers.

You have the chance to raise your voice and demand a more fair solution.

We believe that the connection between a farm and the public that can be forged through on-farm experiences is important to strengthening our food system and uplifting our rural communities. But this bill is NOT the solution. SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY to OPPOSE this bill and make your voice heard!

This is one of the coolest conferences I've ever attended!

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