NMIPL IN THE NEWS
Carlsbad Current Argus. Sep. 3, 2020 New Mexico finalizes oil and gas wastewater regulations, lawmakers hear testimony (Rev. Nick King Quoted)
Las Cruces Sun-News, Aug. 19, 2020, Report on solving climate crisis brings hope (Co-authored by Michael Sells, Clara Sims and Edith Yanez)
Santa Fe New Mexican, Aug. 15, 2020 Vote your values this November (Commentary by Larry Rasmussen and Tabitha Arnold)
Watch: Our Sacred Land–Farms, Food, and Fairness
/in Earth & Faith, Faithful Citizenship, Featured Articles, Media, NEWS /by adminThis hybrid event, held March 6 at First Congregational Church in Albuquerque, lifted up the voices of those at the center of our food systems in New Mexico and beyond. Panelists discussed the multi-faceted challenges facing farmers and ranchers – from mental health to local challenges to national legislation. — such as the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act (OFF Act).
Pam Roy, executive director of Farm to Table New Mexico, introduced
panelists and led the discussion
Alan Brauer from Indigenous Farm Hub was one of our panelists
Desiree Woodland spoke about the stress conditions facing farmers
Our special guest Sarah Carden from Farm Action Fund visited us from western New York.
She and Cash Carruth, a farmer from Bloomfield, NM, spoke about the Opportunities for
Fairness in Farming Act, also known as the OFF Act.
Here is the full video, courtesy of First Congregational Church.
Included are an introduction by Rev. Clara Sims and a question-and-answer session
Urge Sen. Ben Ray Lujan to Support Independent Farmers
/in Faithful Citizenship, Featured Articles, NEWS, Sacred Land and Water /by adminMore than 50 people registered for our event, Our Sacred Lands: Food, Farming, and Fairness, held on Wednesday, March 6, at First Congregational Church in Albuquerque. A number of those in attendance participated viertually via Zoom. Our panel examined the challenges facing independent farmers, from mental health to systemic challenges, including the misuse of a federal assistance program (which favors corporate entities).<
Our special invitee was Sarah Carden from Farm Action Fund, who flew in from western New York to talk about the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act.
Background: America’s farmers and ranchers are being forced to pay into government checkoff programs, only to see those dollars used against them by lobbying organizations representing the world’s largest meatpackers and grain traders. These organizations pick the winners and losers of our food system – promoting industrial farming policies at the expense of every other farmer. Read more from Farm Action Fund
The OFF act seeks to add transparency and accountability to the manner in which check-off funds (money collected from all farmers to promote agricultureal products). There is evidence that the expenditures of the fund tends to favor the large corporate farming organizations. Sometimes the money is spent in a corrupt manner for unauthorized purposes.<
Contact Sen. Lujan
Public News Service Highlights Our Event
/in Faithful Citizenship, Media, NEWS, NMIPL in the News, Sacred Land and Water /by adminToday the New Mexico News Connection ran the story New Mexico panelists tackle food, farming and fairness. The coverage is related to our event Our Sacred Lands: Food, Farming, and Fairness, scheduled on Wednesday evening, March 6, at 6:00 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2801 Lomas Blvd SE The event offers the option of in-person attendance or virtual attendamce.
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