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Action Alert 4/30/08
--Action Needed TODAY for HEMP
--MILK bill is now LAW!
--MEAT bill is moving!
--Summer Internsthips Available!
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NOW WE NEED TO CALL GOVERNOR DOUGLAS! The governor has said this bill is not a priority, and that he has concerns about it. We need to let him know it IS a priority for Vermonters this year, and that we want him to sign it. Please call him TODAY, over the weekend, and on Monday. Call 800 649-6825 and leave a message asking Governor Douglas to "please sign the Hemp bill - H.267." Leave your name and number also.
Our local food cookbook
With recipes shared with us by members and friends of Rural Vermont, this cookbook features meals, snacks, beverages, and desserts that you can put together with most or all local ingredients.
To order, send a check to Rural Vermont, 15 Barre St, Suite 2, Montpelier, VT 05602. Cookbooks are $15 each. Don't forget to include the address you want the book(s) sent to! Alternatively, you can pay by credit card online (click here).
Rural Vermont's newest bumper stickers:
To order bumper stickers, send a check for $1.00 per sticker plus 50 cents shipping up to 4 stickers ($1 for 5 to 10 stickers, $1.50 for 11 to 15, and so on). Also, send a note saying how many stickers you'd like, and which slogan, as well as the address you'd like them sent to. Show your support for our small farms!
**2008 SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE!!**
Do you want to work for a great organization focused on building community, building local food systems, and working for economic justice for family farmers? And, at the same time, learn marketable skills in the areas of grassroots organizing, event planning, fundraising, and legislative campaigning? Would you like to meet farmers from around the state, eat a lot of ice cream, and make a real difference for farmers and consumers in Vermont? If so, please apply for a SUMMER INTERNSHIP at Rural Vermont. We are now interviewing for 3-6 summer internship positions, which will run from June 1st through August 20th. Interns must have reliable transportation and be willing to travel in-state (mileage reimbursement is available) and also work at the Rural Vermont office in Montpelier. You must commit to 16-32 hours/week. A small stipend is available. If you are interested, please email a cover letter and resume by May 16th to amy@ruralvermont.org.Download Internship Descriptions Here
**HEMP BILL PASSES SENATE!! YOUR CALLS WORKED!!!**
A big THANK YOU to all of you who made calls yesterday and in the past few weeks on the hemp bill! YOUR CALLS WORKED. Late in the day Thursday, the Senate passed H.267 with a 25-1 vote! (Senator Mazza was the only "no" vote) Thanks to all of your action, Senator Sears agreed late in the day to allow the bill to move out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with a small change. Senator Sears told the Bennington Banner that he had received about 150 calls, and had seen several letters to the editor in the paper, and that's why he allowed the bill to go through - he listened to YOU!NOW WE NEED TO CALL GOVERNOR DOUGLAS! The governor has said this bill is not a priority, and that he has concerns about it. We need to let him know it IS a priority for Vermonters this year, and that we want him to sign it. Please call him TODAY, over the weekend, and on Monday. Call 800 649-6825 and leave a message asking Governor Douglas to "please sign the Hemp bill - H.267." Leave your name and number also.
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Living Soils, Thriving Farms, and Healthy Communities Recipes from Rural VermontOur local food cookbook
With recipes shared with us by members and friends of Rural Vermont, this cookbook features meals, snacks, beverages, and desserts that you can put together with most or all local ingredients.
To order, send a check to Rural Vermont, 15 Barre St, Suite 2, Montpelier, VT 05602. Cookbooks are $15 each. Don't forget to include the address you want the book(s) sent to! Alternatively, you can pay by credit card online (click here).
Rural Vermont's newest bumper stickers:
To order bumper stickers, send a check for $1.00 per sticker plus 50 cents shipping up to 4 stickers ($1 for 5 to 10 stickers, $1.50 for 11 to 15, and so on). Also, send a note saying how many stickers you'd like, and which slogan, as well as the address you'd like them sent to. Show your support for our small farms!