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Maine Rural Partners requests that members of the Eat Local Foods Coalition help support the passage of the Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act (S.1773, H.R. 3286).  Senators Snowe and Collins have not yet signed onto the bill.  We are asking ELFC members to contact Senators Snowe and Collins to co-sponsor Sen. Sherrod Brown’s bill (S. 1773).  Maine’s own Rep. Chellie Pingree is the original sponsor of the bill in the House (H.R. 3286) and Rep. Mike Michaud has signed on as a co-sponsor.  This…See More

Celebrate FOOD DAY 2011 on October 24! Of course, you already do a lot to promote delicious and healthy local food, but here’s yet another chance to break bread with friends and neighbors and eat and talk about yummy food. The national Food Day priorities are to:*Reduce obesity and diet-related disease by promoting healthy foods *Support sustainable family farms and reform the subsidization of huge agribusiness *End food deserts by providing access to healthy and affordable food *Protect the…See More