From SuziHR@aol.comMon Sep 11 10:30:43 1995 Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 07:52:28 -0400 From: SuziHR@aol.com To: london@calypso-2.oit.unc.edu Subject: Re: OEFFA Address OEFFA's address is: Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) P.O. Box 02234 Columbus, OH 43202 (614) 294-3663 You probably have this info, but in case you don't, ATTRA has been a tremendous resource for me. Their material is free for the asking and they have info on many aspects of sustainable ag. I'm sure their online somewhere too. ATTRA (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas) P.O. Box 3657 Fayetteville, AR 72702 (800) 346-9140 --Suzi From Ferrucio@aol.comSat Sep 23 00:22:31 1995 Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 19:10:35 -0400 From: Ferrucio@aol.com To: rangarajan.1@osu.edu, stinner.1@osu.edu, stinner.2@osu.edu, info@nptn.org, zaborski.2@osu.edu, Nachovilla@aol.com, cote.1@osu.edu, T.BARTLETT@csuohio.edu, ecol-agric@mailbase.ac.uk Subject: Attra funding loss To whom etcx Just got my ATTRA (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas 1-800-346-9140) newsletter and discovered that the House had cut their funding to zero. I called ATTRA and discovered that the Senate has just lumped them into a 3 million dollar package called: the Rural Technology and Cooperative Development Grants Program, which would insure their funding at current levels. Ohio has a House member on the agriculture sub-committee, Marcy Kaptur, democrat. The people at ATTRA asked that if you wish to make contact with your representatives regarding this issue, you ask them to support - the Senate version of the Rural Technology And Cooperative Development Grants Program at 3 million dollars. They also requested that you ask them to support the 2 million dollar Senate version of the Minority Farmer and Outreach Assistance Program. You can call the capital switchboard at 202-224-3121 to find your representatives number or you can contact Marcy Kaptur at 202-225-4146 or fax her at 202-225-7711. For anyone who has used the services of ATTRA, you know how important this issue is. For those who have not, I highly recommend that you call them at 1-800-346-9140 and see what they're about. This issue is URGENT. The agriculture subcommittee will be meeting beginning this coming Wednesday 9/27/95 regarding this issue, so contact them NOW. Please. Thank you Mick Natco Innovative Farmers of Ohio 216-834-4757 fax216-834-0370 From csare@vms2.macc.wisc.eduSun Sep 24 00:20:08 1995 Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 10:39:38 -0400 From: csare@vms2.macc.wisc.edu To: london@calypso-2.oit.unc.edu, sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: Attra funding loss (fwd) Actually, the situation for ATTRA has gone beyond this. Last week grassroots pressure succeeded in obtaining level funding in the Senate bill (floor action) for both ATTRA and RTCDG. The challenge now is the conference commmittee to prevent them splitting the difference for ATTRA with the House appropriation of 0 (which could again mean a cut). It would be especially helpful to call House committee members Skeen (NM), Myers (IN), Walsh (NY), Dickey (AR), Kingston (GA), Riggs (CA), Nethercutt (WA), and democrats Durbin (IL), Kaptur (OH), Thornton (AR) and Lowey (NY). Appropriations cmte chair is Livingston (LA) and ranking minority is Obey (WI). In the Senate key members are McConnell (KY), Dole (KS), Santorum (PA), Craig (ID) and democrats Harking (IA), Heflin (AL) and Daschle (SD). Committee chair is Lugar (IN) and ranking member is Leahy (VT). >From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." >Subject: Attra funding loss (fwd) >To: sanet-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu, sustag-public@amani.ces.ncsu.edu, > permaculture-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu >Newsgroups: alt.agriculture.misc,alt.agriculture.fruit,misc.rural,rec.gardens,bionet.pla nts,triangle.gardens >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > >------------------------------------------------------------ >Lawrence F. London, Jr. - london@sunSITE.unc.edu >http://sunSITE.unc.edu/london/The_Sustainable_Farmstead.html >http://sunSITE.unc.edu/london/permaculture.html >http://sunSITE.unc.edu/london/permaculture.faq >------------------------------------------------------------ > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 19:10:35 -0400 >From: Ferrucio@aol.com >To: rangarajan.1@osu.edu, stinner.1@osu.edu, stinner.2@osu.edu, > info@nptn.org, zaborski.2@osu.edu, Nachovilla@aol.com, cote.1@osu.edu, > T.BARTLETT@csuohio.edu, ecol-agric@mailbase.ac.uk >Subject: Attra funding loss > >To whom etcx >Just got my ATTRA (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas >1-800-346-9140) newsletter and discovered that the House had cut their >funding to zero. I called ATTRA and discovered that the Senate has just >lumped them into a 3 million dollar package called: the Rural Technology and >Cooperative Development Grants Program, which would insure their funding at >current levels. >Ohio has a House member on the agriculture sub-committee, Marcy Kaptur, >democrat. >The people at ATTRA asked that if you wish to make contact with your >representatives regarding this issue, you ask them to support - the Senate >version of the Rural Technology And Cooperative Development Grants Program at >3 million dollars. They also requested that you ask them to support the 2 >million dollar Senate version of the Minority Farmer and Outreach Assistance >Program. >You can call the capital switchboard at 202-224-3121 to find your >representatives number or you can contact Marcy Kaptur at 202-225-4146 or fax >her at 202-225-7711. >For anyone who has used the services of ATTRA, you know how important this >issue is. >For those who have not, I highly recommend that you call them at >1-800-346-9140 and see what they're about. >This issue is URGENT. The agriculture subcommittee will be meeting beginning >this coming Wednesday 9/27/95 regarding this issue, so contact them NOW. >Please. > >Thank you >Mick Natco >Innovative Farmers of Ohio >216-834-4757 >fax216-834-0370 > > =============================== Elizabeth Ann R. Bird, Ph.D. Executive Director, Consortium for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, and Research and Technology Policy Project Leader, Center for Rural Affairs 3609 Busse St. Madison, WI 53714 608-249-5796 FAX 608-265-3020 Internet: csare@macc.wisc.edu