Virginia Independent Consumers and Farmers Association


17 July, 2009



WHAT: Vilsack Town Hall
WHERE: Chatham, VA (south of Lynchburg about 50 miles)
WHEN: Saturday, July 18, 2009, 1:30 - 2:30

Dear VICFA Members and Supporters,

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack will be at an open Town Hall in Chatham, Virginia
on Saturday, July 18, from 1:30 to 2:30. Anybody may attend. He'll be
there with Energy Secretary Chu and 5th District Congressman Tom Perriello
talking about green energy jobs.

Please go if you possibly can and ask him about NAIS (and take Farm Food
Voices flyers to distribute). Vilsack did not attend the NAIS listening
sessions he organized. This is probably the only opportunity for people in
VA to address him on this in person.

Please forgive the late notice. We just learned about this Friday around 6
p.m. from a VICFA member who heard it on an NPR broadcast.

Directions
(http://chesapeakeclimate.org/getinvolved/event_detail.cfm?id=887):
The town hall will take place on the farm of Buddy Mayhew, just off of Route
29. About 4 or 5 miles south of Chatham, turn left on Carters Lodge Road
(Rt. 825), bear right at the fork and his farm will be 1.5 miles ahead on
your left.

Yours for food freedom,
Deborah Stockton, Editor
VICFA Voice
vicfavoice@...
www.VICFA.net



Virginia Independent Consumers and Farmers Association
Our purpose is to promote and preserve unregulated direct farmer-to-consumer
trade
that fosters availability of locally grown or home-produced food products.
VICFA opposes any government funded or managed National Animal
Identification System.
















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