Westminster Farmers' Market

 HR 2749 could hurt small-scale agriculture, local food efforts, and organic producers. But according to this (LA Times) article 90% of industry and consumers approve of passing it into law.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-food-safety22-2009oct22,0,514104.story

Here is the current version of the bill, passed by The House, sent to Senate Committee.

 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c111:6:./temp/~c111X2LiEt::

 Here is what Erin from local harvest has to say.

http://www.localharvest.org/blog/lh/entry/important_day_to_pick_up

Here is a link to a letter from NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business), opposing The House version.

http://www.nfib.com/tabid/739/Default.adecision.spx?cmsid=49807&v=1

 Like I said in the tittle, who could be against safe food. Please read it for your self and make your own decision.

  With their current record of voting against public opinion, The111th Congress will be looking to curry favor with the electorate. Let's hope it's not at the expense of your local farmers.