Friends of Family Farmers with OSALT, Oregon Tilth, and Slow Food Portland are hosting a forum on local food and farm issues with candidates for Oregon's 5th Congressional District, and you're invited to join us!
The Local Food & Farms Forum will provide an opportunity for the public to ask questions of the candidates on topics pertaining to food and agriculture. Such topics could include, but certainly aren't limited to:
· Barriers to local farm production, processing, and distribution;
· Public participation in the siting of industrial farms in rural communities;
· Farming legislation;
· Development pressures felt by farming communities;
· Farmers markets;
· Roadblocks for the next generation of family farmers ;
All candidates officially on the ballot in the 5th Congressional District (north Willamette Valley) will be part of the forum. This is your opportunity to engage with these candidates about our local foodsystem. Come join us and make your voice heard!
This event will be held September 10th in Canby at the Canby Adult Center (1250 S. Ivy) from 6:00 to 8:30pm. Carpools from Portland are available.
For more information, please call or email Christine at (971) 533-5470 or christine@friendsoffamilyfarmers.org.
* Friends of Family Farmers is not a political organization and does not support or endorse any one candidate running for office.

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