What is this about?

If you are concerned about the state of BC's agriculture industry, the continued erosion of the Agricultural Land Reserve, the lack of provincial programs for farms and farmers, or any of the myriad other policy failures of the BC government over the past decades, this rally is your chance to demand a change. Join us on April 18, 2009, 1:30 pm, at the BC Legislature as we rally for agriculture policy reform leading up to the May 12 BC provincial election!

On this blog, you will find five features:
1. An RSVP--Please let us know if you will be attending the rally!
2. A news feed that will tell you about the latest updates on the 2009 Rally
3. A summary of the agriculture policy demands we want to focus on
4. A space for you to express what new agriculture policies you want to see our government enact
5. A resource page to find out more about agriculture issues in British Columbia

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Related Resources

Opinion Poll Finds Public Support For BC Farmers
http://www.gov.bc.ca/al/attachments/iaf_survey_final_report_dec_17.pdf
Highlights of the poll include:

*91 per cent of British Columbians agree that it is important for BC to produce enough food so that the province doesn't have to depend on importing food from other places.
* More than nine in 10 British Columbians believe agriculture is an important contributor to the provincial economy.

* 96 per cent of British Columbians trust farmers to act in the best interests of consumers.
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BC Agriculture Plan
Follow this link to the BC government's vision for agriculture in BC
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BC Food Action Network's excellent BC Election Food Action Toolkit
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This brochure, produced by Farmers' Markets Canada, contains the findings of a new national study that reports on the impacts of farmers' markets in Canada in 2008.
http://farmersmarketscanada.ca/Upload/file/FMC%20FINAL%20Brochure%202009-ENG.pdf



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