Advocacy calls!

For our second week of advocacy in the LPF Compact, we were to call our congresspeople to urge them to keep moving the 2012 Farm Bill forward. I called my representative, Bobby Scott, and asked specifically that it would reward farmers for their environmental stewardship, link crop insurance to conservation practices, and protect conservation funding.  All these talking points are from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, a group of people working for a food system that is better for people and the earth, which I found out about when I went to hear my food-guru crush, Michael Pollan, speak.

The lesson I learned: check out your Congressman's stance on that particular issue before calling!  His representative told me something along the lines of, "As you probably know, the Congressman is one of the sponsors of the bill."  Um, yep.  I usually like what Bobby Scott stands for, but definitely should have done my homework.

I made a video of the call on Facebook - let me know if you'd like to see it so you can see how easy it is to speak your mind to your very own Congressperson!