Regulatory change to support farms & abattoirs

Project/Initiative:

Initiatives to change regulations for:

• Animal processing

• Roadside stand regs to protect local farmers

• Raw milk access

What Needs to be Done:

• Gather together: farmers, consumers, all levels of regulation makers, investors, lawyers

• Create peasants legislative exchange and find a way to create policy using channels other than the ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council)

• Start with municipalities

Who is Going to Do It:

• The peasants i.e. farmers, consumers, municipalities etc.

Resources Available:

• rawmilkconsumer.ca

• Canadian Consumer Raw Milk Advocacy

• Practical Farmers of Ontario

Comments/Questions:

• Kingston NFU is trying to create a co-op poultry abattoir in Seeleyʼs Bay

• Twp of DNE has a policy in place for roadside stands

Contacts:

Ali Ross, Susan Freeman, Arlee Sheets, Bobbi Heaton, Susan Quipp, Coral Sproule, Cheryl Nash