[RCAC] Fwd: Bill threatens organic farms in NC

Having trouble reading this? View it _in your web browser_ (http://action.ncconservationnetwork.org/site/R?i=hT4iZGkdTbVryQtDkKHH5w) . It’s another week, and we’re following another bone-headed bill in the North Carolina state legislature. House Bill 3791 (H379) presents a serious threat to anyone who grows a crop in North Carolina without a corporate patent on it, especially organic farmers. Help us protect small farmers and organic foods in NC by opposing H379: _http://action.ncconservationnetwork.org/OpposeH379_ (http://action.ncconservationnetwork.org/site/R?i=O57Edj82C-yt86mOlBQR8w) What’s so bad about H379? If passed, the legislation: * would further concentrate corporate control over North Carolina food and farming. * would remove authority from local governments to prevent sale and cultivation of plants. * could prevent local governments from enacting notification policies to protect organic farmers from genetic contamination from genetically-modified crops.2 This legislation is part of a national campaign by Big Ag companies (like Monsanto) that goes back to 2004, when several counties in California passed ordinances to restrict genetically-modified crops. Since then, bills with near identical language to H379 have passed or been introduced in at least 30 states. It’s obvious why a bill like this might be good for the likes of big companies that sell genetically modified seeds, but this is a raw deal for local farmers, organic farmers, and local governments. _Tell the state Agriculture department and your state legislators_ (http://action.ncconservationnetwork.org/site/R?i=riS_5933_Xus-LPryWU_Qw) that you oppose H379! Thanks, Brittany Iery NC Conservation Network (http://action.ncconservationnetwork.org/site/R?i=bK1ZeEbuB2ijhU8FRNHjZg) ____________________________________ For More Information: 1. House Bill 379: _An Act To Clarify The Authority Of The Board Of Agriculture Over Plants_ (http://action.ncconservationnetwork.org/site/R?i=wjCGBSZ4LjDFwUCZY8W6Cg) 2. Toxic Free NC: _Zombie Attack on North Carolina Organics_ (http://action.ncconservationnetwork.org/site/R?i=q-18llwRRaS3rzcPmx7GHg) NC Conservation Network — 19 East Martin Street, Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27601. 919-857-4699 _Unsubscribe from receiving email, or change your email preferences._ (http://action.ncconservationnetwork.org/site/CO?i=nU_96WMRATj5GNa7fxd2OWH_d… BZ&cid=1042) (http://action.ncconservationnetwork.org/site/R?i=1fGKXi5WIQJi_bqAUSWE1A) _nonprofit software _ (http://action.ncconservationnetwork.org/site/R?i=aHsPt61rC3mRxXt7ybTkEw)