2 notices from MA Dept. of Agricultural Resources

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Subj: 2 notices from MA Dept. of Agricultural Resources 

Date: 9/19/07 12:40:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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Massachusetts Dairy Farm Revitalization Task Force 

Massachusetts Harvest for Students Week

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To All Interested Parties:

You are all invited to attend the 5th meeting of the Massachusetts Dairy Farm Revitalization Task Force on Friday September 21, 2007. The purpose of the Dairy Farm Revitalization Task Force is to “…investigate short and long-term solutions to preserving and strengthening the dairy farm industry in the Commonwealth.†The Task Force has met three times since its organizational meeting on July 27, 2007: August 10, 2007, August 24, 2007, and September 7, 2007. During these three meetings, the Task Force has itemized and gathered information on various solutions. At its September 21, 2007 meeting to be held at the Lord Inn, Amherst, MA, the Task Force invites the general public to submit oral comment on potential solutions. Information on the potential solutions discussed thus far may be found at http://www.mass.gov/agr/dairy/taskforce/index.htm.

The Task Force will take oral comment from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the Lord Inn. Oral comments will be limited to 5 minutes. If you wish to provide comment, please come to the Lord Inn on Friday, September 21, 2007.

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Massachusetts Harvest for Students Week is coming soon!  By proclamation of the Governor, schools kindergarten through college are encouraged to highlight locally grown foods on their menus during the week of September 24 - 30.  Special luncheons celebrating farms and school food services will be held during the Week as well.  Opportunities for farms include: finding one or more new school customers; having your farm's products highlighted by a chef doing a cooking demonstration for food service directors; contacting an existing school customer and suggesting that you do some joint publicity during the Week; attending one or more of the free luncheons (Cambridge, Worcester, Lee).  For help finding school customers, to sign up for a luncheon, or for more information, please contact the Mass. Farm to School Project at or kelerwin@....  Check out the Harvest Week website at www.massfarmtoschool.org.

 

 

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Rick LeBlanc

Website & Ag-tourism Program Coordinator

Massachusetts Dept. of Agricultural Resources

251 Causeway St., Suite 500

Boston, MA 02114-2151

www.Mass.gov/AGR

www.Mass.gov/Massgrown

 

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