<div dir="ltr">Hi All,<div><br></div><div>For those who are interested in maybe attending, but are not sure how to prepare for a conversation with your legislator, I am happy to hop on a call and walk you through it. My full-time job is with the National Young Farmers Coalition, and I just had the privilege of doing this <a href="https://www.youngfarmers.org/2023/03/2023-young-farmer-fly-in/">recently for the Young Farmers Fly-in into DC</a> 😊 Coincidentally, there will be a free virtual webinar the evening before on <a href="https://www.tfaforms.com/5056571?utm_content=buffer70ea7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer">how to lobby effectively hosted by RAFI-USA</a>, if you want to go deep.</div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p><font size="2">For a little more context, <a href="https://casar.house.gov/">Greg Casar</a> is a freshman representative, you can <a href="https://www.casarforcongress.com/districtmap">view his district here</a>. This meeting is a really important opportunity because he sits on the House Agriculture committee. This year is a Farm Bill year (read a little more about the <a href="https://sustainableagriculture.net/our-work/campaigns/fbcampaign/what-is-the-farm-bill/">Farm Bill here</a>), which means that BILLIONS of dollars are going to be allocated to programs that either support you in your farming journey... or not. That's why these advocacy opportunities are so important! Happy to nerd out more if anyone has any questions.</font></p><div><br></div><div>You can reach me via phone at 518-643-3564 ext. 733, via email at <a href="mailto:carolina@youngfarmers.org">carolina@youngfarmers.org</a>, or make an <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ1-nVsAQhPpr3p00QeKjAB4x2NYzwPgUUBhHafunEsQa9vAYAlZXfPzEhBO1BAb27DAlex1_zF-">appointment on my calendar</a> for a zoom call.</div><div><br></div><div>In community,</div><p><font size="2"><strong style="font-family:garamond,serif">Carolina Mueller</strong></font></p></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 6:47 PM VRDNT Farm via CTYFC <<a href="mailto:ctyfc@listserv.centraltexasyoungfarmers.org">ctyfc@listserv.centraltexasyoungfarmers.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Hey Folks,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">One of our local congressmen, Greg Casar, is on the Farm Bill Committee. His team has expressed interest in hosting a round table to hear about our collective needs as a farming community. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The meeting is:</div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">10:30am - 11:30am</div><div dir="auto">Next Thursday, 4/13</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">To get more information & RSVP please get in touch with:</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Braden Latham-Jones</div><div dir="auto">Deputy Chief of Staff + District Director |he/they</div><div dir="auto">Office of Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35)</div><div dir="auto">e: <a href="mailto:braden.latham.jones@mail.house.gov" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">braden.latham.jones@mail.house.gov</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div>All the best, <br><div>Becky Hume<br>Owner/Operator @ VRDNT Farm<br>www.vrdnt.farm</div></div>
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