TAKE ACTION

Action Step #1

Reach out to Senators Mike Lee and John Curtis and ask them to support the reintroduction and passage of the LOCAL Foods Act.

Find Sen. Mike Lees' contact information here.

Find Sen. John Curtis' contact information here.

It is better to call their UTAH offices rather than their D.C. office.

See a sample message below.
Personalize your message, call first, and email second. 

Note that legislators’ D.C. offices have been overwhelmed with calls from constituents and others in recent weeks so it’s best to call their offices located in your state where you will be more likely to get through.

Action Step #2

Sign-on to endorse the LOCAL Foods Act Now!  

See this press release with more information issued by the sponsors of the Act.

Action Step #3

Spread the word! Send this Action Alert email to your friends, families and customer list.

Sample Outreach Message

As a constituent, I urge you to support the Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local Foods Act and to work towards more scale appropriate regulations within the Federal Meat Inspection Act to support vital small-scale livestock producers in the Farm Bill.

The LOCAL Foods Act would clarify in statute what’s currently hidden in USDA guidance: that consumers are allowed to buy a share of a live animal and then choose to have it slaughtered on-farm by a person of their choice.

The COVID-19 pandemic shone a spotlight on the severe problems with our consolidated meat industry.

We need more small-scale farmers and independent processors, but the one-size-fits-all USDA regulations stand in the way. 

Personalize your message, “This bill matters to me, because…”