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We want to thank everyone who has contacted us showed support concerning the situation with our water.
At this time we don’t have a lot of information only that we were to stop watering our crops. This won’t happen because we have many friends and neighbors who have offered to bring water in and hand water each and every plant if necessary. We are not going down without a fight.
Our State Senator Mike McGinnis is already on this but the more calls they get the better our chances
Here is what you can do
- Contact Mark Sivazlian at the State engineer’s office (775)684-2874 or fax at (775)-684-2810 asks him to help us to obtain a waiver until we can complete the permit process.
- Contact your elected officials both state and federal ask them to contact the state engineer and request that we be grated a waiver
- Write, fax call the Governors office ask them to support the waiver process
- And finally have your friends, family and their friends contact the above and let them know that Rise and Shine Farms has a lot of friends and supporters out there.
We started out with a bad year and doesn’t seem to be improving. We know we have the best customers in the world and we will get past this obstacle and any others that get in our way. I looked up the word quit and it just doesn’t sound like us.
We will keep up the good fight
Contacts:
Mark Sivazlian Staff engineer (775)684-2874 Fax (775)684-2810
Jason King State Engineer
Phone: (775) 684-2800
Fax (main): (775) 684-2811
Locate your state Legislator here: http://mapserve.leg.state.nv.us/website/lcb/viewer.htm
Governor Jim Gibbons (775) 684-5670 Fax: (775) 684-5683
Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki
Phone: (775) 684-7111
Fax: (775) 684-7110
Senator John Ensign
119 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6244 Fax (202)228-2193
Senator Harry Reid
528 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3542 Fax (202)224-7327
Congressman Dean Heller
125 CANNON HOB
WASHINGTON DC 20515
(202) 225-6155 Fax (202)225-5679
As many of you already know Rise and Shine Farms has been fighting government regulation for many years maybe not as vocal as Joel Salatin and his Ployface Farms but fighting just the same.
This afternoon we received a visit from the water police they claim that one of our neighbors has filed a complaint that we use to much water. Since we have been supported by our neighbors and most of them are customers we find it hard to believe any of them would file such a complaint.
From the estimates we have we are using less water than we are allocated even for our well.
What do they want? They want us to stop watering and let the crops that are just beginning to come in dry up and blow away and give in to the government. They want to make us criminals for providing you our customers and supporters with fresh wholesome food. They want us to pay thousands of dollars for application fees, surveys, permit fees; this permitting process will take several months and were told we needed to stop watering as of now. When all of this happens it is you the consumer who ultimately pays.
We need your help and support now more than ever. This is an election year this is a fight we can win call your state Assemblyman and Senators , call the governors office call everyone you can think of let them know that you support Rise and Shine Farms.
If we need to truck in water then that is what we will do
We are going to Fight the Good Fight and we are going to win
Mike, Terri and Kassie
Rise and Shine Farms
Some of you may receive this more than once this is because you are on more than one list we apologize for the inconvenience.
RISE and SHINE FARMS BUYING CLUB
What is the buying club?
The buying club is set up for those of you who only want farm fresh produce and meats or other farm products without having to subscribe to a CSA. It was also set up so that our CSA members can add to their weekly share. CSA Members will be automatically joined to the buying club with their membership.
Current CSA Members should be receiving their passwords within the next 24 hours. If you are a CSA member and do not receive your password by Sunday February 21, 2010 please contact us to request your password.
What does your $25.00 membership fee buy you?
Buying Club Members have access to the private Farm Store page where you can buy at a discount off our regular farm stand prices.
Buying club Members receive home or office delivery in the Reno/Sparks, Carson City delivery area.
Buying Club Members receive discounts on quantity purchases like pickling cucumbers, stewing tomatoes and other canning produce and products.
Buying Club Members receive updates to the Farm Store before they are sent to the general mailing list.
Enjoy Special Promotions for Buying Club Members.
To join use our Member Sign Up page and choose either a CSA or Buying Club Membership
http://www.riseandshinefarms.com/members
Thank you for supporting local farmers
We look forward to serving you
Mike, Terri and Kassie
Rise and Shine Farms
Genetic food giant Monsanto is at it again. Its next target: genetically-modified (GE) alfalfa. One of the biggest impacts of allowing the use of GE alfalfa is contamination of other crops, including organic alfalfa, which is used by most organic dairies.
The USDA is well on its way to approving Monsanto's GE alfalfa. In its own report, the USDA acknowledges the problem with contamination but says that consumers may not care enough about it for the USDA to block Monsanto's modified alfalfa seeds. [1] This is absurd since one of the main reasons people buy organic food is to avoid genetically engineered crops.
The USDA is only accepting public comments for the next two weeks. We need you to write to the USDA right now and tell them they must not approve Monsanto's mutant alfalfa.[2]
FRESH will deliver your comments before the deadline.
Click here: http://action.freshthemovie.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1753
Just like its corn and soy, Monsanto's alfalfa is designed to tolerate its leading herbicide: Roundup. We can't allow Monsanto's greed to take-over one more crop. The consequences to our choice as consumer, to biological diversity, to the survival of our small and organic farmers depends are too dire.
Write your comments to the USDA now and say no to genetically modified alfalfa.
Monsanto's domination of our food must stop. For the USDA to shrug it off like nobody cares is to add insult to injury. We only have two weeks to submit our comments. The fight for FRESH food will continue, and with your help we'll make it clear that people care about the food they eat.
Thanks for all you do.
Hello Everyone
FARM HAPPENINGS
Some good things have been happening here this last week.The hens have doubled the egg production, just a little sun and they get excited. We received our second shipment of new chicks, looks like there will be plenty of eggs this summer.
Today was delivery day for the new poultry processing equipment. everything is new scalder, plucker, chill tanks, and scales. No more spending hours plucking birds. We will now be able to do the job in a quarter of the time we used to.We will never have to turn away people who want chickens simply because of time. Don’t be alarmed the birds will be just as juicy and tasty as always. We will also be offering Ducks and Geese for the Holiday season along with our Heritage Turkey.
CSA
We have reached the halfway point for the CSA membership we will stop at 100 this year. We learned a valuable lesson from last year we will stop at 100 and plant for twice that many.
Join Now if your concerned about cost we will work with you we offer payment plans that work with your budget, plus other member benefits like the members only Farm Store being added this spring , details will be sent to all members soon.
IN THE NEWS
Stand with U.S. farmers against Syngenta
Supreme Court to Hear First Genetically Engineered Crop Case
Have a Safe and Enjoyable Weekend
Mike, Terri and Kassie
Rise and Shine Farms
We don't really have much news coming from the farm this week still waiting for things to dry out.
We are beginnging to see more eggs in the nests and we have seeds ordered along with more chicks
CSA
We are accepting sign-ups now for 2010 CSA season we will only be accepting 100 members this year.
Sign up now pay later you have until May 15, 2010 to pay for it and just like last year we offer the EZ pay plan. Pay weekly, Bi-weekly or monthly just let us know and we'll set up a payment plan for you.
You can also order your Chicken subscriptions and Holiday turey at the link below.
JOIN CSA
We don't offer grass fed beef yet (future plan) you still may want to read this article from Rodale
http://www.rodale.com/grassfed-beef?cm_mmc=DailyNewsNL-_-2010_01_19-_-Top5-_-NA
Have a Safe and Healthy Week
Mike Terri and Kassie
Rise and Shine Farms
We are asked many times during the year if we grow GMO corn or other GMO foods.
The answer has always been NO! and will remain that way.
Part of the reason is because GMO is not allowed in organic farming and partly because we have always felt that GOM was bad for your health.
Now we find that GMO corn from Monsanto may cause organ damage read more about it here.
CSA News
The CSA has jump started this year we have had more sign ups during December and January than we have ever had in the past.
We will once again be going to Elko this year and we have some new people from Battle Mountain.Reno/Sparks, Carson City you can sign up at
http://www.riseandshinefarms.com/members
Elko and Battle Mountain please contact us for more information
New Arrivals
On Friday we received the first of our replacement hens as many of you already know we lost a lot of birds this past winter to predation and the cold we received 100 Rhode Island Red chicks, these birds will be ready and laying this summer.
More information as the season gets closer
Have a safe week
Mike, Terri and Kassie
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Good Afternoon
OK I know that you are getting tired of me sending out all this information about what is happening in our nations capital but to me this is important stuff and it will at some point affect all of us.
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Stop the Chemical Industry's Revolving Door to the White House! President Obama has nominated two chemical Agribusiness cronies for high level positions. Please help send the message: It's time to stop the revolving door between Agribusiness and DC! Islam Siddiqui has been nominated as Chief Agriculture Negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative's office. Siddiqui was a paid lobbyist for three years for Croplife America, which represents the chemical pesticide industry. Members include Monsanto, DuPont and Syngenta. Siddiqui's past service at the USDA included overseeing the initial development of national organic food standards that would have allowed GMOs and toxic sludge to be labeled "organic"- until over 230,000 consumers forced their revision. Roger Beachy has been appointed as director of the new National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Beachy's previous career is running the Danforth Plant Science Center, a nonprofit closely linked to and funded by Monsanto. With this appointment, we can expect billions more of our tax dollars to be funneled into genetic engineering and chemical pesticide research. These are two textbook cases of the "revolving door" between industry and the government agencies. Siddiqui and Beachy's industry ties demonstrate that both men are too beholden to corporate agriculture to serve the public interest. TAKE ACTION Tell President Obama to withdraw these revolving door nominations. Sign the petition posted on Food & Water Watch's website at: |
http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1693