Alice Morrison is one of the Co-Executive Directors of Friends of Family Farmers. Barbara Talley is a long time policy wonk, active community member and sheep farmer. They both live in Junction City....
Advocacy Series: Legislative Activism – Where can you raise your voice in the process?
The legislative process is how elected officials take a policy concept from an idea to a new law. It is intensely rigid, happens in the capitol building and can feel outdated and formal in many ways.....
Advocacy Series: The Role of the Farmer Policy Advisory Committee
FoFF prides itself on being an organization by and for farmers. Last week’s blog talked at length about how we get the people we serve involved in the policy creation process. But once we have this...
Advocacy Series: How does FoFF set priorities?
In this post we will walk you through how we set priorities using the input from our focus groups and farmer survey. Transparency is key to community, so come with us through the process and learn how...
Keep the Central OR Protected District in Place: Submit Comments to ODA
What is going on? The ODA has released a draft proposal to dissolve the rules surrounding the Central Oregon Protected District (COPD). This is one of 3 protected districts in the state, and all prote...