I would suggest a closer farming area to me if you would like to have me
come,
such as Humbolt,  Newton, Fort Dodge, or Grundy Center, but I am not a farmer,
only a person who believes in the value to Iowa of preserving our small
farms.
When the small farm owners go, our small communities will go also.

I sent out a last minute message last week about the CAFO public hearings held
by legislators.  The Mason City hearing on Jan. 26 was well attended, but it
would be great to have even more people, especially Sierra Club members, at
the
next ones

Please contact me if you want to carpool and/or if you would like to
testify at
the hearings.  I spoke at the Mason City hearing, so I need someone else to
speak for the Sierra Club at the next meetings.

We are going to get something done this session on CAFOs, maybe not exactly
what we would hope for, but we need to keep the pressure on our legislators to
actually do something!  I hope you can attend one or more of the public
hearings.  If you do plan to speak, please arrive early, so you can get signed
up on the speaking list.

(to members of the Northwest Iowa Group: I apologize if you get this message
twice.  I wasn't sure which of you were on the Iowa-Topics listserv.)

Feb. 1, 2002      Elkhorn, IA        7 PM - 9 PM
      Lutheran Church basement   4313 Main Street

Feb. 2, 2002      Sioux Center, IA       1 PM - 3 PM
      Farmers Co-op  317 3rd St. NW

Feb. 8 or 9   Somewhere between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids
      I will send out more details as soon as I get them.

Erin Jordahl
Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club
3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-277-8868
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