An Organic Farm Under Threat! Keep Azure Farm Organic.

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An Organic Farm Under Threat

Azure Farms is a working, Certified Organic farm located in Moro, Central Oregon, in Sherman County. It has been Certified Organic for about 18 years. The farm produces almost all the organic wheat, field peas, barley, Einkorn, and beef for Azure Standard.

Sherman County is changing the interpretation of its statutory code from controlling noxious weeds to eradicating noxious weeds. These weeds include Morning Glory, Canada Thistle, and Whitetop, all of which have been on the farm for many years, but that only toxic chemicals will eradicate.

Organic farming methods – at least as far as we know today – can only control noxious weeds—it is very difficult to eradicate them.
What's Happening?

Sherman County may be issuing a Court Order on May 22, 2017, to quarantine Azure Farms and possibly to spray the whole farm with poisonous herbicides, contaminating them with Milestone, Escort and Roundup herbicides.

This will destroy all the efforts Azure Farms has made for years to produce the very cleanest and healthiest food humanly possible. About 2,000 organic acres would be impacted; that is about 1.5 times the size of the city center of Philadelphia that is about to be prayed with noxious, toxic, polluting herbicides.

The county would then put a lien on the farm to pay for the expense of the labor and chemicals used.
Take Action Now

If you are concerned about where your food comes from, enjoy Organic and non-GMO food grown in the United States, and support organic farmers, contact Sherman County Court before May 22, 2017 (and preferably before May 17 when the next court discussion will be held).

Contact info:

    Via email at lhernandez@co.sherman.or.us or…
    Call Lauren at 541-565-3416.

Raise your voice and speak up for you and your families and communities.

This proposed action is completely unreasonable and would destroy an organic farm and pollute a massive area. If enough voices that benefit from organic produce speak up, the county will understand that there are people that care about their food NOT containing toxic chemicals. And if the supporters of healthy food can have a louder voice than the supporters of toxic chemicals, every politician will listen. PLEASE take action today and share this message. Overwhelm the Sherman County representatives with your voice.
Take Action Today

Email or call Sherman County via email at lhernandez@co.sherman.or.us or call Lauren at 541-565-3416.

Thank you for all your support and well wishes so far.

Above all, please take action directly today. If you would like more information on this, feel free to add your name below and we will be in touch.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Nathan Stelzer
Azure Farm Manager

https://hl.azurestandard.com/healthy-living/info/azure-farm-moro/?utm_source=Azure%20Standard&utm_campaign=75a4f75bba-AZUREFARM&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_acd12c4f7f-75a4f75bba-95988157&goal=0_acd12c4f7f-75a4f75bba-95988157

I don't know how many of the rest of y'all order bulk foods off of an Azure truck, but I sure do.
Looks like they need some help keeping it organic.

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@Victoria33

Prepper ping please...

Azure is one of the biggest organic conglomerates out there...

[Victoria33]

@Victoria33
Prepper ping please...
Azure is one of the biggest organic conglomerates out there...

@roamer_1

Clicked on the website and saved it.  Will make contact with them and county.
Kill the weeds, kill the farm - that is so stupid.  No one should be allowed to mess with your property.  Sometimes we need to go back to the 1800s when yours was yours and not theirs.

[Victoria33]

@roamer_1

Am writing a book, "Living Well During an Emergency - You Can Do It"
Subtitle, "Emergency Strikes: Create Normal Living for Family and Singles"

That will get me labeled a dreaded "survivalist", possible terrorist, by Homeland Security as that is what they call preppers.

The finest survival underground compound is across the street from the White House and you and I and other citizens paid for it.  It's for the president and family and certain others.  Everything one needs including a surgical suite with surgeon.  If we can pay for theirs, we should be able to pay for our own emergency preparations without government meddling.

[Free Vulcan]

If you are organic certified, it's either done at the state and/or federal level. No county could come in and legally spray your property with chemicals without being in violation of the law.

[Victoria33]

If you are organic certified, it's either done at the state and/or federal level. No county could come in and legally spray your property with chemicals without being in violation of the law.

@Free Vulcan

It may be against the law, but law or not, if they do it, the land is still dead to organic growing and a law suit isn't going to bring it back.

[roamer_1]

Clicked on the website and saved it.  Will make contact with them and county.

@Victoria33
Thanks... and pass it on.

Kill the weeds, kill the farm - that is so stupid.  No one should be allowed to mess with your property.  Sometimes we need to go back to the 1800s when yours was yours and not theirs.

That's right. This is insidious.

[roamer_1]

Am writing a book, "Living Well During an Emergency - You Can Do It"
Subtitle, "Emergency Strikes: Create Normal Living for Family and Singles"

That will get me labeled a dreaded "survivalist", possible terrorist, by Homeland Security as that is what they call preppers.

Welcome to the club. My truck has a Rebel flag sticker on one side of the rear window, a Gadson flag sticker on the other... A GOA sticker on the bumper, and a Bible verse bumper sticker too.

I've been on those lists for a long time (and I will wager, so have you)
 

The finest survival underground compound is across the street from the White House and you and I and other citizens paid for it.  It's for the president and family and certain others.  Everything one needs including a surgical suite with surgeon.  If we can pay for theirs, we should be able to pay for our own emergency preparations without government meddling.

Yah right... go figger.

Let me know when the book is done... gimme a ping and I'll buy it
 

[roamer_1]

If you are organic certified, it's either done at the state and/or federal level. No county could come in and legally spray your property with chemicals without being in violation of the law.

Apparently not the case in OR...