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Chapter Update--Spring 2007Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Conference
Mike Haliday, WAPF Chapter Leader from Campbellsville, Kentucky, represented the Foundation at the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Conference in January, where our materials and information received a warm reception. Reports Mike: “Very often I was made to feel like the hero of the conference, as a representative of WAPF. Many people would say things like, ‘Oh, wow, I’m so glad you all are here! This is so great!’” Several speakers at the conference mentioned WAPF, which brought many people to the booth. PASA Conference
Carrie Hahn, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania chapter leader, poses with author and pasture-based farming activist Joel Salatin in front of the WAPF booth at the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture’s (PASA) 16th annual Farming for the Future conference in February. Janna Weil, Louise Mitchell, Kitty Leatham, Annmarie Butera, Alan Stangl and Martin Bocksenbaum all helped out. Carrie reports that several speakers over the weekend referred to the great work the Foundation is doing, which helped generate traffic at the booth. Northeast Organic Farming Association Conference
WAPF table at the Northeast Organic Farming Association conference held in Liverpool, New York in January. WAPF Rochester Metro chapter leaders Chris and Donna Nuccitelli spoke with dozens of attendees and signed up several new members.
Above, left: A school group visiting the Nuccitelli Farm admires Mirium, the matriarch of their tiny herd. The Nuccitellis spend time each year hosting field trips and speaking at schools to help educate kids about farming, pasture-based dairy and, of course, real milk. Above, right: Alex and Olivia Nuccitelli with two of their Guernsey calves born this fall. Farm Lobby Day, Washington DCBowie, Maryland, chapter leader Liz Reitzig was a principal organizer of Farm Lobby Day, held February 14, 2007 in the Caucus room in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill. Two congressmen attended, along with many staffers and aids, 350-400 people in all, who enjoyed the buffet of raw cheeses, artisan breads and other wonderful farm foods. 
Above, left: Rep. Ron Paul speaks on liberty. Above, right: Sharon Zecchinelli, powerhouse anti-NAIS activist from Vermont. 
Above, left: Rep. Virgil Goode (right) speaks with Virginia raw milk activist John Coles. Above, right: Staffers and aides line up for delicious farm food. Jonathan and Nina White of Bobolink Dairy stand behind their raw milk cheeses. 
Left: Pete Thompson, aide to the appropriately named Rep. Goodlatte, looks furtive as he enjoys a cup of raw milk in the Cannon Caucus Room.
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