PUBLIC FORUM:
Thursday May 28, 7:15 – 9:30 PM
Sonoma Community Center
276 East Napa Street
sponsored by Sonoma mothers and farmers:
Paul Wirtz (Oakhill Farm), Scott Mathieson (Laguna Farm),
Mothers Advocating for Children’s Health (MACH-Sonoma) and Mothers of Marin Against the Spray (MOMAS).
Come listen to a group of panelists and ask questions during an hour of Q&A.
Moderators:
Ken Brown, Sonoma mayor
Frank Egger, former Fairfax mayor
Panelists:
James Carey, entomologist, UC-Davis;
Dan Harder, Botanist, UC-Santa Cruz;
Caroline Cox, research director, Center for Environmental Health;
Mike De Lay, coordinator, Coalition of California Cities to Stop the Spray;
Chris Mittelstaedt, Founder & CEO, The FruitGuys;
Cathy Neville, agricultural commissioner, Sonoma county;
John Connell, Director of Plant Health & Pest Prevention Services, California Department of Food and Agriculture (invited but declined).
Local organic snacks and refreshments provided!
In the summer of 2007, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) began a controversial eradication program for the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM). Come to the forum to learn more, and decide for yourself if this program is safe, necessary, or effective.
Any questions? Want to help?
Contact Yannick Phillips
(707) 933 0312
yphillips@comcast.net
