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Justice Schanfarber's Blog – March 2011 Archive (1)
Could Vancouver declare Food Sovereignty like this Maine town?
The town of Sedgwick, Maine, population 1,012 (according to the 2000 census), has become the first town in the United States to pass a Food Sovereignty ordinance. In doing so, the town declared their right to produce and sell local foods of their choosing, without the oversight of State or federal regulation.
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