Contact: Idaho Interfaith Roundtable Against Hunger, Carl Van Slyke at cvanslyke63@gmail.com, Idaho Organization of Resource Councils, Breland Draper, (208) 991-4451, bdraper@iorcinfo.org Advocacy Groups Say House Version of the Farm Bill is a Leap in the Wrong Direction Boise, ID (June … Continued
Come share in a bountiful grape harvest. No-spray green table grapes will be available for a suggested donation of $3 per pound. Funds raised will help The Idaho Organization of Resource Councils support our members and community partners advocate for … Continued
IORC’s Ag & Food Task Force is teaming up with Boise Fry Company to showcase our campaign to promote locally sourced food. BFC will be generously donating a portion of their sales that day to support the work of the … Continued
We’re excited to announce our next in-person IORC Ag & Food Task Force meeting. We will be meeting face to face to evaluate our work over the last year, prioritize issues for this year (both existing and potential new issues), discuss … Continued
The 2017 legislature adjourned sine die this Wednesday after a roller coaster final week characterized by disagreements between chambers and disputes among the House Republican Caucus. Food Tracker 4000. Just a week earlier the Senate hijacked a proposal by House … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2017 Contact: Breland Draper, IORC, 208-670-0891 Grocery Tax Hurts Idaho’s Border Communities Grassroots Group Urges State Leaders to Support Repeal Boise, Idaho – A grassroots group today urged the Legislature and Governor to remove a … Continued
Last Monday we hosted our 2nd Grassroots Lobby Day at the Idaho Capitol. IORC members met with legislators on both sides of the aisle to talk grocery tax and our concerns with oil and gas development in Idaho. We’ve got a lot to … Continued
BY EILEEN STACHOWSKI AND CHRISTINA STUCKER-GASSI We want to make one thing clear, the Trans-Pacific Partnership has nothing to do with national security. It’s an agreement written by corporate lawyers to support multinational corporations and suppress the sovereignty of t … Continued
In the fall of 2013, IORC members came together at two workshops and asked ourselves three questions? 1) What does real change in the agriculture system look like? 2) What are the values that drive us to care about our … Continued