People's Implementation Manual on the Right to Food in Maine

In the year that has followed the groundbreaking constitutional expression of the human right to food, questions have been raised by individuals, the media, and state legislators in Maine regarding the purpose and implication of a right to food amendment.  Since the time that the right to food was enshrined in the Declaration of Rights in the Constitution of the State of Maine, it has become increasingly clear that an educational manual would be of benefit to more fully articulate what this newly protected right entails.  

In order to include your diverse voices and valuable ideas in an educational resource for both the peoples of the state and policymakers, please take a moment to respond to any or all of the following questions.

Deadline: Monday, April 3rd, 2023

As a reminder and for your information, the constitutional amendment reads as follows: 

Constitution, Art. I, §25: All individuals have a natural, inherent and unalienable right to food, including the right to save and exchange seeds and the right to grow, raise, harvest, produce and consume the food of their own choosing for their own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health and well-being, as long as an individual does not commit trespassing, theft, poaching or other abuses of private property rights, public lands or natural resources in the harvesting, production or acquisition of food.
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1) Why did you and/or your organization support enshrining the right to food in Maine's constitution?  And/or what is your vision or hope for Maine's food and farming system due to the implementation of the right to food?
2) What policies or future statutes would you or your organization like to see enacted through the lens of the right to food? How would you or your organization like to influence such policy decision-making?

3) How do you envision the right to food being applied; that is, how do you envision protecting, respecting, and promoting a right to food and a right to grow, raise, harvest, produce and consume the food of our choosing for our health and well-being? (This need not be limited to legislative or judicial action, but could include community, collective, or educational actions.)


4) What are the myths or misconceptions about the right to food that you'd like to see addressed in this educational resource? 
5) Please provide any additional thoughts, ideas and concerns. 
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