Michele Merkel

Proud Mom; Attorney; Co-Director of Food & Water Justice @foodandwater; Dancer and food lover. Tweets are my own.

[Thomas Meyer @ThomasMeyer24]

Bill to #banfracking in Prince George's passes committee unanimously!

[Waterkeepers Chesapeake @WaterkeepersCP]

#PoultryLitter Mgt Act Would Make Big Chicken Producers Responsible For Their Poop https://t.co/NKtZ8tM4qB #lessmanure #fairfarms

[Urban Pastoral @UPastoral]

Enjoyed hearing @MicheleMerkel argument on @WYPR881FM this morning, challenging #bigag on their waste accountability. #savethechesapeake

[Ligia V. Henríquez @ligiahnrquez]

Amazing list of women in food and agriculture! Congratulations @dianehatz and @MicheleMerkel! https://t.co/Yf7pX9QsGA

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

TY@WenonahHauter and @Food_Tank!! Extremely flattered and so proud to be on the list!

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

@DanEwald @RichMadaleno @foodandwater @chesapeakebay @mcac @CivilEats Burning poultry litter is a false solution https://t.co/nHllhUz16N

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

. @RichMadaleno, @foodandwater, @chesapeakebay, @MCAC: holding factory farms responsible for their waste in MD https://t.co/Y1KIoL7IUJ

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

TY @HarvardFLPC for starting a food law revolution by bringing together 100 passionate students from 50 schools! Possibilities are endless!

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

@HarvardFLPC @foodandwater Just arrived in Boston for the summit! So excited and honored to be part of the event!

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

TY @ChangeOurFood for a great discussion about how to better engage people in the #factoryfarm fight! Onward! https://t.co/xoPQk0Gye9

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

Can't wait to talk about NYers efforts to label GMOs and to pass an antibiotics resolution tomorrow @changefoodsalon https://t.co/MMdLBaNDq6

[Alex Beauchamp @AlexAtFWW]

Over 43,000 New Yorkers sign telling Albany to label GMOs now! Big petition delivery today

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

Burning animal waste is dirty energy, and is not a solution to our unsustainable animal waste problem. #LoadofCrap https://t.co/YNjVY7iWIj

[The Biomass Monitor @BiomassMonitor]

Duke Energy to burn swine waste in #naturalgas plant, call it #renewableenergy http://t.co/40fLfD4cvB #fracking

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

Citizens stepping into the shoes of government when the government has failed them. @WDNR do your job! https://t.co/mxdS8IaF85

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

The feeling is mutual!! Can't wait for @changeourfood salon! https://t.co/aY5MixC3Uo

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

YES, a big win for Democracy! TY to everyone who is keeping the pressure on! Tell your representative #NoFastTrack https://t.co/nmU9rF8iUS

[Food & Water Watch @foodandwater]

BIG WIN: Fast Track for TPP Derailed! Hard work of our collective organizing efforts paid off today! #NoFastTrack

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

.@iamjohnoliver TY for your amazing piece about how poultry companies are abusing farmers--LOVED IT!! http://t.co/br2AYSLxQP

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

TY @pcofranc! Congress needs to protect farmers who speak out about abusive practices in the poultry industry from retaliation.

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

Thanks for the RT!: @TheEdibleInsect; @1ebk; @AfricanGreenMedi; @JaniceStaton; @mjoehlerich; @LizNussbaumer; @WaterkeepersCP; @DianaBardsley

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

Big Meat squeezes independent farmers. That’s a #LoadOfCrap. http://t.co/br2AYStWZh

[Michele Merkel @MicheleMerkel]

TY @stefanie_sacks for a great conversation! Love your show!