Redland Rambles

It’s not every day that I get a thank you note from those in the higher echelons. Back in December, this note appeared in my inbox.

Dear Ms. Wertalka:

I wanted to compliment you on your blog, Redland Rambles. It’s a great vehicle for promoting local agriculture as well as putting a face and story behind those who grow our food and plants.

Keep up the great work!

Warm regards,
Katie Edwards

Katie A. Edwards
Candidate, State Representative, District 119
P.O. Box 900398
Homestead, FL 33090
Phone: (786) 266-8010
E-Mail: Katie@Elect-Edwards.com
www.Elect-Edwards.com

Paid political advertisement paid for and approved by Katie A. Edwards, Democrat, for State Representative, District 119.

I met Katie briefly this summer at the laurel wilt workshop, held at the UF/IFAS Extension offices. She’s currently the Executive Director of the Dade County Farm Bureau. Now she has set her sights on a higher goal, State Representative for District 119, which includes Redland, sprawls east to Pinecrest, and winds north through West Kendall and into Sweetwater.

On her campaign web site, Katie says that South Dade needs a strong voice in state government. “Protection of South Dade’s unique ecological resources is a priority if we are going to achieve a quality of life that is environmentally sustainable and socially responsible.” She’s the only candidate in that district who speaks for the growers in Redland. I may be wrong, but at first glance, her opposition doesn’t seem aware that they even have the county’s prime agricultural land in their district. As much as I didn’t want to get political when I first started this blog, maybe now it’s time to start having conversations with the people who want to make decisions for my farmer friends in Redland. Stay tuned…