The Farm Bill Food Battle
The Current Farm Bill: Farm Bill subsidies mainly benefit a small number of the nation`s largest farms, with nearly two-thirds of all farmers receiving no subsidies at all.
Fact: A history of discrimination in farm program delivery has meant many African-American, Hispanic and Native American farmers have been prevented from benefiting from these programs, like credit and crop insurance, in part leading to the loss of 97 percent of African-American-owned farms in the past century.
The Fair Farm Bill: Would support all of Americas farmers and help build local food systems to ensure farmers get a larger portion of each dollar we spend on food.
Read More & Watch Video (FoodBattle.Org)
Organic and Socially Responsible Consumers Say No to War and Climate Chaos
Help build up a national and international network of organic and socially responsible consumers who wish to protect Gaia/Mother Earth, put an end to war and military madness, and green and re-localize the global ecology. Please join to help in building up a powerful coalition that brings about cooperation and synergy between the anti-war movement, the climate crisis movement, and the organic community.
August 2, 2007, 12:31 pm
Filed under: social responsibility
Filed under: social responsibility
Help build up a national and international network of organic and socially responsible consumers who wish to protect Gaia/Mother Earth, put an end to war and military madness, and green and re-localize the global ecology. Please join to help in building up a powerful coalition that brings about cooperation and synergy between the anti-war movement, the climate crisis movement, and the organic community.
