Farm Food Freedom Wars Escalate in US
Submitted by Augie on Sat, 05/29/2010 - 09:31Your food/health freedom at stake in your county now; government/corporate partnerships--an article I just published-- and getting record hits.
With all the recent FDA, USDA and state actions against family farmers and court decsions, with the Whole Foods ban on raw milk-- and now Organic Pastures banning farmers who trade/share in raw milk-- the farm food freedom wars are now hotter than ever. Jump in.
Was a $1.0 million dollar federal grant and much bigger future guarantees linked to the Organic Valley decision to cut-off raw milk sellers ? Is the decision linked to their cooperation with federal, state and local authorities?
The major U.S. organic dairy corporation, Organic Valley, announced this week they will terminate its contracts with those dairies that sell raw milk. It said that they will give those dairies some time before the pickups and the nice incomes cease.
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Autism: Augie and Son Meet Temple Grandin at the ACRES USA
Autism: Augie and Son Meet Temple Grandin at the ACRES USA Conference
https://wholefoodusa.wordpress.com/2010/12/13/autism-augie-a...
Spanish Doctor Reveals Important Information About Swine Flu
Submitted by sunny on Wed, 11/04/2009
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/113295
And never forget, “Humans, despite our artistic pretensions, our sophistication and many accomplishments, owe the fact of our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
S510 BACK on Track!
http://dailypaul.com/node/151646
via more procedural shenanigans.
In China, the peoples are being removed from the farm lands.
China is a total Agenda 21 train wreck happening now.
The fascist agenda with oppressor and victim agenda is nearly complete in America too by the same means, but it doesn't mean that mono crop intensive corporate farming is what our future should bring.
Support your local small family farmers, despite the arrogant ignorance of the FDA.
And never forget, “Humans, despite our artistic pretensions, our sophistication and many accomplishments, owe the fact of our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
Santa says: “Stand with Farmers"
These types of injustices are a travesty, but they aren’t uncommon. All over the U.S., corporations are using their power to squeeze money from the pockets of the little guy into their own. In the past 30 years, the failure to enforce antitrust laws in food and agriculture has had a devastating impact on farmers, rural communities and American consumers.
We're fighting back by telling the Department of Justice and the USDA to stand up for America's family farmers and take a strong stand against abuses of corporate concentration in our food and agricultural system.
We are just 10,000 actions away from reaching 250,000 comments. Will you help us reach a quarter of a million comments?
Click here to put us over the top.
http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/sign/santa_says_stand_up_...
And never forget, “Humans, despite our artistic pretensions, our sophistication and many accomplishments, owe the fact of our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
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In the year 2012, absolutely no one but:
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Wisconsin Rules on Raw Cider?
First, thanks Augie and others for all the good info and links!
Mid- September is the start of cider season in Wisconsin. Please visit your favorite apple orchard and ask for RAW cider. If they won't offer it, ask why not.
Tell 'em you'll press it yourself if necessary! What they're trying to do is no different than in the dairy business. Put the little guy out of business. Buy/sell is supposed to be an agreement between patron and business owner. Who do YOU trust more? Big business/govt/lawyers or...your local farmer?
If they won't sell you raw cider, tell 'em you won't do business. You're going to plant your own trees and buy a juicer!
Also: U.V. treatment is not raw. Only a foot in the door for more control.
In the year 2012, absolutely no one but:
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I tried to by raw milk last week
I pulled up to this old farm, looked so quaint... and I was treated like some kind of intruder. The farm is in the middle of an upper class part of the valley, and I dressed like a woman who chases a toddler and chickens all day. I was invited to wait, outside on a pretty cold morning, with a toddler in PJs in tow, while "Corrie finishes his shower." (I had an appointment, mind you.) I almost asked if Corrie would be wanking or not, but the baby was already shivering so we just left.
Whatever else I said a minute ago, the last word I want to get in is
LOVE!
What are you into now? Fishtics?
? ? ?
In the year 2012, absolutely no one but:
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Out, Monsanto! No GMOs in National Wildlife Refuge, Says Fed
Out, Monsanto! No GMOs in National Wildlife Refuge, Says Federal Judge
In what could be a huge blow to Monsanto and a boon for small farms, a federal judge issued a ruling in Missouri stating that the US Fish and Wildlife shouldn't have allowed genetically modified crops on a national wildlife refuge. As a result of the ruling, 37 farming contracts—most of which were being used for GMO soybean and corn crops—have been canceled. Will this set a national precedent, paving the way for tougher rules and closer scrutiny of the environmental impact GMOs
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/03/no-gmos-national-ref...
“The mechanics of rapid resource extraction in N. America are bribed into place and deceived into your town.” - RawfoodLiberty
Favor the candidates that are intuitive the earth is a living breathing entity.
And never forget, “Humans, despite our artistic pretensions, our sophistication and many accomplishments, owe the fact of our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
Farmer-turned-hunger striker dies in Venezuela
Over the past eight years, Chavez's government says it has seized more than 5 million acres (2 million hectares) of farmland, often targeting property that officials contend was either fallow or underused. The government has said it aims to boost food production and aid the landless.
Critics say the measures have often targeted working farms and are hurting food output.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100831/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_ven...
And never forget, “Humans, despite our artistic pretensions, our sophistication and many accomplishments, owe the fact of our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
Why would anyone buy
Why would anyone buy pasterurized, homegenized organic milk and pay 3 times the price? Un-organic Valley makes me laugh. Undoubtedly, they are responsible for twisting the arm of the Marxist Governor (Doyle) vetoed.
There is no Left or Right -- there is only freedom or tyranny. Everything else is an illusion, an obfuscation to keep you confused and silent as the world burns around you." - Philip Brennan
"Invest only in things that you can stand in front of and pr
Well, everyone. Is it time we all
boycotted 'Organic Valley' sell outs?
That's what I'm gonna do right now. And I will contact them and talk to their reps.
We Americans have a right to choose our food and they need to know that. Just because they are entitled to the 'organic' label does not necessarily mean their cows are grass fed and at pasture.
Mostly they are not. Its because they feed the cows 'organic' grains they can get away with that, however, ruminants cannot digest grains very well at all without digestive and intestinal disruptions. Its hell for those cows that ought to be only eating grass and it weakens them.
I notice on Organic Valley labels they indicate there is no difference in the milk between a cow that is given growth hormone and a cow that isn't. Right.
Amish fight back by "re-taking" lands and farming them.
"They are sort of challenging some of the mainstream assumptions about progress and how you achieve the good life and happiness," said Elizabethtown professor Don Kraybill, the study's director. "They're not merely surviving; they're thriving, and growing at this very rapid rate."
The highest rates of growth over the past year were recorded in New York (19 percent), Minnesota (9 percent), Missouri (8 percent), Wisconsin (7 percent) and Illinois (7 percent). High-growth areas for Amish in the past five years also include Kentucky, Kansas and Iowa. Farmland in Lancaster County, Pa., can cost $15,000 an acre, compared with $2,000 or $3,000 per acre elsewhere.
The newest state to get an Amish settlement is South Dakota, after a group of at least six families bought several farms near Tripp in the southeastern part of the state. They have planted forage for their cows, built barns and established a weekly bake sale.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100728/ap_on_re_us/us_thriving_...
And never forget, “Humans, despite our artistic pretensions, our sophistication and many accomplishments, owe the fact of our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
Thanks Raw
for posting this Amish news. The Organic Valley story is being updated with news and comment. When it is posted I will put it here.
http://wholefoodusa.wordpress.com
Hey RawFood Liberty
Ada Ohio?
http://wholefoodusa.wordpress.com
Amish values are attacked; yet they keep fighting on . . .
FDA Wars Against Real Food Apr 29, 2010
The Feds have long hassled the Amish for producing real, healthy foods, and selling them to consumers that choose to purchase them. ...
www.dailypaul.com/node/133041
And then they came for the Raw Milk
Apr 28, 2010 ... That's how Amish farmer Dan Allgyer described an early morning visit last week from two FDA agents, two U.S. Marshals, and a Pennsylvania ...
www.dailypaul.com/node/132998
The Amish are the most 'Free Americans' of any group you can name
Amish church leaders are chosen by lot—or, as the faithful believe, by the unseen hand of God. The bishop is the highest clergyman in the hierarchy of each ...
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/97587
Where is the Autism Amongst the Amish?
Sep 28, 2009 ... Here is a nice piece on the absence of autism among the Amish; only the vaccinated ones are disgnosed with it. A couple years ago Robert F. ...
www.dailypaul.com/node/108908
UPDATE: 12 BUSTED: Ohio Farm Food and Health Wars Start. Jul 3, 2010
A lady handed me a packet while I was at an Amish festival with 3000 .... from the Amish heartland that the real food is rolling out to feed ...
www.dailypaul.com/node/99197
And never forget, “Humans, despite our artistic pretensions, our sophistication and many accomplishments, owe the fact of our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
I will have to
post some of these comments at the Journal. Great.
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they do 'keep to themselves', which is . . .
their right--
I do business with Amish farmers and 'grocers'--
I buy bulk grains and legumes and raw sugar--
I buy fruit in large amounts in the fall from them--
I have bought stoneware (there's a potter in one of our Amish settlements)--
I love talking to these people. It's sometimes frustrating how 'businesslike' they are; I would honestly like to get to know them better. They can be very warm and kind, but I think there is a fear there, that they will lose their way of life if they 'associate' too much with "us".
Anyway, I enjoy spending time in their establishments--
I've had only one glimpse into an Amish home (on invitation and not very far inside)--
and it was extraordinarily clean and in order.
I always feel wistful when I am around them.
When I see them in their buggies and on their bicycles and in the large black vans that bring groups of them into town, I have a desire to talk to them, but when in town they keep very much to themselves.
I don't know why I am sharing all of this; perhaps to say that I feel a strong impulse to somehow 'join hands' with them, and yet I can't.
I do not believe in their religion; I admire it. But it's not my religion. I have to be open to many more things than they are, unfortunately--
or at least I have chosen to be.
Anyway--
it's hard to be awake; it's easier to dream--
Tips
Ask questions about their food production, learn their type of humor, mention a little faith stuff-- tell them about yourself. You can get to know them and talk about anything.
http://wholefoodusa.wordpress.com
Thank you; thank you very much--
This was two months ago, and I didn't see it--
I appreciate the advice.
it's hard to be awake; it's easier to dream--
the Amish are wonderful guides.....
thanks ever so much....
the Amish practices are object lessons for us all....
being FREE is a life style for them and could be for ever so many more....
cee cee
July 06, Breaking: Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Landmark Egg Bill
This victory comes just days after The HSUS brokered a deal with Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and the state’s largest agriculture groups to impose a moratorium on new battery cage facilities in Ohio, the nation’s second largest egg production state.
Change for animals subjected to intensive confinement is coming, and the victories this week are plain evidence of that.
http://hsus.typepad.com/wayne/2010/07/california-egg-bill.html
And never forget, “Humans, despite our artistic pretensions, our sophistication and many accomplishments, owe the fact of our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
I haven't read this bill, but-----
could it be stretched to include chickens confined in chicken tractors in suburban back yards?
We need to be careful about supporting ANY bills that can restrict private property rights.
Family Farms
My family and I operate a family farm here in Alaska and speaking from experience one way to support them is to buy from them. We want nothing to do with the government and will grow and sell what we want anyway no matter what they say. We stay out of all the farmer welfare programs and don't reply to any USDA surveys so we don't exist.
steve
I love it. Non-Compliance is
I love it. Non-Compliance is the way to go. I ain't afraid of no spooks! Jail does not scare me, I am too old to (s)care.
Augie, are you the same Augie that David and Fawn Christopher
always talk so adoringly about?
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Udderly ridiculous
Milk is supposed to do a body good, build strong bones and healthy teeth. Unfortunately, the truth behind the dairy industry is not what its marketing image would have you believe. Behind the hype of the milk mustache and happy cows is a world of corruption that the Department of Justice has decided is worth investigating – and today is a big day.
http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/cms/sign/farmers_say_udde...
“Humans, despite our artistic pretensions, our sophistication and accomplishments, owe the fact of our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
http://www.foodincmovie.com/
http://www.dirtthemovie.org/
http://endoftheline.com
And never forget, “Humans, despite our artistic pretensions, our sophistication and many accomplishments, owe the fact of our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
5 Winning Strategies for the Farm Food Freedom Wars
5 Winning Strategies for the Farm Food Freedom Wars
http://wholefoodusa.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/5-winning-strat...
Five Things You Can Do to Break up Big Food and Build Local Food Economies,
Big agribusiness has taken over your dinner table. This corporate domination has harmed farmers, who are stuck buying inputs and selling product to a tiny number of corporations. Monopoly power over our food has also limited the number of consumer choices to a few brands of unhealthy processed foods, and many neighborhoods are left without any fresh produce at all.
Make sure to book mark Augies sites:
http://wholefoodusa.wordpress.com/
http://milkraw.wordpress.com/
And never forget, “Humans, despite our artistic pretensions, our sophistication and many accomplishments, owe the fact of our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
Hay, my friend--
the article is really soaring. Thanks for the plug
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