Farmageddon: The Unseen War on American Family Farms
Submitted by Michael Nystrom on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 10:00in
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ha, i like how this one is in
ha, i like how this one is in the "off grid" section. this is a really great film, and it could open a lot of eyes to the agricultural monopoly, especially on the raw milk issue.
Food Inc
There is a great video out there called "Food Inc" that tells it all. Unfortunately it has been removed from youtube for "copywrite" reasons. NOT! I found a copy at half.com for 3.00.
skippy
USDA is a joke
Want to know what really goes on in those nasty slaughterhouses that feed America? Read Slaughterhouse by Gail Eisnitz, it will make you rethink what you eat!
Kristin gave an interview on this yestereday to Financial Sense:
http://www.financialsense.com/financial-sense-newshour/guest...
Thanks for posting
I had forgotten how chilling this movie is.
Just got through listening to it, great interview!
Most interesting fact was that all of the food born illnesses came from industrial producers and they get off scot-free.
found this on AEI when writing my last article...
"AEI has taken strong stances against the farm bill and agricultural subsidies; a 2007 document authored by Bruce Gardner claimed that "There is no need for farm subsidies, and it would not really hurt anyone if we eliminated them"
These guys aren't against farm subsidies because they believe in less govt. interference. You can bet they subsidize Monsanto...
You should read the entire AEI Wiki page, it is full of interesting info... If you don't like Wikipedia, then read the bibliographies at the bottom... These guys are at the heart of global domination...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Enterprise_Institute
AEI is PNAC (Project for a New American Century)
Its the same organization, evolved under a different name.
Cheney, Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld, Kristol, Gingrich .. etc
Same gang of psychopaths and criminals. Different name.
Nice find, thanks.
"AEI enjoyed close ties to the George W. Bush administration. More than twenty AEI scholars served in the administration, and Bush addressed the institute on three occasions. "I admire AEI a lot--I'm sure you know that," Bush said. "After all, I have been consistently borrowing some of your best people."
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.”
yep...
we're headed for Bush III...
A small family owned organic farm in Michigan
Michael, thank you for posting this. I would like to share with the group how a small dairy farm has succeeded in this new economy. I have been leasing my land to a small dairy farm that fundamentally changed its business plan. Rather than just selling the milk to the co-op they are producing quality organic cheese, chickens, beef, etc and marketing direct to the public, to retail stores and farmers markets. check out what the Meerman farm is doing in Coopersville Michigan.
http://www.grassfieldscheese.com/
we support three or five small farmers who sell directly . . .
to individuals; it's pretty much word of mouth; sometimes they are at the farmers' markets--
but most of the time we just go to the farm--
we "worry" about *our* farmers; these people are our friends--
but then we "worry" about our ability to survive as well--
we have immense gardens, but we can't grow our own meat/milk--and sometimes we have to get a little help with veggies, too--
we deal strictly in cash.
it's hard to be awake; it's easier to dream--
Huge corporations need huge government to exist
Maybe the large corporate farms are threatened by the small organic grower. The trend to buy local and organic is becoming a movement across the country and in Europe. You can't have huge corporations without huge government to prop them up with laws, regulations and licensing requirements.
This is why we do aquaponics and permaculture
All part of the chicken coop. (The "p" is silent.) Self governance is the only path to individual liberty. It begins with cutting as many ties to their "grid" as you can, and you know the saying: You are what you eat.
Our "Thanksgiving" video this year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3IPiLLpooo
Wishing you all full bellies and fulfilled souls.
Whatever else I said a minute ago, the last word I want to get in is
LOVE!
thanks for sharing fishy. Making it a fine Thankgiving Day!
"Industrialization divorces us from our ecological womb." - Joel Salatin, Polyface Farms
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.”
Thank you Michael, and Happy Thanksgiving to you!
This movie trailer has made me think of a good friend. This man was an older gentleman, a good friend of our family, a well respected man of the community, and a very old fashioned farmer. I will never forget something he said about 10 years before he passed away. I was a little kid when I heard it, and it didn't quite sink in at the time. But now, I couldn't agree more. Very soft spoken, he said:
"For being human, we are so inhumane".
How many things can we apply this simple sentence to?
His friendship to my family was a great blessing, and I am thankful for knowing him.
Thanks for the post.
Thanks for the post.
Let it not be said that we did nothing.-Ron Paul
Stand up for what you believe in, even if you stand alone.-Sophia Magdalena Scholl
Think
about donating to the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund which helps small family farms battle against legal harassment and assault.
Right now with a $100 donation you can choose to have a copy of either Farmageddon or Joel Salatin's new book Folks, This Ain't Normal sent to you, too!
excellent suggestion!
This is another excellent tool to bring people together in the liberty movement; a subject that cuts through divisions.
Great timing for us, too.
I also recommend the movie "FRESH" for more information and
helpful ideas.
tilting@windbags
How many...
illegal armies do the Feds need to control us? Let's see, you got the FBI, CIA, ATF, IRS, FEMA- and now the USDA and FDA?
I think they should just add a letter to one of the existing "agencies" (armies). The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Raw Milk for example.
to the point . . .
wise words.
it's hard to be awake; it's easier to dream--
Overpopulation is a myth,
Most starvation and food shortages are from political maneuvers. Notice that the countries who are having the worst economies now, like Greece, have an extremely low birthrate for many years.
And how would one go about reducing the population?
I always have felt that people who say that we have to reduce the population should start with themselves???
It certainly isn't right or libertarian to tell someone how many children to have.
people are here for the new
people are here for the new consciousness on Earth. We are spirits having a human experience. Simple as that.
But they won't, will they?
Hypocrites! Start living what you believe, Gore, Gates, et. al.!
But that man should play the tyrant over God, and find Him a better man than himself, is astonishing drama indeed!~~D. Sayers
There is no difference between an authoritarian government from the right or the left...F. A.Schaeffer
All this talk about
All this talk about sustainable farming is meaningless until we have a sustainable population.
Remember the first commandment: Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
According to Numbers 5:11, abortions are supposed to be performed by priests, not doctors.
אני מקלל אותך עברית כי אתה לא שווה את המאמץ לקלל באנגלית
Thank you Mike ... good short trailer sharing the obvious that
“He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.”
-Albert Einstein
From the film trailer:
“One of the things I think are important you’ve got to understand here, is that it’s beautiful!
And good food production should be aesthetically and aromatically … sensually romantic.”
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.”
bumping with deep concern--
what I don't produce myself I am trying to purchase from local farmers--
it's . . . eye-opening; these men and women work SO very hard--
in several cases of farmers we've gotten to know, the wives have professions; the men farm--
it's hard to be awake; it's easier to dream--
weird.. because my fiance is all about lawyering...and I am all
about farming...
the nuclear family fallout results in a new role for man to carve his niche.
pwaahahahahahahahhah...
The role of a farmer, in Fukuoka's mind, is an observer, not an intervener, of the natural order in his/her particular landscape. How is that any different than Hayek in regards to Economics?
I know in both those cases the wives ARE very supportive and . .
as involved as their careers will allow them to be, but they also see their professions as backing for the family farm--
it's a win-win, but these people are exhausted!
it's hard to be awake; it's easier to dream--
I hear ya... but I have my buffer
were both in law school which means I can handle my legal battles over land use regulations and zoning, variances, petitions, ect. and use both our fees to grow and expand permaculture, but this feat takes over 6 figures in debt obligations just to get the license.
its still worth it though to know the law of the increasingly toxic land from industrial property.
It is hell what most real organic farmers are going through but I think as sustainable innovation comes to fruition locality will win the day, no way will the government keep this away from the public eye when law enforcement tries to keep up with the growth of the sustainabiliy movement
The role of a farmer, in Fukuoka's mind, is an observer, not an intervener, of the natural order in his/her particular landscape. How is that any different than Hayek in regards to Economics?