Tag: farmers
-
Farm Theme Boosts Enrollment in Rural Kansas School
from cryptogon.com: The first clue is a sign “Fresh Eggs for Sale” in front of the school. There is a sheep pen on the baseball field and the sounds of farm animals greet pupils every morning. This is not your ordinary elementary school. It is the Walton Rural Life Center, a kindergarten-through-fourth grade charter school…
-
Justices Skeptical Of Farmer Who Planted Patented Monsanto Seeds
from latimes.com: In a closely watched patent case, Supreme Court justices appeared ready to dash the hopes of an Indiana farmer who claimed the unfettered right to plant the next generation of Monsanto Co.’s genetically modified soybeans. The justices strongly suggested in oral arguments Tuesday that they would agree with Monsanto that its patent protection…
-
Urban Farm generates 6,000 lbs of food on 1/10th acre
from therealfoodchannel.com: Over 6,000 pounds of food per year, on 1/10 acre located just 15 minutes from downtown Los Angeles. The Dervaes family grows over 400 species of plants, 4,300 pounds of vegetable food, 900 chicken and 1,000 duck eggs, 25 lbs of honey, plus seasonal fruits throughout the year. From 1/10th of an acre,…
-
#VIDEO Future organic farmer tells it like it is
from therealfoodchannel.com: “We can either pay the farmer or we can pay the hospital.” True words from Birke Baehr, who was 11 years old when he gave this Tedx talk in August, 2010. This is our next generation! Birke is also the author of “Birke on the Farm: The Story of a Boy’s Search for…
-
David vs. Monsanto: How a Lone Farmer Prevailed
It all began in 1998, at which time Schmeiser had grown canola on his farm for 40 years.
-
Arranging a US Famine
from foodfreedomgroup.com: At a time when the US government talks of food shortages yet is doing nothing to ensure food for its people but is doing numbers of things that seriously increase the threat and leave people more helpless, it is relevant to look at again at the famine in Ireland in the 19th century,…
-
Man begins 30 day jail sentence for collecting rainwater on his own property
from brasschecktv.com: Gary Harrington, the Oregon man convicted of collecting rainwater and snow runoff on his rural property turned himself in on Wednesday morning to begin serving his 30-day, jail sentence in Medford, Ore. “I’m sacrificing my liberty so we can stand up as a country and stand for our liberty,” Harrington told a crowd…
-
‘Why In The World Are They Spraying?’ Lifts Veil On Geo-Engineering
“WHY in the World are They Spraying?” lifts the veil on a major geo-engineering agenda that is at the forefront of our fight for food sovereignty. There are people who are working full time at controlling the food.
-
Milk Wars: The latest battlefront in food freedom
from corbettreport.com: For centuries, the image of the family farmer has been as iconic a piece of Americana as baseball and apple pie. Rugged and independent, the farmer still represents in the minds of many those true ideals of American individualism that the country was based on, with Thomas Jefferson’s ideal of the “yeoman farmer”…
-
Oregon Criminalizes Permaculture; Claims State Ownership Over All Rainwater
Jackson County, Oregon says it owns YOUR rainwater, and the county has sentenced a man to 30 days in jail and fined him over $1500, for the supposed “crime” of collecting rainwater on his own property.
-
Twinkies vs. Carrots
Food policy influences dietary choices. Why is it cheaper to buy a Twinkie than to buy a carrot? How do food subsidies and agricultural policies affect the foods we eat? How is that tied to food-related diseases? Journalist Michael Pollan explains.
-
Small West Yorkshire town aims to be first town with food self-sufficiency by growing all its own vegetables
from naturalnews.com: Different local authorities throughout the USA have been harassing homeowners for growing veggies or herbs in their front lawns. But in the small town of Todmorden, England, a grass-roots food movement has been started by one woman who grew veggies in her front yard and let neighbors pick them free. It took six…
-
Farm Bill Jackpot: How Much Do Corporations Benefit from SNAP?
from treehugger.com: As Congress proposes cuts to hungry families, my new report raises questions about how much food makers, retailers, and big banks profit from food stamps. With the debate over the 2012 Farm Bill currently underway in the Senate, most of the media’s attention has been focused on how direct payments—subsidies doled out regardless…