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Help Needed on 2012 Farm Bill: Protect Cattle Market Competitiveness

geobear7 wrote 2 months ago: By Bill Bullard R-CALF USA The 2012 Farm Bill process appears to be moving very quickly, so we need … more →

Tags: monopolies, Economics 2, R-CAlf, 2012 farm bill, Ban Packer Ownership of Livestock, Livestock Marketing Fairness Act, S. 1026, S. 2141, Unpriced formula contracts

Go Local: Support Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act2 comments

geobear7 wrote 3 months ago: By Environmental Working Group Our nation’s food policy is not doing enough to reduce barriers … more →

Tags: food legislation, farm bill 2012, H.R. 3286, S.1773, Local Farms Food and Jobs Act

Dr. Vandana Shiva: Occupy our food supply!3 comments

geobear7 wrote 3 months ago: By Vandana Shiva Grist Today, Feb. 27, is an Occupy Our Food Supply day of action. The following ess … more →

Tags: Genetically Engineered Food, Health Foods, organic, factory farms, CAFOs, Environment, biotechnology, food freedom, vandana shiva

Free Webinar Series Offered for Specialty Crop Farmers

geobear7 wrote 4 months ago: By OEFFA Registration is Now Open for January and March 2012 Sessions Countryside Conservancy and th … more →

Tags: Sustainable Practices, organic, Soil, Conference, oeffa, Improving Yield, Ecological farming, Cover Crops, insect management

On a Turkey Farm, 4-H Meets Slow Food

geobear7 wrote 6 months ago: By Kiera Butler Mother Jones For the past few weeks, I’ve been blogging about the two heritage … more →

Tags: free range animals, organic, Slow Food, 4-H, free range turkeys, Heritage Turkeys, zach thode

Meghalaya’s Bio-Bridges: Sustainable, resilient architecture6 comments

Rady wrote 8 months ago: By Rady Ananda Known as the wettest place on Earth, the eastern area of Meghalaya (a state in Northe … more →

Tags: Sustainable Practices, Environment, Survival Skills, Tribes 2, India, Sustainable living, betel nut, living bridge, meghalaya

The Right to Choose What We Eat4 comments

geobear7 wrote 8 months ago: By Sylvia Fagin The Bridge Montpelier, VT Does an individual really have the right to eat whatever h … more →

Tags: Genetically Engineered Food, monopolies, Environment, biotechnology, food freedom, GMO, organic, Food sovereignty, Biotech Food

New film: WWF beds with Monsanto to steal public lands, promote GM crops4 comments

Rady wrote 8 months ago: By Rady Ananda “We need to start focusing on food production.  It takes 15 years to bring a genetica … more →

Tags: Land rights, Genetically Engineered Food, scientific studies, Water Rights, monopolies, Sustainable Practices, factory farms, Environment, Pollution

Final Declaration of the 2nd Continental Encounter of Agroecology

Chico wrote 8 months ago: System Change, Not Climate Change Posted on September 12, 2011 by geobear7| 1 Comment By La Via Camp … more →

Tags: Via Campesina, Food sovereignty, Food Security, food democracy, food sovereignty, food-sovereignty, la via campesina

Oil, climate, land use impact sustainable food systems1 comment

geobear7 wrote 8 months ago: Australian Group Wants National Debate on Food By Jessica Burke Food Magazine Sept. 1  A Sydney food … more →

Tags: Genetically Engineered Food, Health Foods, factory farms, Environment, Economics 2, Australia, Food Security, genetic contamination, Healthy food

System Change, Not Climate Change2 comments

geobear7 wrote 8 months ago: By La Via Campesina Final Declaration of the 2nd Continental Encounter of Agroecology Trainers in La … more →

Tags: Land rights, Genetically Engineered Food, Sustainable Practices, Environment, biotechnology, Tribes 2, Hunger, Biotech, la via campesina

War on Want: Take back control of our food system5 comments

geobear7 wrote 9 months ago: By War on Want For the first time in human history, over a billion people have been officially class … more →

Tags: organic, gardening, Environment, food freedom, Hunger, AgriBiz, Food sovereignty, Banksters, Food Justice

Citizens adopt European Declaration on Food Sovereignty1 comment

geobear7 wrote 9 months ago: By Nyeleni 2011 After 5 days of intense, inspired and constructive exchange, the Nyeleni Europe 2011 … more →

Tags: Land rights, organic, factory farms, gardening, Environment, Pollution, Economics 2, csa 2, food freedom

Vilsack stiffs New Mexico ranchers on drought insurance10 comments

geobear7 wrote 9 months ago: By AP via Oregon Live More “science-based” chicanery from the Monsanto crowd. ~Ed. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. … more →

Tags: USDA, Environment, Soil, Class War, Vilsack, drought insurance, New Mexico

Cops kill 3 as farmers protest water project, land seizure near Mumbai1 comment

Rady wrote 9 months ago: By Rady Ananda On August 9, police shot nine farmers, killing three, who were part of a mass protest … more →

Tags: Land rights, Water Rights, neoliberalism, Sustainable Practices, Environment, Pollution, Tribes 2, land grab, India

The lunatic National Animal Identification System: Another way to kill small farms4 comments

geobear7 wrote 9 months ago: By Jim Hightower Hightower Lowdown A friend of mine tells a story about the political demise in the … more →

Tags: CorpoGov, monopolies, premises ID, free range animals, factory farms, CAFOs, Animal ID, NAIS, CAFO

Sharon Palmer released from jail5 comments

geobear7 wrote 9 months ago: By Real Food Rights Farmer Sharon Palmer FREED FROM JAIL! Out on bail! Sheriff asks “if she … more →

Tags: Food Criminalization, Land rights, CorpoGov, Genetically Engineered Food, Courts & Justice System, monopolies, Health Foods, organic, FDA

FDA Goes After Weapons of Mass Nutrition1 comment

geobear7 wrote 9 months ago: Comic by Natural News Related: A National Response to Two FDA Armed Raids on Rawesome The Monsanto A … more →

Tags: Food Criminalization, CorpoGov, Genetically Engineered Food, Courts & Justice System, Humor, organic, FDA, Big Pharma, biotechnology

California Herdshare Dairy and Goat Owners File Suit Against CDFA3 comments

geobear7 wrote 9 months ago: By FTCLDF The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund on behalf of its California members, San Jose goat … more →

Tags: Food Criminalization, Land rights, CorpoGov, Genetically Engineered Food, Courts & Justice System, monopolies, Health Foods, organic, factory farms


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