Comments on: Faxing for Farmers http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/24/faxing-for-farmers/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:41:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: holly http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/24/faxing-for-farmers/#comment-521655 holly Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 #comment-521655 i am thankful for those who support family farms. it is difficult to watch your community change as individuals are no longer able to financially continue to farm. our family has been farming for over one hundred years and milk prices are as low as they were in the 1940s. amazing that friends that buy milk in the store think the farmer is getting rich. how sad that in PA the agriculture and especially dairy farms are becoming invisible. will we be the generation that dribnk milk from a factory or chemical? To all you hard working farmers, God bless you. i am thankful for those who support family farms. it is difficult to watch your community change as individuals are no longer able to financially continue to farm. our family has been farming for over one hundred years and milk prices are as low as they were in the 1940s. amazing that friends that buy milk in the store think the farmer is getting rich. how sad that in PA the agriculture and especially dairy farms are becoming invisible. will we be the generation that dribnk milk from a factory or chemical? To all you hard working farmers, God bless you.

]]> By: Lamar http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/24/faxing-for-farmers/#comment-521768 Lamar Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 #comment-521768 It's seems people have forgotten that PEOPLE make this world go round. Small farmers have been the People who fed our countries for centuries. Small farmers take pride in their work, and in turn we see that pride in the crops provided to the communities. Farming is about people helping people to feed the people. We must not continue to let the multinational conglomerates reap the rewards of making agriculture a global monopoly. Remember the effects of United Fruit or should I say the Green Octopus, in the early 20th century. We must stand up and defend what is right for the small farmers and the people. Our voice will be heard. It’s seems people have forgotten that PEOPLE make this world go round. Small farmers have been the People who fed our countries for centuries. Small farmers take pride in their work, and in turn we see that pride in the crops provided to the communities.

Farming is about people helping people to feed the people. We must not continue to let the multinational conglomerates reap the rewards of making agriculture a global monopoly.

Remember the effects of United Fruit or should I say the Green Octopus, in the early 20th century. We must stand up and defend what is right for the small farmers and the people.

Our voice will be heard.

]]> By: Julia Masi http://www.one.org/blog/2007/07/24/faxing-for-farmers/#comment-521896 Julia Masi Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 #comment-521896 One of the trickiest things about getting this farm bill passed is that it not only affects farmers but everyday city people too. I've been speaking to my representitives regarding this issue because its really one of "hunger." Here, in NYC, this bill affects the homeless and the thousands of low-income kids who get free breakfast and lunch in our public schools. We need to raise awareness of the importance of this bill in urban areas. One of the trickiest things about getting this farm bill passed is that it not only affects farmers but everyday city people too. I’ve been speaking to my representitives regarding this issue because its really one of “hunger.” Here, in NYC, this bill affects the homeless and the thousands of low-income kids who get free breakfast and lunch in our public schools. We need to raise awareness of the importance of this bill in urban areas.

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