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Raise hell, not corn
Contact your legislators and take action on the sorry state of the industrial food system |
Jim Goodman |
25 Apr 2008 |
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| Everyone should take some interest in what they eat and how it is grown. Mostly people think about the price of food, and that is important (unless they make plenty of money, and then it doesn't really matter; they can buy whatever they want). The poor often have little choice: they buy what is available and what they can afford -- and lately they can't afford to buy much. Studies show that given the choice, low-income people would choose to buy fresh, locally grown food ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, environmental justice, grassroots activism, health, industrial ag (all these topics) |
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