Posts By: Denise Govindarajan

Independence

Landon Whitsitt is a pastor from Kansas City and a wanna-be gardener . He and his wife, Jerilyn, co-author the blog grow. eat. laugh. love., which chronicles their journey to living a new food lifestyle. This article is cross-posted there….

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Farm Bill Tuesday Goes to the Movies

As I type I am watching one of my favorite movies of all time, The Milagro Beanfield War. This tale of a local farmer who diverts water to irrigate his beanfield gains support of the townspeople because they resent the…

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Farm Bill Tuesday: “Shout Out Loud”

Got five minutes and change? Watch this video from OxFam, enjoy some fine Amos Lee music, and learn some important stats about the U.S. commodity subsidy program. Then join us in reforming the farm bill and “Shout Out Loud”.

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Farm Bill Tuesday: Whose Bread Are We Eating?

posted by Fritz Gutwein ” ‘They who do not give to another what belongs to the other are not eating their own bread, but are eating both their bread and the other’s.’ (Meister Eckhart) “The thousands of hungry persons in…

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Farm Bill Tuesday: $42 a Week, $3/Meal

posted by Fritz Gutwein That’s what the Gov. of Oregon is doing. He and his wife are going to spend a week, this week, eating on $42, or $3 per meal, per person. That is the amount a person and…

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Farm Bill 2007—Title I: Reform Begins Here

posted by Fritz Gutwein In 2007, the U.S. Congress is expected to reauthorize the farm bill. This piece of legislation is about farms and farmers, but its scope is even broader. The Farm Bill touches everyone in this country (and…

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