Comments on: Farm Bill Alert: Last Chance to Make a Difference in the House!

By: servants 4 the earth

servants 4 the earth — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:40:55 +0000

What would it take to create a better happier,earth? Jer.10:23 ; 1Cor.10:31b; Rom14:23b; Ps.41:1
Jesus Willing Qualities As The Way Of Life To Restore All Things

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:33:55 +0000

I would just like to make a comment about the very fact that this issue is all over the news and getting a lot of attention this year.

To me, this is a great example of how activism can work. The farm bill (or as I now like to call it the “food bill”) has been pretty obscure to most people. This year, however, I’ve see a lot of creative action, a lot of good media coverage, and some of the first-ever victories in changing agricultural practices in the US.

It gives me sincere hope to see how a once mostly-unknown issue has come front and center thanks to great nation-wide organizing.

By: Arielle

Arielle — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:05:32 +0000

Rachel, I personally support the availability and affordable food that is grown locally, yes! Thanks for your additional input!

By: Rachel Bonfanti

Rachel Bonfanti — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:56:07 +0000

Do you support policies to increase the availability of healthy and affordable food that is grown locally and in ways that protect the environment? In addition to calling your Representative, you can send them a letter. At www.healthyfarmbill.org/, you can fill out a form and we will send a letter for you. Another site to check out where you can read more about what the Farm Bill means for our country is www.farmandfoodproject.org/

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:48:38 +0000

Campus progress recently blogged about this:

How the Farm Bill Affects More Than Just Farms
http://www.campusprogress.org/tools/1711/farm-bill

and they have a cool bubble chart showing the various issues that the bill touches:

http://bubbl.us/view.php?sid=28805&pw=yacnWpCYiDKt6MTQwdGh6Z3llRW9UVQ

Cool, huh?