The Green Quote: Willie Nelson Asks Obama To Help Family Farms
Filed under: campaigns, food & drink, politics — Michael Parrish DuDell @ 10:50 am
November 10th 2008
“(The Good Food Movement) has grown and thrived almost entirely without the support of the federal government. However, now is the right moment for the leadership of our country to take a role in this important movement. In fact, the future of our economy, our environment and our health demand it. Now is the time for our country to recognize and call on family farmers’ ingenuity, strength and value to our past and our future. We can have strong local economies, green energy, a clean environment, healthy citizens and good food. All of these start with family farmers. I look forward to working with you to make this vision of a family farm system of agriculture a reality.”
- A selection from a letter written by Willie Nelson to President-Elect, Barack Obama. Will the family farm survive? Here’s to hoping!!
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family farming has been a long-standing staple in the “image” of america–amber waves of grain undulating in the prarie winds–but unfortunately over the last century, family farms have all but been extinguished. it would be wonderful if Obama would do all he can to support people who, through farming, could support their communities and the welfare of our planet.