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Demeter

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6. The funny thing is

Reply to jeff47 (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 12:03 PM

Jan 2012

Agribusiness gets a pass (until there's a LOT of death) on inspections, etc. The corruption has been well-documented: the peanut warehouses in GA, the spinach crisis, downer cows in hamburger, e coli and salmonella.

But to put the screws (and these things are not FREE) on small hobby producers is just wrong.

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If You Want More Local Food, Stop Criminalizing Family Farmers [View all] marmar Jan 2012 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jan 2012 #1

Yep, agribusiness is not your friend. nt bemildred Jan 2012 #2

The grief they're causing local growers... Mr_Jefferson_24 Jan 2012 #3

Well, about half our town is owned by real family farmers, and they're doing quite well... TreasonousBastard Jan 2012 #4

Must be nice! JDPriestly Jan 2012 #9

In another thread about raw milk, somebody mentioned a thousand or so... TreasonousBastard Jan 2012 #15

Here are some numbers caraher Jan 2012 #21

Yes but I'll bet the majority of food sold in your state is through chain groceries fasttense Jan 2012 #11

The three chain grocery stores around here DO sell local produce when it's available.... TreasonousBastard Jan 2012 #16

Seems you are one of the lucky few. fasttense Jan 2012 #22

Well, where I live xtraxritical Jan 2012 #25

Title doesn't match the story, and then the author wanders into the ditch jeff47 Jan 2012 #5

The funny thing is Demeter Jan 2012 #6

Except they don't get a pass jeff47 Jan 2012 #12

Big agra gets a huge pass. MedicalAdmin Jan 2012 #17

Yes, they have been shown to be dangerous jeff47 Jan 2012 #19

Agreed. Excellent rebuttal. MedicalAdmin Jan 2012 #24

K&R Odin2005 Jan 2012 #7

indeed! K&R katty Jan 2012 #8

Saw that some of these folks went to OWS. Good article, thanks. freshwest Jan 2012 #10

FARMAGEDDON BrendaBrick Jan 2012 #13

Only two of the examples in the article plantwomyn Jan 2012 #14

Those are very good points. MedicalAdmin Jan 2012 #18

What I want to know is-- eridani Jan 2012 #20

I attended a meeting with a group of farmers and they were passing around legislation fasttense Jan 2012 #23