Once upon a time farm subsidies helped the small family farm. That isn't the case anymore. Subsidies help too many big corporations who really don't need any more help peddling their poison.
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#119 - Corny Politics
Once upon a time farm subsidies helped the small family farm. That isn't the case anymore. Subsidies help too many big corporations who really don't need any more help peddling their poison.
March 30, 2011 at 1:12 AM
Yes...
March 30, 2011 at 1:32 AM
I like my corn, on the cob and from my local farmers market, they come in their pickup trucks. These are small town farmers I hope are still getting help!
March 30, 2011 at 1:42 AM
I hope all family farms are getting help, but I kinda doubt it. Big corporations are mucking with everything. I eat as in season as I can and once the local farmers have produce, I'm all over it ... especially corn, though I eat it off the cob in the summer, not in chowder. And tomatoes ... ooooo ... fresh, local tomatoes .... I love my fakin' bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches in the summer.
March 30, 2011 at 1:47 AM
BLTS what is not to love!
March 30, 2011 at 12:36 PM
We just read an essay called "corn sex" for comp i that was all about seed manufacturers genetically engineering seeds so they don't produce crops after one generation. Kind of like intellectual property for biological systems.
March 31, 2011 at 1:38 PM
I live in DeKalb, which is a hotspot for corn agriculture (you might recognize the DeKalb ag flying ear of corn logo). I hear commercials all the time about how something like 90% of farms are all family farms, but the thing is, the corn seed brands aren't, and the buyers of the final products aren't either.
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