Comments on: The News Feed http://blog.eatwellguide.org/2008/07/the-news-feed-10/ Find Good Food with the Eat Well Guide. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:10:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Leslie http://blog.eatwellguide.org/2008/07/the-news-feed-10/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Leslie Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:11:56 +0000 http://blog.eatwellguide.org/?p=141#comment-232 Good question. I went to the Farm Aid site to find out, and under their "About Us" section there is some good info but even better is their Grant Program page, where they outline all the groups they gave money to last year -- very transparent. Looks like it is mostly sustainable farmers (through grassroots orgs that support them), but check it out for yourself http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723621/k.9C20/Grant_Program.htm They also support farmers in crisis and those who are trying to switch to more sustainable methods. All good stuff. Many of the conventional farmers you mention are stuck between a rock and a hard place and would probably like to do something better w/their land and livelihood. Good question. I went to the Farm Aid site to find out, and under their “About Us” section there is some good info but even better is their Grant Program page, where they outline all the groups they gave money to last year — very transparent. Looks like it is mostly sustainable farmers (through grassroots orgs that support them), but check it out for yourself

http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723621/k.9C20/Grant_Program.htm

They also support farmers in crisis and those who are trying to switch to more sustainable methods. All good stuff. Many of the conventional farmers you mention are stuck between a rock and a hard place and would probably like to do something better w/their land and livelihood.

]]> By: riley http://blog.eatwellguide.org/2008/07/the-news-feed-10/comment-page-1/#comment-230 riley Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:19:42 +0000 http://blog.eatwellguide.org/?p=141#comment-230 I aways wondered where the proceeds for farm aid went. Do they help the sort of soy wheat corn farmer that farms conventionally or do they help small farms that are sustainable? I aways wondered where the proceeds for farm aid went. Do they help the sort of soy wheat corn farmer that farms conventionally or do they help small farms that are sustainable?

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