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Sickened by Soy, Illinois Prisoners Sue State

cheeseslave » 16 November 2009 » In food politics & farming » 8 Comments

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Last Thursday Real Food Media bloggers attended the soy prison press conference in Chicago. According to a press release issued by the Weston A. Price Foundation:

Citing serious health conditions due to high levels of soy, inmates in the Illinois prison system are suing for a permanent injunction against the substitution of soy for meat in prison meals.

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America: Land of the Free? From Farmers to Prisoners — Stop NAIS!

cheeseslave » 12 June 2009 » In Uncategorized » 7 Comments

In the United States today, there are more prisoners than farmers. We have less than 5 percent of the world’s population, and almost a quarter of the world’s prisoners. There is definitely a pattern here. We’ve seen a massive reduction of American family farms and rural communities along with an astronomical rise in prison populations. Some say the reduction of family farms is not accidental, but systematic, planned and executed by large corporate and government interests. Is NAIS the next step in the elimination of small farms?

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Please Vote TODAY for Raw Milk at Change.org!

cheeseslave » 14 January 2009 » In Uncategorized » 6 Comments

From the Weston A. Price Foundation:
DON’T DELAY! We need your help to get attention on critical issues for our food supply!
The competition for the “Top 10 Ideas for Change in America” ends this THURSDAY, January 15, at 5 pm ET.
The Top 10 ideas, based on online voting, will be presented at [...]

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SWAT Teams in Amish Country: Listen Today!

cheeseslave » 13 January 2009 » In Uncategorized » 8 Comments

What are SWAT teams doing in Amish country? Why are small organic family farms being raided? Jonas Stoltzfus, President of the Pennsylvania Independent Consumers and Farmers Association will be the guest on Info Wars with Alex Jones today, Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 3:00 pm Eastern time.
Jonas is a grass-based cattle [...]

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Blogging is Powerful: Motrin Removes Offensive Ad

cheeseslave » 29 November 2008 » In Uncategorized » 6 Comments

This is pretty impressive.
Two weeks ago, Crunchy Domestic Goddess blogged about an offensive online ad for Motrin which made fun of babywearers.

She went beyond blogging: she tweeted about it on Twitter.com, emailed the VP of marketing, and she advised her readers to blog, tweet and email as well. And she threatened to boycott, noting [...]

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