Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The farm bill makes us sick, and climate worse

It's not an accident that a calorie of carrot is more expensive than a calorie of high-fructose corn syrup. Michael Pollan quotes one farmer as saying Federal ag subsidies are "just like laundering money for Cargill and ADM..." (two big agribusinesses).

Read the whoe article here. (bonus action opportunity, includes a letter requesting a better farm bill)

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