Ron Paul at Farm Food Voices

Watch and listen to Congressman Ron Paul--champion of small farmers and 2008 Presidential Candidate--address the Farm Food Voices DC 2007 Legislative Reception.

On February 14, 2007, small farmers and activists from around the country gathered in Washington DC for the first annual Farm Food Voices, the national small farm lobby day. Organized by the National Independent Consumers and Farmers Advocates Fund (http://www.nicfa.net ) we came to Washington so that small, independent, sustainable farmers and the communities they support would become real to Washington legislators. When legislators think "agriculture," they think multinational corporations, commodities, massive subsidies to massive companies who raise genetically modified grains and green pigs, who depend on poisons like insecticides, herbicides, pesticides, anhydrous ammonia (one of the key ingredients for methamphetamine) and raise animals in confinement conditions that leave them with compromised immune systems, and fragile health, then use massive doses of antibiotics. We are the small farmers who nurture and heal the land through careful, faithful stewardship of soil, plant and creature. We raise our crops and animals to have the robust immune systems nature provided. We are local, and we want to stay local. We want to feed our neighbors and communities. We are not asking for subsidies, we are asking that we not be treated as though we are the same as the factory, confinement, mono-crop, commodity producers, and the regulations that attach to those practices are inappropriate for pasture-based, sustainable, local, independent farmers. And we oppose the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). NAIS is a program promoted by the USDA to microchip and track every single farm animal (including pets) in the country. (For more information about NAIS, please see http://www.nicfa.net ).

DC area members of the Weston A. Price Foundation (http://www.westonaprice.org ) helped organize our reception and provide it with farm fresh food—pasture based meats, dairy, poultry; artisan raw milk cheeses; freshly baked breads; gourmet platters from DC restaurants and caterers using grass-fed meats and local farm products. In spite of its being the worst weather day all winter (the federal government had closed the day before), over 300 legislators, staff, farmer and consumer activists attended, including a contingent of Amish farmers from the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area. After the reception we lobbied individual senators and congressmen.

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[cattleprods911]

If you do not support this man, you are crazy.

Ron Paul

[grownfosterkid]

thank god hes like ross perot! the big difference is that ron paul is plowing the big goverment and enlightening the country!!!!

AND HES NOT GIVING UP!!!!!!

[MONOPOLY35]

There was a time when I bought into the lie that living in cities was better and "more civilized" than those hard working farmers. What a foolish assumption! Productivity contributed to what made this nation great in the first place. Farming states are in very good condition with unemployment because they are productive. Many people who never would have considered going to chilly North Dakota have gone there to find employment.

[Dewdaahman]

@forugh3 for Treason.. imo globalism is treason and is causin' harm to myself and my countrymen.. Ron Paul can bring treason charges against his co-horts but chooses not to.. watch out when the American People find their voice.. which side will you be on..? the hangers or the hung..?

[forugh3]

@Dewdaahman for what?

[forugh3]

@1217jesss hey, for what? peace

[forugh3]

@cattleprods911 much love...

[1217jesss]

@KallyJones THATS ALL U GOT ON RON!!! PATHETIC CRANKY WACO, GO HANG YOURSELF!!

[Dewdaahman]

"..shall be drawn to the gallows, not walking or carried.." take heed traitors..

[MysTeri0usMatT7]

@neopentane2004 I seem to think from time to time that americans actually like being poisoned through their food and water, either that or they don't give a rat's ass to care or do anything about it. The government allows this to happen because of the "lazy" attitude most americans have towards their own health, its pretty sad. Ron Paul 2012

[neopentane2004]

man americans are a bunch of idiots - going for the celebrity Obama instead of patriot Ron Paul