Farm Bill Dead Zone - Justin Kemerling




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Description - Poster - 3C Screenprint

••• With the Farm (Food) Bill moving through Congress without much attention, Brad Kindler & myself decided to work up a poster for a couple events he was attending.

Our Congressman Jeff Fortenberry was holding an event focusing on the benefits of local foods. The Beantown Digs Community Gardens was having their annual conference in Boston. Community CROPS, the organization Brad helps run, had a booth at both events.

The movement across the country for locally grown, organic food is becoming an answer to many of our country's ills, from childhood obesity to Middle Eastern foreign policy. It's a direct response to our current model of inefficiency. A model that relies heavily on oil. Chemicals & pesticides, storage & transportation.

With such costly side effects being created in our quest for cheap food in a highly industrialized, corporate-controlled model of agriculture, we seem to be in the midst of creating one large dead zone.

If we had a Farm Bill that focused on sustainability & strengthening small, local farms, we could start to treat food like it is a precious resource that is at the core of our communities. Put emphasis on slow food, not fast. Swap out the junk for fruits & veggies. Spread the word. And keep doing what you can.

More Info:
King Corn Documentary
America's King Corn OnPoint
The 2007 Farm Bill OnPoint
The Omnivore's Dilemma
American Community Garden Association
Community CROPS

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