Sunday, September 23, 2012
The Icons of Farm Aid
At a time of uncertainty for family farmers and the nation, Farm Aid used its annual benefit concert to issue an urgent call for eaters, farmers, businesses and politicians to work together to grow the Good Food Movement.
Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, and Dave Matthews, joined by nearly a dozen artists, hundreds of family farmers and advocates, and more than 30,000 fans at Hersheypark Stadium, celebrated the force of the Good Food Movement to create changes in the food system that protect our struggling economy, our fragile environment, and our declining health. Farm Aid organizers pointed to Pennsylvania's farmers as models for this movement, leading the nation in local, organic and sustainable food production. MORE HERE
Before taking the stage to perform on Saturday September 22, 2012, Farm Aid icons Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews gathered at noon in a former ice skating rink outside Hersheypark Stadium to talk about the plight of America’s family farmers — and to pledge their continued support for the cause.MORE HERE & HERE
MORE Video HERE
Farm Aid 2012: A Backstage Pass (4 hr.) Video HERE
Learn more about Farm Aid at www.farmaid.org. Join the conversation about family farmers and Farm Aid on Facebook at www.facebook.com/farmaid and www.twitter.com/farmaid.
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