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U.N. Warns Food Shortage Will Continue Up To 2010
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London, England - United Nations World Food Program (WFP) head Josette Sheeran warns that the agency is already taking precautionary measures by rationing food aid to address worldwide food shortage and the increasing commodity prices which is expected to continue up to 2010. She said that millions of the world's poorest people will buy less food, less nutritious food or be forced to depend on aid if no concrete action is taken. WFP latest data showed that prices of some food rose by up to an unprecedented 40 percent last year in many nations citing that the escalating energy and grain costs, the effects of climate change and demand for biofuel are primarily responsible for the soaring prices. The agency head said global food reserves were at their lowest level in 30 years, which is good for only 53 days, compared with 169 days in 2007. After briefing the European Parliament, Sheeran warned that the problem "is not a short-term bubble and will definitely continue." She stressed further that WFP needed an extra $375 million (244m euros; ?187 million) for food projects this year and $125 million (81m euros; ?93million) to transport it. Meanwhile, a special BBC coverage online, on radio and on TV will be aired on Tuesday March 11, to highlight serious concerns on food shortage affecting millions of people from 40 countries worldwide.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010270408 With the the cost of ingredients, gas prices, and interest rates dropping, why are food manufacturers continuing to hike prices and shrink products? According to the L.A. Times, supermarkets don't know, but they're as pissed as we are. We
We
noted in July that food prices were expected to rise. The justifications offered by the companies at the time were that the price increases were necessary due to the rises in the cost of production and commodity prices. When we wrote that post, gas was about $4 per gallon. The price has fallen dramatically since September, to around $2 per gallon, about what it was in 2005. So fuel costs are no longer a justification. The Times article cites a few examples of products whose main ingredients have also decreased in price, yet the products themselves have gotten more expensive (and gotten smaller). Kraft macaroni and cheese, for instance, went up by 9% this year, even though cheese and wheat prices have dropped by 38-68%. There's a chart that lists the drops in commodity prices over the last year; pretty much everything but chicken wings and pineapples have decreased in price. Manufacturers blame the price increases on futures contracts they unwisely bought, and now they're paying too much for cheapened ingredients. Bad speculation strikes again! And here's something else.... Congress considering legislation that threatens organic & small farms. H.R.875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 - This bill is sitting in committee. As usual, very few of the Representatives have read it and they will vote on this based on what someone else is saying. This is potentially devastating for people like us but it's the usual big business boon for factory farming operations like Monsanto, ADM, Sodexo and Tyson to name a few. All the manufacturers that I REFUSE to purchase any product from. This wording is so broad based that potentially someone with backyard garden could get fined and maybe even have their property seized. It affects anyone who produces food even if they do not sell but only consume it. It will literally put all independent farmers and food producers out of business due to the huge amounts of money it will take to conform to factory farming methods. Accrding to the blogger, "If people choose to farm without industry standards such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers they will be subject to a variety of harassment from this completely new agency that has never before existed. That's right, a whole new government agency is being created just to police food, for our own protection of course." It legally binds state agriculture departments into enforcing federal guidelines, effectively taking away the state's power to do anything other than being food police for the federal dept. It effectively criminalizes organic farming but doesn't actually use the word organic. It also affects anyone producing meat of any kind including wild game. The legislation is so broad based that every aspect of growing or producing food can be made illegal. There are no specifics which is bizarre considering how long the legislation is. Section 103 is almost entirely about the administrative aspect of the legislation. It will allow the appointing of officials from the factory farming corporations and lobbyists and classify them as experts and allow them to determine and interpret the legislation. Who do you think they are going to side with? Section 206 defines what will be considered a food production facility and what will be enforced up all food production facilities. The wording is so broad based that a backyard gardener could be fined and more. Section 207 requires that the state's agriculture dept act as the food police and enforce the federal requirements. This takes away the state's power and is in violation of the 10th amendment. Chavez has taken control of the food production in his country, even the companies that are owned by other countries like Denmak & the United States. As one blogger puts it - didn't Stalin nationalize farming methods that enabled his administration to gain control over the food supply? Didn't Stalin use the food to control the people? According to the blogger - "What more is going to take. Does this mean I am going to jail for growing a 1/4 acre garden, that is fertilized with horse poop? That I sell a few things at the local farmers market? Well let's make it better. I butcher a lamb and steer once a year for the freezer, Oh and I do the packing and main cutting in my garage and barn? FDA would love to raid my operation. Hope like hell they don't find my beer brewing equipment." People, we have a right to voice our opinions and if you're not then you don't have any right to complain. I haven't in the past spouted politics and I won't make this whole show political but politics DO play a part in preparedness and planning when it comes to economy and bad legislation. This is all under your own control. LINKS: National Center for Home Food Preservation http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/multimedia.html
When we wrote that post, gas was about $4 per gallon. The price has
fallen dramatically since September, to around $2 per gallon, about what it was in 2005. So fuel costs are no longer a justification. The Times article cites a few examples of products whose main ingredients have also decreased in price, yet the products themselves have gotten more expensive (and gotten smaller). Kraft macaroni and cheese, for instance, went up by 9% this year, even though cheese and wheat prices have dropped by 38-68%. There's a chart that lists the drops in commodity prices over the last year; pretty much everything but chicken wings and pineapples have decreased in price. Manufacturers blame the price increases on futures contracts they unwisely bought, and now they're paying too much for cheapened ingredients. Bad speculation strikes again! And here's something else.... Congress considering legislation that threatens organic & small farms. H.R.875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 - This bill is sitting in committee. As usual, very few of the Representatives have read it and they will vote on this based on what someone else is saying. This is potentially devastating for people like us but it's the usual big business boon for factory farming operations like Monsanto, ADM, Sodexo and Tyson to name a few. All the manufacturers that I REFUSE to purchase any product from. This wording is so broad based that potentially someone with backyard garden could get fined and maybe even have their property seized. It affects anyone who produces food even if they do not sell but only consume it. It will literally put all independent farmers and food producers out of business due to the huge amounts of money it will take to conform to factory farming methods. Accrding to the blogger, "If people choose to farm without industry standards such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers they will be subject to a variety of harassment from this completely new agency that has never before existed. That's right, a whole new government agency is being created just to police food, for our own protection of course." It legally binds state agriculture departments into enforcing federal guidelines, effectively taking away the state's power to do anything other than being food police for the federal dept. It effectively criminalizes organic farming but doesn't actually use the word organic. It also affects anyone producing meat of any kind including wild game. The legislation is so broad based that every aspect of growing or producing food can be made illegal. There are no specifics which is bizarre considering how long the legislation is. Section 103 is almost entirely about the administrative aspect of the legislation. It will allow the appointing of officials from the factory farming corporations and lobbyists and classify them as experts and allow them to determine and interpret the legislation. Who do you think they are going to side with? Section 206 defines what will be considered a food production facility and what will be enforced up all food production facilities. The wording is so broad based that a backyard gardener could be fined and more. Section 207 requires that the state's agriculture dept act as the food police and enforce the federal requirements. This takes away the state's power and is in violation of the 10th amendment. Chavez has taken control of the food production in his country, even the companies that are owned by other countries like Denmak & the United States. As one blogger puts it - didn't Stalin nationalize farming methods that enabled his administration to gain control over the food supply? Didn't Stalin use the food to control the people? According to the blogger - "What more is going to take. Does this mean I am going to jail for growing a 1/4 acre garden, that is fertilized with horse poop? That I sell a few things at the local farmers market? Well let's make it better. I butcher a lamb and steer once a year for the freezer, Oh and I do the packing and main cutting in my garage and barn? FDA would love to raid my operation. Hope like hell they don't find my beer brewing equipment." People, we have a right to voice our opinions and if you're not then you don't have any right to complain. I haven't in the past spouted politics and I won't make this whole show political but politics DO play a part in preparedness and planning when it comes to economy and bad legislation. This is all under your own control. LINKS: National Center for Home Food Preservation http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/multimedia.html
The Times article cites a few examples of products whose main ingredients have also decreased in price, yet the products themselves have gotten more expensive (and gotten smaller). Kraft macaroni and cheese, for instance, went up by 9% this year, even though cheese and wheat prices have dropped by 38-68%. There's a
chart that lists the drops in commodity prices over the last year; pretty much everything but chicken wings and pineapples have decreased in price. Manufacturers blame the price increases on futures contracts they unwisely bought, and now they're paying too much for cheapened ingredients. Bad speculation strikes again! And here's something else.... Congress considering legislation that threatens organic & small farms. H.R.875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 - This bill is sitting in committee. As usual, very few of the Representatives have read it and they will vote on this based on what someone else is saying. This is potentially devastating for people like us but it's the usual big business boon for factory farming operations like Monsanto, ADM, Sodexo and Tyson to name a few. All the manufacturers that I REFUSE to purchase any product from. This wording is so broad based that potentially someone with backyard garden could get fined and maybe even have their property seized. It affects anyone who produces food even if they do not sell but only consume it. It will literally put all independent farmers and food producers out of business due to the huge amounts of money it will take to conform to factory farming methods. Accrding to the blogger, "If people choose to farm without industry standards such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers they will be subject to a variety of harassment from this completely new agency that has never before existed. That's right, a whole new government agency is being created just to police food, for our own protection of course." It legally binds state agriculture departments into enforcing federal guidelines, effectively taking away the state's power to do anything other than being food police for the federal dept. It effectively criminalizes organic farming but doesn't actually use the word organic. It also affects anyone producing meat of any kind including wild game. The legislation is so broad based that every aspect of growing or producing food can be made illegal. There are no specifics which is bizarre considering how long the legislation is. Section 103 is almost entirely about the administrative aspect of the legislation. It will allow the appointing of officials from the factory farming corporations and lobbyists and classify them as experts and allow them to determine and interpret the legislation. Who do you think they are going to side with? Section 206 defines what will be considered a food production facility and what will be enforced up all food production facilities. The wording is so broad based that a backyard gardener could be fined and more. Section 207 requires that the state's agriculture dept act as the food police and enforce the federal requirements. This takes away the state's power and is in violation of the 10th amendment. Chavez has taken control of the food production in his country, even the companies that are owned by other countries like Denmak & the United States. As one blogger puts it - didn't Stalin nationalize farming methods that enabled his administration to gain control over the food supply? Didn't Stalin use the food to control the people? According to the blogger - "What more is going to take. Does this mean I am going to jail for growing a 1/4 acre garden, that is fertilized with horse poop? That I sell a few things at the local farmers market? Well let's make it better. I butcher a lamb and steer once a year for the freezer, Oh and I do the packing and main cutting in my garage and barn? FDA would love to raid my operation. Hope like hell they don't find my beer brewing equipment." People, we have a right to voice our opinions and if you're not then you don't have any right to complain. I haven't in the past spouted politics and I won't make this whole show political but politics DO play a part in preparedness and planning when it comes to economy and bad legislation. This is all under your own control. LINKS: National Center for Home Food Preservation
Manufacturers blame the price increases on
futures contracts they unwisely bought, and now they're paying too much for cheapened ingredients. Bad speculation strikes again! And here's something else.... Congress considering legislation that threatens organic & small farms. H.R.875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 - This bill is sitting in committee. As usual, very few of the Representatives have read it and they will vote on this based on what someone else is saying. This is potentially devastating for people like us but it's the usual big business boon for factory farming operations like Monsanto, ADM, Sodexo and Tyson to name a few. All the manufacturers that I REFUSE to purchase any product from. This wording is so broad based that potentially someone with backyard garden could get fined and maybe even have their property seized. It affects anyone who produces food even if they do not sell but only consume it. It will literally put all independent farmers and food producers out of business due to the huge amounts of money it will take to conform to factory farming methods. Accrding to the blogger, "If people choose to farm without industry standards such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers they will be subject to a variety of harassment from this completely new agency that has never before existed. That's right, a whole new government agency is being created just to police food, for our own protection of course." It legally binds state agriculture departments into enforcing federal guidelines, effectively taking away the state's power to do anything other than being food police for the federal dept. It effectively criminalizes organic farming but doesn't actually use the word organic. It also affects anyone producing meat of any kind including wild game. The legislation is so broad based that every aspect of growing or producing food can be made illegal. There are no specifics which is bizarre considering how long the legislation is. Section 103 is almost entirely about the administrative aspect of the legislation. It will allow the appointing of officials from the factory farming corporations and lobbyists and classify them as experts and allow them to determine and interpret the legislation. Who do you think they are going to side with? Section 206 defines what will be considered a food production facility and what will be enforced up all food production facilities. The wording is so broad based that a backyard gardener could be fined and more. Section 207 requires that the state's agriculture dept act as the food police and enforce the federal requirements. This takes away the state's power and is in violation of the 10th amendment. Chavez has taken control of the food production in his country, even the companies that are owned by other countries like Denmak & the United States. As one blogger puts it - didn't Stalin nationalize farming methods that enabled his administration to gain control over the food supply? Didn't Stalin use the food to control the people? According to the blogger - "What more is going to take. Does this mean I am going to jail for growing a 1/4 acre garden, that is fertilized with horse poop? That I sell a few things at the local farmers market? Well let's make it better. I butcher a lamb and steer once a year for the freezer, Oh and I do the packing and main cutting in my garage and barn? FDA would love to raid my operation. Hope like hell they don't find my beer brewing equipment." People, we have a right to voice our opinions and if you're not then you don't have any right to complain. I haven't in the past spouted politics and I won't make this whole show political but politics DO play a part in preparedness and planning when it comes to economy and bad legislation.
And here's something else....
Congress considering legislation that threatens organic & small farms.
H.R.875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 - This bill is sitting in committee. As usual, very few of the Representatives have read it and they will vote on this based on what someone else is saying. This is potentially devastating for people like us but it's the usual big business boon for factory farming operations like Monsanto, ADM, Sodexo and Tyson to name a few. All the manufacturers that I REFUSE to purchase any product from. This wording is so broad based that potentially someone with backyard garden could get fined and maybe even have their property seized. It affects anyone who produces food even if they do not sell but only consume it. It will literally put all independent farmers and food producers out of business due to the huge amounts of money it will take to conform to factory farming methods. Accrding to the blogger, "If people choose to farm without industry standards such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers they will be subject to a variety of harassment from this completely new agency that has never before existed. That's right, a whole new government agency is being created just to police food, for our own protection of course."
It legally binds state agriculture departments into enforcing federal guidelines, effectively taking away the state's power to do anything other than being food police for the federal dept. It effectively criminalizes organic farming but doesn't actually use the word organic.
It also affects anyone producing meat of any kind including wild game.
The legislation is so broad based that every aspect of growing or producing food can be made illegal. There are no specifics which is bizarre considering how long the legislation is. Section 103 is almost entirely about the administrative aspect of the legislation. It will allow the appointing of officials from the factory farming corporations and lobbyists and classify them as experts and allow them to determine and interpret the legislation. Who do you think they are going to side with?
Section 206 defines what will be considered a food production facility and what will be enforced up all food production facilities. The wording is so broad based that a backyard gardener could be fined and more.
Section 207 requires that the state's agriculture dept act as the food police and enforce the federal requirements. This takes away the state's power and is in violation of the 10th amendment.
Chavez has taken control of the food production in his country, even the companies that are owned by other countries like Denmak & the United States. As one blogger puts it - didn't Stalin nationalize farming methods that enabled his administration to gain control over the food supply? Didn't Stalin use the food to control the people? According to the blogger - "What more is going to take. Does this mean I am going to jail for growing a 1/4 acre garden, that is fertilized with horse poop? That I sell a few things at the local farmers market? Well let's make it better. I butcher a lamb and steer once a year for the freezer, Oh and I do the packing and main cutting in my garage and barn? FDA would love to raid my operation. Hope like hell they don't find my beer brewing equipment."
People, we have a right to voice our opinions and if you're not then you don't have any right to complain. I haven't in the past spouted politics and I won't make this whole show political but politics DO play a part in preparedness and planning when it comes to economy and bad legislation.
This is all under your own control.
LINKS:
National Center for Home Food Preservation
http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/multimedia.html
100 Mile Diet http://100milediet.org/ The End of Food http://www.theendoffood.com/
London, England - United Nations World Food Program (WFP) head Josette Sheeran warns that the agency is already taking precautionary measures by rationing food aid to address worldwide food shortage and the increasing commodity prices which is expected to continue up to 2010.
She said that millions of the world's poorest people will buy less food, less nutritious food or be forced to depend on aid if no concrete action is taken.
WFP latest data showed that prices of some food rose by up to an unprecedented 40 percent last year in many nations citing that the escalating energy and grain costs, the effects of climate change and demand for biofuel are primarily responsible for the soaring prices.
The agency head said global food reserves were at their lowest level in 30 years, which is good for only 53 days, compared with 169 days in 2007.
After briefing the European Parliament, Sheeran warned that the problem "is not a short-term bubble and will definitely continue." She stressed further that WFP needed an extra $375 million (244m euros; ?187 million) for food projects this year and $125 million (81m euros; ?93million) to transport it.
Meanwhile, a special BBC coverage online, on radio and on TV will be aired on Tuesday March 11, to highlight serious concerns on food shortage affecting millions of people from 40 countries worldwide.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010270408
With the the cost of ingredients, gas prices, and interest rates dropping, why are food manufacturers continuing to hike prices and shrink products? According to the L.A. Times, supermarkets don't know, but they're as pissed as we are. We noted in July that food prices were expected to rise. The justifications offered by the companies at the time were that the price increases were necessary due to the rises in the cost of production and commodity prices. When we wrote that post, gas was about $4 per gallon. The price has fallen dramatically since September, to around $2 per gallon, about what it was in 2005. So fuel costs are no longer a justification. The Times article cites a few examples of products whose main ingredients have also decreased in price, yet the products themselves have gotten more expensive (and gotten smaller). Kraft macaroni and cheese, for instance, went up by 9% this year, even though cheese and wheat prices have dropped by 38-68%. There's a chart that lists the drops in commodity prices over the last year; pretty much everything but chicken wings and pineapples have decreased in price. Manufacturers blame the price increases on futures contracts they unwisely bought, and now they're paying too much for cheapened ingredients. Bad speculation strikes again! And here's something else.... Congress considering legislation that threatens organic & small farms. H.R.875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 - This bill is sitting in committee. As usual, very few of the Representatives have read it and they will vote on this based on what someone else is saying. This is potentially devastating for people like us but it's the usual big business boon for factory farming operations like Monsanto, ADM, Sodexo and Tyson to name a few. All the manufacturers that I REFUSE to purchase any product from. This wording is so broad based that potentially someone with backyard garden could get fined and maybe even have their property seized. It affects anyone who produces food even if they do not sell but only consume it. It will literally put all independent farmers and food producers out of business due to the huge amounts of money it will take to conform to factory farming methods. Accrding to the blogger, "If people choose to farm without industry standards such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers they will be subject to a variety of harassment from this completely new agency that has never before existed. That's right, a whole new government agency is being created just to police food, for our own protection of course." It legally binds state agriculture departments into enforcing federal guidelines, effectively taking away the state's power to do anything other than being food police for the federal dept. It effectively criminalizes organic farming but doesn't actually use the word organic. It also affects anyone producing meat of any kind including wild game. The legislation is so broad based that every aspect of growing or producing food can be made illegal. There are no specifics which is bizarre considering how long the legislation is. Section 103 is almost entirely about the administrative aspect of the legislation. It will allow the appointing of officials from the factory farming corporations and lobbyists and classify them as experts and allow them to determine and interpret the legislation. Who do you think they are going to side with? Section 206 defines what will be considered a food production facility and what will be enforced up all food production facilities. The wording is so broad based that a backyard gardener could be fined and more. Section 207 requires that the state's agriculture dept act as the food police and enforce the federal requirements. This takes away the state's power and is in violation of the 10th amendment. Chavez has taken control of the food production in his country, even the companies that are owned by other countries like Denmak & the United States. As one blogger puts it - didn't Stalin nationalize farming methods that enabled his administration to gain control over the food supply? Didn't Stalin use the food to control the people? According to the blogger - "What more is going to take. Does this mean I am going to jail for growing a 1/4 acre garden, that is fertilized with horse poop? That I sell a few things at the local farmers market? Well let's make it better. I butcher a lamb and steer once a year for the freezer, Oh and I do the packing and main cutting in my garage and barn? FDA would love to raid my operation. Hope like hell they don't find my beer brewing equipment." People, we have a right to voice our opinions and if you're not then you don't have any right to complain. I haven't in the past spouted politics and I won't make this whole show political but politics DO play a part in preparedness and planning when it comes to economy and bad legislation. This is all under your own control. That's our show for today. We'll be here next Saturday, March 14th at noon PST. Thanks for listening and remember, fear conscripts its own armies and takes its own prisoners. This is Suzanne Dobbs with the NorthStar Preparedness Network show. Have a great weekend. LINKS: National Center for Home Food Preservation http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/multimedia.html
noted in July that food prices were expected to rise. The justifications offered by the companies at the time were that the price increases were necessary due to the rises in the cost of production and commodity prices. When we wrote that post, gas was about $4 per gallon. The price has fallen dramatically since September, to around $2 per gallon, about what it was in 2005. So fuel costs are no longer a justification. The Times article cites a few examples of products whose main ingredients have also decreased in price, yet the products themselves have gotten more expensive (and gotten smaller). Kraft macaroni and cheese, for instance, went up by 9% this year, even though cheese and wheat prices have dropped by 38-68%. There's a chart that lists the drops in commodity prices over the last year; pretty much everything but chicken wings and pineapples have decreased in price. Manufacturers blame the price increases on futures contracts they unwisely bought, and now they're paying too much for cheapened ingredients. Bad speculation strikes again! And here's something else.... Congress considering legislation that threatens organic & small farms. H.R.875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 - This bill is sitting in committee. As usual, very few of the Representatives have read it and they will vote on this based on what someone else is saying. This is potentially devastating for people like us but it's the usual big business boon for factory farming operations like Monsanto, ADM, Sodexo and Tyson to name a few. All the manufacturers that I REFUSE to purchase any product from. This wording is so broad based that potentially someone with backyard garden could get fined and maybe even have their property seized. It affects anyone who produces food even if they do not sell but only consume it. It will literally put all independent farmers and food producers out of business due to the huge amounts of money it will take to conform to factory farming methods. Accrding to the blogger, "If people choose to farm without industry standards such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers they will be subject to a variety of harassment from this completely new agency that has never before existed. That's right, a whole new government agency is being created just to police food, for our own protection of course." It legally binds state agriculture departments into enforcing federal guidelines, effectively taking away the state's power to do anything other than being food police for the federal dept. It effectively criminalizes organic farming but doesn't actually use the word organic. It also affects anyone producing meat of any kind including wild game. The legislation is so broad based that every aspect of growing or producing food can be made illegal. There are no specifics which is bizarre considering how long the legislation is. Section 103 is almost entirely about the administrative aspect of the legislation. It will allow the appointing of officials from the factory farming corporations and lobbyists and classify them as experts and allow them to determine and interpret the legislation. Who do you think they are going to side with? Section 206 defines what will be considered a food production facility and what will be enforced up all food production facilities. The wording is so broad based that a backyard gardener could be fined and more. Section 207 requires that the state's agriculture dept act as the food police and enforce the federal requirements. This takes away the state's power and is in violation of the 10th amendment. Chavez has taken control of the food production in his country, even the companies that are owned by other countries like Denmak & the United States. As one blogger puts it - didn't Stalin nationalize farming methods that enabled his administration to gain control over the food supply? Didn't Stalin use the food to control the people? According to the blogger - "What more is going to take. Does this mean I am going to jail for growing a 1/4 acre garden, that is fertilized with horse poop? That I sell a few things at the local farmers market? Well let's make it better. I butcher a lamb and steer once a year for the freezer, Oh and I do the packing and main cutting in my garage and barn? FDA would love to raid my operation. Hope like hell they don't find my beer brewing equipment." People, we have a right to voice our opinions and if you're not then you don't have any right to complain. I haven't in the past spouted politics and I won't make this whole show political but politics DO play a part in preparedness and planning when it comes to economy and bad legislation. This is all under your own control. That's our show for today. We'll be here next Saturday, March 14th at noon PST. Thanks for listening and remember, fear conscripts its own armies and takes its own prisoners. This is Suzanne Dobbs with the NorthStar Preparedness Network show. Have a great weekend. LINKS: National Center for Home Food Preservation http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/multimedia.html
fallen dramatically since September, to around $2 per gallon, about what it was in 2005. So fuel costs are no longer a justification. The Times article cites a few examples of products whose main ingredients have also decreased in price, yet the products themselves have gotten more expensive (and gotten smaller). Kraft macaroni and cheese, for instance, went up by 9% this year, even though cheese and wheat prices have dropped by 38-68%. There's a chart that lists the drops in commodity prices over the last year; pretty much everything but chicken wings and pineapples have decreased in price. Manufacturers blame the price increases on futures contracts they unwisely bought, and now they're paying too much for cheapened ingredients. Bad speculation strikes again! And here's something else.... Congress considering legislation that threatens organic & small farms. H.R.875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 - This bill is sitting in committee. As usual, very few of the Representatives have read it and they will vote on this based on what someone else is saying. This is potentially devastating for people like us but it's the usual big business boon for factory farming operations like Monsanto, ADM, Sodexo and Tyson to name a few. All the manufacturers that I REFUSE to purchase any product from. This wording is so broad based that potentially someone with backyard garden could get fined and maybe even have their property seized. It affects anyone who produces food even if they do not sell but only consume it. It will literally put all independent farmers and food producers out of business due to the huge amounts of money it will take to conform to factory farming methods. Accrding to the blogger, "If people choose to farm without industry standards such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers they will be subject to a variety of harassment from this completely new agency that has never before existed. That's right, a whole new government agency is being created just to police food, for our own protection of course." It legally binds state agriculture departments into enforcing federal guidelines, effectively taking away the state's power to do anything other than being food police for the federal dept. It effectively criminalizes organic farming but doesn't actually use the word organic. It also affects anyone producing meat of any kind including wild game. The legislation is so broad based that every aspect of growing or producing food can be made illegal. There are no specifics which is bizarre considering how long the legislation is. Section 103 is almost entirely about the administrative aspect of the legislation. It will allow the appointing of officials from the factory farming corporations and lobbyists and classify them as experts and allow them to determine and interpret the legislation. Who do you think they are going to side with? Section 206 defines what will be considered a food production facility and what will be enforced up all food production facilities. The wording is so broad based that a backyard gardener could be fined and more. Section 207 requires that the state's agriculture dept act as the food police and enforce the federal requirements. This takes away the state's power and is in violation of the 10th amendment. Chavez has taken control of the food production in his country, even the companies that are owned by other countries like Denmak & the United States. As one blogger puts it - didn't Stalin nationalize farming methods that enabled his administration to gain control over the food supply? Didn't Stalin use the food to control the people? According to the blogger - "What more is going to take. Does this mean I am going to jail for growing a 1/4 acre garden, that is fertilized with horse poop? That I sell a few things at the local farmers market? Well let's make it better. I butcher a lamb and steer once a year for the freezer, Oh and I do the packing and main cutting in my garage and barn? FDA would love to raid my operation. Hope like hell they don't find my beer brewing equipment." People, we have a right to voice our opinions and if you're not then you don't have any right to complain. I haven't in the past spouted politics and I won't make this whole show political but politics DO play a part in preparedness and planning when it comes to economy and bad legislation. This is all under your own control. That's our show for today. We'll be here next Saturday, March 14th at noon PST. Thanks for listening and remember, fear conscripts its own armies and takes its own prisoners. This is Suzanne Dobbs with the NorthStar Preparedness Network show. Have a great weekend. LINKS: National Center for Home Food Preservation http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/multimedia.html
chart that lists the drops in commodity prices over the last year; pretty much everything but chicken wings and pineapples have decreased in price. Manufacturers blame the price increases on futures contracts they unwisely bought, and now they're paying too much for cheapened ingredients. Bad speculation strikes again! And here's something else.... Congress considering legislation that threatens organic & small farms. H.R.875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 - This bill is sitting in committee. As usual, very few of the Representatives have read it and they will vote on this based on what someone else is saying. This is potentially devastating for people like us but it's the usual big business boon for factory farming operations like Monsanto, ADM, Sodexo and Tyson to name a few. All the manufacturers that I REFUSE to purchase any product from. This wording is so broad based that potentially someone with backyard garden could get fined and maybe even have their property seized. It affects anyone who produces food even if they do not sell but only consume it. It will literally put all independent farmers and food producers out of business due to the huge amounts of money it will take to conform to factory farming methods. Accrding to the blogger, "If people choose to farm without industry standards such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers they will be subject to a variety of harassment from this completely new agency that has never before existed. That's right, a whole new government agency is being created just to police food, for our own protection of course." It legally binds state agriculture departments into enforcing federal guidelines, effectively taking away the state's power to do anything other than being food police for the federal dept. It effectively criminalizes organic farming but doesn't actually use the word organic. It also affects anyone producing meat of any kind including wild game. The legislation is so broad based that every aspect of growing or producing food can be made illegal. There are no specifics which is bizarre considering how long the legislation is. Section 103 is almost entirely about the administrative aspect of the legislation. It will allow the appointing of officials from the factory farming corporations and lobbyists and classify them as experts and allow them to determine and interpret the legislation. Who do you think they are going to side with? Section 206 defines what will be considered a food production facility and what will be enforced up all food production facilities. The wording is so broad based that a backyard gardener could be fined and more. Section 207 requires that the state's agriculture dept act as the food police and enforce the federal requirements. This takes away the state's power and is in violation of the 10th amendment. Chavez has taken control of the food production in his country, even the companies that are owned by other countries like Denmak & the United States. As one blogger puts it - didn't Stalin nationalize farming methods that enabled his administration to gain control over the food supply? Didn't Stalin use the food to control the people? According to the blogger - "What more is going to take. Does this mean I am going to jail for growing a 1/4 acre garden, that is fertilized with horse poop? That I sell a few things at the local farmers market? Well let's make it better. I butcher a lamb and steer once a year for the freezer, Oh and I do the packing and main cutting in my garage and barn? FDA would love to raid my operation. Hope like hell they don't find my beer brewing equipment." People, we have a right to voice our opinions and if you're not then you don't have any right to complain. I haven't in the past spouted politics and I won't make this whole show political but politics DO play a part in preparedness and planning when it comes to economy and bad legislation. This is all under your own control. That's our show for today. We'll be here next Saturday, March 14th at noon PST. Thanks for listening and remember, fear conscripts its own armies and takes its own prisoners. This is Suzanne Dobbs with the NorthStar Preparedness Network show. Have a great weekend. LINKS: National Center for Home Food Preservation http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/multimedia.html
futures contracts they unwisely bought, and now they're paying too much for cheapened ingredients. Bad speculation strikes again! And here's something else.... Congress considering legislation that threatens organic & small farms. H.R.875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 - This bill is sitting in committee. As usual, very few of the Representatives have read it and they will vote on this based on what someone else is saying. This is potentially devastating for people like us but it's the usual big business boon for factory farming operations like Monsanto, ADM, Sodexo and Tyson to name a few. All the manufacturers that I REFUSE to purchase any product from. This wording is so broad based that potentially someone with backyard garden could get fined and maybe even have their property seized. It affects anyone who produces food even if they do not sell but only consume it. It will literally put all independent farmers and food producers out of business due to the huge amounts of money it will take to conform to factory farming methods. Accrding to the blogger, "If people choose to farm without industry standards such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers they will be subject to a variety of harassment from this completely new agency that has never before existed. That's right, a whole new government agency is being created just to police food, for our own protection of course." It legally binds state agriculture departments into enforcing federal guidelines, effectively taking away the state's power to do anything other than being food police for the federal dept. It effectively criminalizes organic farming but doesn't actually use the word organic. It also affects anyone producing meat of any kind including wild game. The legislation is so broad based that every aspect of growing or producing food can be made illegal. There are no specifics which is bizarre considering how long the legislation is. Section 103 is almost entirely about the administrative aspect of the legislation. It will allow the appointing of officials from the factory farming corporations and lobbyists and classify them as experts and allow them to determine and interpret the legislation. Who do you think they are going to side with? Section 206 defines what will be considered a food production facility and what will be enforced up all food production facilities. The wording is so broad based that a backyard gardener could be fined and more. Section 207 requires that the state's agriculture dept act as the food police and enforce the federal requirements. This takes away the state's power and is in violation of the 10th amendment. Chavez has taken control of the food production in his country, even the companies that are owned by other countries like Denmak & the United States. As one blogger puts it - didn't Stalin nationalize farming methods that enabled his administration to gain control over the food supply? Didn't Stalin use the food to control the people? According to the blogger - "What more is going to take. Does this mean I am going to jail for growing a 1/4 acre garden, that is fertilized with horse poop? That I sell a few things at the local farmers market? Well let's make it better. I butcher a lamb and steer once a year for the freezer, Oh and I do the packing and main cutting in my garage and barn? FDA would love to raid my operation. Hope like hell they don't find my beer brewing equipment." People, we have a right to voice our opinions and if you're not then you don't have any right to complain. I haven't in the past spouted politics and I won't make this whole show political but politics DO play a part in preparedness and planning when it comes to economy and bad legislation. This is all under your own control. That's our show for today. We'll be here next Saturday, March 14th at noon PST. Thanks for listening and remember, fear conscripts its own armies and takes its own prisoners. This is Suzanne Dobbs with the NorthStar Preparedness Network show. Have a great weekend. LINKS: National Center for Home Food Preservation http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/multimedia.html
That's our show for today. We'll be here next Saturday, March 14th at noon PST. Thanks for listening and remember, fear conscripts its own armies and takes its own prisoners.
This is Suzanne Dobbs with the NorthStar Preparedness Network show. Have a great weekend.
Original Air Date: 3/7/2009 8:00 PM UTC
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