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The "food safety" bills in Congress were

written by Monsanto, Cargill, Tysons, ADM,
etc. All are associated with the opposite of
food safety. What is this all about then?
In the simplest terms, organic food and a

rebirth of farming were winning. Not in
absolute numbers but in a deep and growing
shift by the public toward understanding the
connection between their food and their
health, between good food and true social
pleasures, between their own involvement in
food and the improvement in their lives in
general, between local food and a burgeoning
local economy.
Slow Food was right - limit your food to what

comes from your region and from real farmers, and slow down to cook it and linger over it
with friends and family, and the world begins to change for the better.
And as we face an unprecedented economic crisis, and it is hard to be sure what has value,
one thing that always does is food. Which is why the corporations are after absolute control
over it. But what obstacles to a complete lock on food do they face? All the people in this
country who are "banking" on organic farming and urban gardens and most of all, everyone's
deepening pleasure in and increasing involvement with everything about food.
Farmers markets. Local farmers. Real milk. Fresh eggs. Vegetable stands.
Those are things we not only all want, but things we are actively getting involved in, and
things we very much need. And where they are truly good, they are growing.
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So, look again at what has been exciting us - Farmers markets. Local farmers. Real milk.
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Fresh eggs. Vegetable stands. - and realize that they are not only wonderfully healthy but
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and more, do that? Why, by setting standards for "food safety" that are so grotesquely and
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facing a million dollar a day penalty for screwing up. That would be in the ball park of the
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impossible complexity mixed with threat facing our farmers. Imagine having the government
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Goodbye farmers markets, CSAs, and roadside stands
The fact that this very important article had no comments is

very surprising. Rolland Miller
We need a War on Monsanto, and their Ilk.
The push by government and these food criminals (Monsanto and their
Ilk) to remove small farms, CSAs, and roadside stands is madness, and
against all sane peoples of this planet.
If you do your homework about GM Food, and the complete lack of

testing to confirm food safety, you would never buy another GM
product.
GM Food is dangerous!
Profit is the only goal of these food criminals.
Where is their morality, their ethics, and care for their families and
friends?
Oppose GM Food, and oppose Codex.

by Rolland Miller (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 174 comments) on Tuesday, Mar 3, 2009 at
2:56:37 PM
Reply: Things are run by maniacs. That label is a winner.
So is this - spermicides in GMO crops.click here

Linn Cohen-Cole
These are the people who wrote these "food safety"
bills. They must have had a lot of fun thinking of cruel ways to
treat hard working, decent people. They are so disconnected from
other human beings, and those who work for them, are so
disconnected from what they are doing. It is astounding.
by Linn Cohen-Cole (74 articles, 1 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 185 comments) on Tuesday, Mar 3, 2009
at 7:23:41 PM
Reply: Lost Link needs Love ;-)
The spermicide link MUST be followed...

hommedespoir
could you please check the 404 error, tho.
by hommedespoir (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 44 comments) on Friday, Mar 6, 2009 at
2:08:07 PM
Reply: Exhaustion, who isn't?
But I really think Linn's problem today is exhaustion from a really tough Laurie Mitchell
battle and the exasperation and desperation many of us feel in the face
of the evil facing down at us. I snapped at someone yesterday, too. A
bad moment does not a bad association make.
But why would that stop her from advocating and promoting the
Urban Farming movement. The only thing we can really do to
STOP them. Robert is right, lets do something they can't control.
Obviously people are reading this stuff, they want to stop

Monsanto, why not tell them to do something that is in THEIR
CONTROL and not the Monsanto representatives in congress.
Lets work together on something we can make a difference, go

ahead and send faxes and emails - if it makes you feel better,
who knows maybe one Monsanto puppet will change sides.
by Laurie Mitchell (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 54 comments) on Friday, Mar 6, 2009 at
5:38:33 PM
Cash for EMPIRE building
I find it incredible that most people I talk to about this will not
take off the rose colored glasses. They seem to not be in gail combs
touch with reality at all. Unfortunately if nothing is done NOW
it will be too late.
A very frightening part of the bill is the EMPIRE BUILDING

Clause.
Quoted from HR 875
(e) Penalties Paid Into Account- The Administrator--
(1) shall deposit penalties collected under this section in an account in

the Treasury; and
(2) may use the funds in the account, without further

appropriation or fiscal year limitation--
(A) to carry out enforcement activities under the food safety law; or
(B) to provide assistance to States to inspect retail commercial food

establishments or other food or firms under the jurisdiction of State
food safety programs.
NOTE: Checkout the practical results of Civil Forfeiture in drug

enforcement for a view of the future in farming.
This is from the FEAR website
"Innocent owners who are never charged with a crime still must
prove their innocence in complex proceedings. . Under civil asset
forfeiture laws, the simple possession of cash, with no drugs or
other contraband, can be considered evidence of criminal activity."
"Results revealed a concentration on seizing real property with a high

value. In addition, real property seizures are preplanned and commonly
made under the controversial facilitation statute."
EXAMPLES:
"When asked why a search warrant would not be served on a suspect

known to have resale quantities of contraband one officer responded:
"Because that would just give us a bunch of dope and the hassle
of having to book him (the suspect). We've got all the dope we
need in the property room, just stick to rounding up cases with
big money and stay away from warrants."
In another case officers were instructed to wait until most of a large

shipment was converted into cash."
This perversion of law enforcement priorities was the subject of an

empirical study "Efficiency is measured by the amount of money seized
rather than impact on drug trafficking." , Drug Enforcement's
Double-Edged Sword: An Assessment of Asset Forfeiture
Programs described forfeiture as a "dysfunctional policy" that forces
law enforcement agencies to subordinate justice to profit.
click here
by gail combs (2 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 45 comments) on Tuesday, Mar 3, 2009 at 6:44:47
PM
Reply: Gail, I really appreciate the detailed information
you keep bringing and have been passing it on.

Linn Cohen-Cole
Thank you for doing the research you are.
by Linn Cohen-Cole (74 articles, 1 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 185 comments) on Tuesday, Mar 3, 2009
at 7:13:13 PM
Reply: Happy to help
Linn,
gail combs
I am good at research you are good at writing makes a
great team
by gail combs (2 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 45 comments) on Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009 at
1:30:36 PM
Reply: You're good at writing, too.
And incredibly sharp in how you put things

together. Linn Cohen-Cole
Hope you'll write and keep writing. You have so much to bring
to this.
Best.
by Linn Cohen-Cole (74 articles, 1 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 185 comments) on Wednesday, Mar
4, 2009 at 8:35:28 PM
new rules
Instead of trying to fight these corporations or play by their rules, why don't we just get
off the grid and barter. It's a very old solution to a lack of money - we can barter for
whatever we want and our best crops will be safe from corporate patents. If no money Don Johnston
is involved, there will be no taxes and no government regulations. Those of us who are
able and have a little land should grow food, too.
by Don Johnston (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1 comments) on Tuesday, Mar 3, 2009 at 6:54:21
PM
Reply: I've been trying to say that...
But Linn won't tell people the one thing they can do to Robert Singer
really make a difference. Grow their own. They don't
have enough police to stop all of us. But instead we are told to send
more emails and faxes to the people who know better and have sold
us out. Oh well, there is an urban farming movement in the U.S., I
just wish more people would promote it.
by Robert Singer (30 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 108 comments) on Thursday, Mar 5, 2009 at
2:31:09 AM
Reply: Are you certain they don't?
I agree with you that the worst thing we could do is become too intimidated to
continue gardening or raising a few chickens, especially right now. It is still too soon.
It is crucial that many people get experience now, because even if they manage to Oh
stop many of us in the medium term, in the long term conditions are apt to change
and make farming an imperative. On the other hand, I would like to know what your reasons are
for thinking we are too many and "they" are too few to enforce these absurd laws, which they
have already begun to enforce even before passage. Linn's efforts here are getting the message
across to a large number of people that their right to life itself is under threat, and they are
registering outrage. So our "representatives" may not care. Linn is still to be encouraged.
by Oh (5 articles, 5 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 252 comments) on Friday, Mar 6, 2009 at 7:32:49 AM
Reply: Get a message across they can eat
To do what, send more faxes and emails. Why not

get the message they aren't going to eat if they Laurie Mitchell
don't work with their neighbors to grow food.
Get a message they can eat.

by Laurie Mitchell (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 54 comments) on Friday, Mar 6, 2009
at 3:56:13 PM
Oh, they are way ahead of us on this.
Bill C-51 in Canada redefines "sell" to mean "distribute to

one, two or more people, even without consideration" Linn Cohen-Cole
(money). Under that bill, nutrients are defined as toxins
(this is from Codex) and drugs and natural supplements are all
considered "therapeutics agents," giving your child an herbal tea would

become "selling a controlled substance."
There is no way to just walk away from this. We either realize we are
all in this world together and stand up for what is right, or we each
find out on our own that there we couldn't really get away from the
grid they are building. We need farmers and we need to keep the land
they are on from being industrialized. Turning to individual solutions
just fragments the community we belong to and deserve to have.
Thanks for commenting.

by Linn Cohen-Cole (74 articles, 1 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 185 comments) on Tuesday, Mar 3, 2009 at
7:09:19 PM
Sounds Like
the "Thorn Corporation" in the movie..."The

Omen"..."Twilight Zone" music plays..de de de de..de de de shadow dancer
de...
Book of Revelation, Chapter 18, the merchants of the earth were great
men who Deceived All the Nations of the Earth with their sorceries..that
include advertising/marketing, & politics/law.
De de de de..de de de de..de de de de...
Life is good. What an experience! It's always best to forgive.

by shadow dancer (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 448 comments) on Tuesday, Mar 3, 2009 at
7:32:27 PM
Legislative Carpet Bombing
The people in this country are stunned. There is bailout after bailout, war after war, a
power-grab after a money-grab. What is happening is the equivalent of legislative carpet
bombing. This explains the relatively few people taking a stand on this issue. We are Arktig Silver
dazed by the multiple assaults from different directions, with no one in power standing
for the people. I guess we need an approach more comprehensive than dealing with each issue
separately.
by Arktig Silver (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 85 comments) on Tuesday, Mar 3, 2009 at 7:52:12
PM
silent weapon for quiet wars
please google the above title ,Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars, An Introduction Programming
Manual was uncovered quite by accident on July 7, 1986 when an employee of Boeing
Aircraft Co. purchased a surplus IBM copier for scrap parts at a sale, and discovered inside marc jag
details of a plan, hatched in the embryonic days of the "Cold War" which called for control of
the masses through manipulation of industry, peoples' pastimes, education and political leanings. It
called for a quiet revolution, putting brother against brother, and diverting the public's attention from
what is really going on.
by marc jag (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1 comments) on Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009 at 1:24:40
AM
Ok has your "hope" , "yes we can" warm fuzzy worn off yet
The fascists played this amazingly well............. they get their stooge in while suckering
people with all this " Hope" bs

Jeff Harris
by Jeff Harris (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 11 comments) on Wednesday, Mar 4,
2009 at 11:08:40 AM
Reply: It wore off long ago.
I do not know why they think it is desirable to take good viable economies and bring
them to their knees, but that is what is being done.They are so far removed from
human society and human feeling one wonders if they are truly even human. gail combs
by gail combs (2 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 45 comments) on Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009 at

1:38:37 PM
food supply
The real reason is, of course, the control of the food

supply and population reduction. Brian Hawthorne
The people doing this are psychopaths. John de Nugent wrote an

article describing psychopaths, which I partially quote from a magazine,
The Barnes Review (www.barnesreview.org), Jan-Feb 2007 issue:
Title of Article - Psychopaths in Power
What is a psychopath? Are psychopaths usually in prison—or are the

vast majority of them moving among us, or lording it over us in
society? Are they one in a million or 40,000 in a million?
Alarming yet enlightening research in the last 15 years has concluded

that full or partial psychopathy may be shockingly widespread— one
American in 25, and far more in leadership positions. The key traits of
the psychopath: he (usually a male) is radically self-centered, slick,
lying, manipulative, ruthless, sadistic, focused and, sometimes,
insanely fearless.
Here is a list of identifiers for psychopathy, compiled from several

authorities. If an individual has at least any four of the below in a very
pronounced form, there are grounds for concern. Many people have a
touch of several of these traits, but few have a majority of them in full
measure. They are:
1) Glib and superficial charm;
2) Grandiose sense of self-worth; narcissism; seeing the self as the
center of the universe; feeling “no one else is human, only I”;
3) Focused self-advancement without losing any energy on others
except as stepping-stones;
4) No moral taboos or inhibitions as to methods, aiding career success
until caught;
5) Need for constant stimulation, action, and new ways to avoid
boredom;
6) Lying as an art form to fine-tune and a source of pride;
7) Targeting and manipulation of the gullible; Enticing people they
do not love to naively love them;
9) Skill at faking emotions, including love, sincerity and regret;
10) Doing good work and good deeds solely to advance oneself;
11) Ruthlessness and “stopping at nothing”;
12) Enjoyment of the power to coldly end close relationships;
13) “Getting” others back as a peak experience;
14) Desire for vengeance when spurned;
15) Pleasure in firing or ruining people. In the U.S., where highly
profitable firms routinely cut good employees to boost stock values,
there are professional terminators who roam the country cutting staff
and personally firing them;
16) Abuse and literal torture of living creatures;

17) Humiliating others physically, verbally, emotionally, psychologically
or sexually;
18) Denigrating one’s own child or mate;
19) Callousness; lack of empathy and compassion;
20) Shallow or no feelings for others, even mates, children and friends;
21) No ability to feel remorse or undergo inner repentance;
22) Regret solely at being caught, embarrassed or punished;
23) Incomprehension of the angry reactions of those they hurt;
24) Underestimation of their own anger;
25) No sense of responsibility for one’s actions;
26) Parasitical world view: living by scams and not hard work;
27) Contempt for those who “play by the rules”;
28) Criminal talent, energy and innovativeness;
29) Warlike courage far above the norm;
30) Playing on the sympathy of others. To this one might add—in the
purely subjective, non-scientific eye of many beholders—a curious dead
look in the eyes of a psychopath, and that is the chilling part. Others
speak of looking into such eyes and “having a feeling that nothing is
there.”
by Brian Hawthorne (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1 comments) on Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009 at

5:10:42 PM
Reply: You are describing my brother
They are definately out there. Iknow I lived with one and
have the scars to prove it. gail combs
My brother is the President of a Corporation. IQ well over 200 and a

Psychopath. He tried to "arrange" accidents for me on at least three
occasions when I was a child. He got rid of at least eight elderly
relatives once they had signed a will in his favor (they lived 2-3 days
after the will was signed) He even killed his own father.
I was unable to get anywhere trying to bring this to the attention of

authorities. He is an "upstanding citizen" I am a delusional crazy
woman so no one would check for a morphine overdose.
Thank goodness he never went in for politics.
by gail combs (2 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 45 comments) on Thursday, Mar 5, 2009 at

2:17:17 PM
Reply: The Psycho in the Phamily
That's an intruguing outline of a truly stunning story,

Gail. hommedespoir
I for one would be most intrigued to read
your detailed analysis of events...and
if innocents are to be allowed to remain at large,
change all your names ;-)

by hommedespoir (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 44 comments) on Friday, Mar 6, 2009 at
1:52:30 PM
Reply: Thank you for the list!
Psychopaths (also called "sociopaths") are said to have a "mask of sanity." The ones I've
known (where overwhelming evidence emerged) did not have an empty look. (I met one
real charmer from Germany whose eyes suggested an adventure beyond hell, but I Oh
excused myself from his company so quickly I don't really know if I read him right or
not.) The two I'm certain of were both hang glider pilots and were the nicest, friendliest people you
can imagine. Over time they both caused enough trouble that we figured them out. Each had a
hidden side. One's in jail for strangling an 83-year-old lady, bashing her face in with a rock,
stripping her and leaving her naked body in a forest. A lot of strange fires of mysterious origins
stopped occurring when he went to jail. The other's still with us, but managed to ruin our club by
setting a bad example and persuading other pilots that rules were nothing but a nuisance. However,
psychopaths are just one of a group of different personality types with various psychological defects
that in combination can lead to an "evil association." They each play their own roles. Typically, some
people with character weaknesses causes some dissonance within a group, and the psychopaths
move in to take advantage of the situation. Other times, people group around a psychopath, but
usually these associations are clearly crooked from the start, e.g., gangs. Ponerology, the study of
the genesis of evil, is a field deserving much attention, especially now. It all ties in to the bunch
trying to force some really bizarre food safety laws on us. (So forgive my OT digression!)
State power vs. federal power
I wonder if it may be possible to play some states against the federal gov't on these ag
issues. In California in particular, recent legislation has been signed by our governator to
expand farmers' options for direct marketing (AB 2168) and also to protect them against Jim Eldon
genetic contamination from GMO's (AB 541). Taken together with recent news of states
seeking sovereignty from a federal government run amok, there may be a way to use state power
against federal power to preserve and protect these gains.
by Jim Eldon (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 244 comments) on Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009 at
5:24:04 PM
Reply: That is some cause for hope
I'll keep my eyes on states rights issues.
Oh
by Oh (5 articles, 5 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 252 comments) on Friday, Mar 6, 2009 at
8:03:53 AM
Grow your own
It's that simple. Go ahead and send the emails and faxes Robert Singer
that no one reads but if you really want to mess with them
get everyone to start growing their own food. Pathtofreedom.com, they
proved you can grow 3 pounds of food on one square foot of dirt.
Of course you have to be willing to put your hands in the dirt...

by Robert Singer (30 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 108 comments) on Thursday, Mar 5, 2009 at
2:35:26 AM
Reply: This individualistic position is a very dangerous
abandoning of community responsibility for a

progressive to take. Linn Cohen-Cole
It would be like responding to the civil rights movement by

recommending that blacks can just eat at home or home school their
children. It misses what is happening to farmers as a class, what is
happening to us because of that, what it means that things have
reached this point, what massive freedoms are being destroyed,
what it means altogether about totalitarianism and loss of our
democracy, etc. etc.
It also ignores that the bills will criminalize seed banking, which is
human survival for all of us.
So, planting one's own garden is important and fine but standing up
for our farmers is what is right as one human being to another, and
crucial to our democracy.
And to knock anyone's efforts to stop this situation - whether giving

people a means to join in making a significant national response to
what is happening or using that means as often and strongly as
possible or letting others know about it and encouraging them to as
- is more than wrong.
If you think differently, that is fine and you should do what you
believe is useful, but I'd appreciate if you don't comment here in a
way that undermines anyone and certainly not the growing
community outrage and efforts to respond, no matter what your take
on that.
For any of us - ever - to discourage even one person from acting

(however they see fit) out of our own futility or thinking, is the
greatest harm to the diversity of energy we each bring to the world.
Our view should not be some "certainty" that crushes others' views
or actions because all of us are necessary and all of us bring
different things.
Farmers are in trouble and that is reason enough to act. But if

anyone needs more, the bills in Congress will not only eliminate
them but are the most profound threat to all of us.
I will not be using this comment section or emails to discuss this

further. All energy is being put into stopping those bills and saving
farmers.
by Linn Cohen-Cole (74 articles, 1 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 185 comments) on Thursday, Mar 5, 2009
at 12:40:23 PM
Reply: What is dangerous
is you, bashing someone who wants us to grow our own food.

James Rogers
He is right, no one reads those emails and faxes, they never have
why would they start now. He didn't say don't send them and he
wasn't being individualistic, he was saying growing our own food in a
community was the answer. Why you would bash him for that is a mystery to
me. But then I agree we should grow our own food as well, so you and your
grandchildren would say I am dangerous as well.
The idea that Monsanto is going to cave and start advocating organic farming
and stop stealing seeds is a Joke, no matter how many articles you write that
basically say the same thing, over and over and over.
Never giving the reader any real action. Just email and fax and the world will be
a better place.
It is you who is dangerous.
by James Rogers (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 3 comments) on Thursday, Mar 5, 2009 at

9:03:35 PM
Reply: Hang in there, Linn!
There are more of us 100% behind you than you might imagine. I thank you for
keeping up the pressure and keeping the news flowing. I have informed people I
would normally never bother with something related to politics. I am popping over to Oh
Dr. Mercola's blog today (have to replace husband in front of his computer--mine
won't do it) because there has been not so much as a peep on this topic over there, and they
are uncommonly aware of NAIS. Don't know what's wrong there (good Dr. under threat?), but
I'll try to fix it. I think that every one of us agitating for attention to this issue is also gardening
or farming and has been persuading others to learn that important life-giving art. A few
naysayers will always pop up. I get the feeling most of them have missed the point. Never has
the US government so blatantly threatened the well being of the majority of its own citizens. I
consider it a declaration of war of sorts by the corporations against the people. Yes, everyone is
distracted now with all manner of calumny. Mr. M. was saying the other day that with growing
recognition that 911 was an inside job, we may actually reach "critical mass" and wake up the
Americans to what is happening to them. People here are fighting this battle in a multitude of
ways. We must encourage them to proceed as they each see most appropriate.
own game
An alternative, or last stance, might be to band together

in a corporation that was beyond the for profit motive. mark mcdougall
That fulfilled ideals such as supplying sound food at best
prices. That streamlined the legals and spread the costs over its
members, and you might find that it had so much public support that
the major corporations(to date) lost trust, market share, growth and
profitabilty.
Beat them at their own game.
As an absolute final stance you might all have to expatriate, become

american refugees , like the pilgrim fathers and find a country where
people might grow, eat and sell natures produce as they see fit?
Canada maybe? Australia? New Zealand?
You might even find russia or castro's islands have more freedom than
the legislations you are being stared down by?
It looks like it is only you who have eaten healthy food and had ideals,
that can see through this or even care to? It is a moral
sickness/malnutrition of the feeling for justice and nature. A whole
generation living with all their righteous anger fallen to ... or lost in
transit .. to where .. ?
by mark mcdougall (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 3 comments) on Thursday, Mar 5, 2009 at

4:00:07 PM
Personal Attacks are not tolerated
Linn's comment about Robert borders on a personal attack.

James Rogers
Patricia Ornsby posted this comment elsewhere, it applies here.
Hve you read Political Ponerology?
by Andrew Lobaczewski. He describes in detail how these demons get into power. If you are organizing
any form of human community, you will want to be aware of how combinations of people with various
psychological defects can set up a corrupted union, oust anyone who opposes them and get the rest
of the people to agree with their twisted (para-logical) arguments--examples of which we see in
abundance now in the conservative media. The corrupters co-opted the conservatives in America long
ago. In other countries, other groups may be co-opted. It can happen among liberals too. I've
witnessed it in Japan.
by James Rogers (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 3 comments) on Thursday, Mar 5, 2009 at

9:12:23 PM
Reply: Thanks for noting and passing on my comment!
:-) But I really think Linn's problem today is exhaustion from a really tough battle and
the exasperation and desperation many of us feel in the face of the evil facing down at
us. I snapped at someone yesterday, too. A bad moment does not a bad association Oh
make. But thank you for bringing this up. We definitely benefit by developing awareness
of how evil gets its start. Reading Lobaczewski's book is a good place to start. He makes it clear
that rage is counterproductive. We all need to remember that.
Bill review and question.
I was going through H.R.875 and came across Sec.3 -

Definitions where it states: nospam pleeze
(13) FOOD ESTABLISHMENT-
(A) IN GENERAL- The term 'food establishment' means a

slaughterhouse (except those regulated under the
Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Poultry Products
Inspection Act), factory, warehouse, or facility owned or
operated by a person located in any State that processes
food or a facility that holds, stores, or transports food or
food ingredients.
(B) EXCLUSIONS- For the purposes of registration, the

term 'food establishment' does not include a food
production facility as defined in paragraph (14),
restaurant, other retail food establishment, nonprofit
food establishment in which food is prepared for or
served directly to the consumer, or fishing vessel (other
than a fishing vessel engaged in processing, as that term
is defined in section 123.3 of title 21, Code of Federal
Regulations).
(14) FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- The term 'food

production facility' means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard,
aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.
To me it means that the home gardener is excluded. How do you

interpret this exclution?
by nospam pleeze (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1 comments) on Friday, Mar 6, 2009 at 9:40:34
AM
Reply: Nothing is Excluded
If you refer to the EXCLUSIONS clause, you are wrong. I guess you are looking at
"nonprofit food establishment in which food is prepared for or served directly"? It is
very clear that a "food establishment" is a storage, processing or serving facility. It is Arktig Silver
not a "food production facility". These two terms are clearly separate and they are
treated differently throughout the document. All the exclusion does is to allow you to prepare and
serve food at home BUT not to grow or otherwise produce it! How merciful of them!
by Arktig Silver (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 85 comments) on Friday, Mar 6, 2009 at

12:48:09 PM
HR 875, HR 814 - repost
The legislative carpet bombing have started. Now ConGress is cornering the food supply
for their masters. They did the same with the money supply a while back and look how it
worked for all of us. Expect the heavy bombing to continue in the areas of food, money, Arktig Silver
immigration and "free trade". Democrats are not your friends. Both parties are pure
pretence. Educate, organize and protest using all available legal means. Use you rights while you have
them. A right not used is a right lost. We have to join forces and deal with all issues together - it is far,
far better than to act separately. I am trying to make a little list of the important issues here. So far I
got HR 875, HR 814, the spendulus and the future bailout (no law for it yet but it's in the budget). What
am I missing?
by Arktig Silver (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 85 comments) on Friday, Mar 6, 2009 at 12:35:20
PM
Exhaustion, who isn't?
But I really think Linn's problem today is exhaustion from a really tough battle Laurie Mitchell
and the exasperation and desperation many of us feel in the face of the evil
facing down at us. I snapped at someone yesterday, too. A bad moment does
not a bad association make.
But why would that stop her from advocating and promoting the Urban
Farming movement. The only thing we can really do to STOP them.
Robert is right, lets do something they can't control.
Obviously people are reading this stuff, they want to stop Monsanto,
why not tell them to do something that is in THEIR CONTROL and not
the Monsanto representatives in congress.
Lets work together on something we can make a difference, go ahead

and send faxes and emails - if it makes you feel better, who knows
maybe one Monsanto puppet will change sides.
But in the meantime we have to eat and the easiest way is to follow
the Dervaes family to http://www.pathtofreedom.com/
by Laurie Mitchell (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 54 comments) on Friday, Mar 6, 2009 at 3:19:58
PM
What can weeeeeeee do?
I'm new at this so I just wanted to add an couple of ideas.

Karen Judd
1. If we know what corporation uses what company's product,
then why can't we send a message to them that tells them we will no
longer use their product because of the company they keep . e.g.
Kentucky Fried Chicken uses Tyson chickens(with their hormones
injected into their eggs).
2. The man Monsanto hired to control the world's food was a German
scientist doing much of the same thing in WW11.
If you go to Codex Alimentarius you can find out all about him and
what he plans to do.
I have tried to tell people about this and it's like banging your head
against a bolder. They just don't believe their country could do this.
When I look at what they are allowed to put into vaccinations to inject
into innocent little children, I KNOW THEY ARE CAPEABLE!!!!
Karen L. Judd
by Karen Judd (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1 comments) on Saturday, Mar 7, 2009 at 2:56:24
PM
gettin down in the dirt ourselves...
I really appreciate Linn's articles and heads' up on

organic farming under the boot. Our own little organic mary sunshine
production is well appreciated by the activists and
neighbors we share with. Recently we spent some time with Jeffrey
Smith (author of Seeds of Deception) and provided the table greens for
our communal meal. What I see is we have some very good activists
working on organic gardening/anti GMO education but currently not too
many people getting their hands dirty. It is no surprise because even
before this all out assault by the suits behind industrial ag, small scale
farming was hard to make a living at. The point we are at now under
the fascist boot is so dire, at least in the crazed US. Locally our
politicians do listen to people like Smith, because his science and
presentation is impeccable and convincing. Given a choice people
would choose non GMO, organic food, but the point of the new laws is
to remove choice. And local councils are flying to Warshington for
indoctrination in "teamwork" with federal powers, to pave the way for
draconian rules that will undermine what remains of democracy.
For a long time I took the notion that the fools in the US would
bring down their house of cards and leave some of us standing, if we
just kept a low profile and overgrew the government, but now it seems
we are being pushed right up against the stops and will have to, well,
resist more forcefully. I don't mean by violence, but it is well past
time to dust off the Gandhian tactics and get some backbone and resist
this evil now closing in on the last free people in the US, its
independent small farmers.
Luckily when I filled out the USDA survey last year I said our place
was fallow, which is true. We operate at a loss....sell nothing....but
you can just guess what is really going on for a small community of
friends.
My heart breaks for the farmers being jackbooted by these suits. It

will soon be time to show what we are made of.
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1:38:37 AM
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The "food safety" bills in Congress were

In the simplest terms, organic food and a

Slow Food was right - limit your food to what

Dr. Margaret Hamburg

Challenging the Right on

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The fact that this very important article had no comments is

We need a War on Monsanto, and their Ilk.

If you do your homework about GM Food, and the complete lack of

Profit is the only goal of these food criminals.

Oppose GM Food, and oppose Codex.

Reply: Things are run by maniacs. That label is a winner.

So is this - spermicides in GMO crops.click here

Reply: Lost Link needs Love ;-)

The spermicide link MUST be followed...

Reply: Exhaustion, who isn't?

STOP them. Robert is right, lets do something they can't control.

Obviously people are reading this stuff, they want to stop

Lets work together on something we can make a difference, go

Cash for EMPIRE building

A very frightening part of the bill is the EMPIRE BUILDING

Quoted from HR 875

(e) Penalties Paid Into Account- The Administrator--

(1) shall deposit penalties collected under this section in an account in

(2) may use the funds in the account, without further

(B) to provide assistance to States to inspect retail commercial food

NOTE: Checkout the practical results of Civil Forfeiture in drug

This is from the FEAR website

"Results revealed a concentration on seizing real property with a high

"When asked why a search warrant would not be served on a suspect

In another case officers were instructed to wait until most of a large

This perversion of law enforcement priorities was the subject of an

Reply: Gail, I really appreciate the detailed information

you keep bringing and have been passing it on.

Reply: Happy to help

Reply: You're good at writing, too.

And incredibly sharp in how you put things

Reply: I've been trying to say that...

Reply: Are you certain they don't?

by Oh (5 articles, 5 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 252 comments) on Friday, Mar 6, 2009 at 7:32:49 AM

Reply: Get a message across they can eat

To do what, send more faxes and emails. Why not

Get a message they can eat.

Oh, they are way ahead of us on this.

Bill C-51 in Canada redefines "sell" to mean "distribute to

considered "therapeutics agents," giving your child an herbal tea would

Thanks for commenting.

the "Thorn Corporation" in the movie..."The

De de de de..de de de de..de de de de...

Life is good. What an experience! It's always best to forgive.

Legislative Carpet Bombing

silent weapon for quiet wars

people with all this " Hope" bs

Reply: It wore off long ago.

by gail combs (2 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 45 comments) on Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009 at

The real reason is, of course, the control of the food

The people doing this are psychopaths. John de Nugent wrote an

Title of Article - Psychopaths in Power