Small Farmers. Big Change.

Dear Friends:

We received the following letter yesterday from our friends at Grassroots International. Please take a moment to read and take action.

The aisles of most American grocery stores give an overwhelming illusion of choice. A closer look, however, quickly reveals that most of the meat, grain, milk — and even the grocery stores themselves — are all controlled by just a few corporations.

This handful of giant corporations has grown so powerful that they not only dictate how our food is grown but also what farmers are paid and how much consumers are charged. What’s worse, these same corporations are exporting their industrial food model worldwide, grabbing up land from peasants and small producers who would otherwise farm it sustainably for survival.

It’s time to change the equation.

On December 8th, the Department of Justice is beginning a series of public hearings on the corporate control of food and agriculture in our country.

Tell Attorney General Holder and USDA Secretary Vilsack to end corporate control of food and agriculture before the December 8th hearing. If you are tired of big food monopolies dictating what you pay in the grocery store, swallowing up small-scale and locally owned farms, risking your health and well-being with genetically engineered and poorly regulated foods, and threatening the sustainability of agriculture across the globe, then take action now!

Thanks so much for supporting small farmers and helping to create a more green and just food system.