Market Farming

["Tom Anslow" <limerock AT thirdplanet.net>]

Paul & Barb wrote:
> And all that Farm Bureau stuff is beside the point when corporate
> agribusinesses have their million$ filling campaign coffers and writing
> legislation.  Join any FB you want, but politics is still about money. And
> all that is still pointless debate for market farming. Market farming is
> not commodity production for corporate middlemen. Can't we do without all
> the smoke and mirrors here?
>
> paul & barb - on the continental divide

For those of you that agree with an earlier post (sorry I forgot who it was)
regarding that change comes from within, I agree wholeheartedly.

Why?  I am a county FB president, was elected president after one year as a
county board trustee,  was selected to participate this year on our state
Policy Development Committee, AND, I/we are Market Farmers.

Yes, agribusiness does have lots of money pushing for it's personal/business
issues.  I do not agree with them, and voice my opinion whenever I can.
There are others, as myself, who are at least trying to do something.

Market farming is a business, as is agribusiness.  Both are involved in the
political arena.  That is where a great number of decisions are made that
impact farming.  You can help the team (mf) more by playing on the field
than cheering/jeering from the sidelines.

I do feel this is proper place to discuss such matters.

Tom Anslow
Limerock Orchards and Roadside Market
Catawab Island, Ohio