Farm to Food Bill Resources
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The Congressional Super Committee and Food and Farm Policy
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Turning the Farm Bill into a Healthy Food Bill
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EWG's Farm Subsidy Database
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TEDx video(s)
Must Read Research
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EWG's Meat Eater's Guide to Climate Change + Health
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Soil Erosion In Corn Belt Is Much Worse Than Official Estimates
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Downfall of the Direct Payment Farm Subsidy
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Farm Subsidy Database
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Shopper's Guide to Pesticides
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Defining a True Safety Net for Struggling Farmers
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Locking in Corn Ethanol Locks Out Alternatives
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Hot Spots in Emerging Global Food Crisis
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Members of the 112th Congress Who Collect Farm Subsidies
Blogroll
- Ethicurean
- Treehugger Food
- Green Fields (Des Moines Register)
- Biofuels Digest
- Civil Eats
- Green Inc (NY Times)
- Grist's Food and Farm Section
- The Grocery Manufacturers Association
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The Farm Bureau Bogeyman
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Putting Real Food in School Lunches
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