Farm Wars Healing ourselves is the essence of democratic development.” – Michael Parenti, final remarks, California State University, Channel Islands, March 11, 2004.

Introduction

Nicole Johnson – Our nation is awakening to the fact that convenience-oriented, industrial food products, which have substantially displaced our traditional diet, have altered our collective health for the worse. Citizens are actively seeking out food that is unadulterated by a long list of unhealthy – though government-approved — ingredients in industrially processed products, recognizing them to be a primary cause of our steady decline into preventable chronic disease and premature death. People increasingly demand food in its natural form to nourish their bodies down to the cellular level. Continue reading →