Welcome
to the Farm Food Freedom Fighters web site.
Our goal is to create a place to join those affected by the
meat regulations and those who wish to assist them. We
are searching for ways to return British Columbia to a place
where farmers can raise healthy, calm animals, and can sell
them from their farm gate without fear, as people have done
all over the world for centuries.
Current
News
Safe Food, From Soil to Plate Foodborne illness
sickens over 76 million Americans every year, causing
725,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths. One recent
Georgetown University study showed that the related costs of
foodborne illness (medical bills, lost wages, decreased
productivity) totals over $152 billion a year. (more...)
Haitian
Farmers Commit to Burning Monsanto Hybrid Seeds The hybrid corn
seeds Monsanto has donated to Haiti are treated with the
fungicide Maxim XO, and the calypso tomato seeds are treated
with thiram. The EPA determined that EBDC-treated plants are
so dangerous to agricultural workers that they must wear
special protective clothing when handling them. (more...)
ADHD in Kids Tied to
Produce Pesticides Children exposed to
pesticides known as organophosphates could have a higher
risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),
according to a new study. (more...)
ENHANCED REGULATIONS
SUPPORT LOCAL MEAT SALES
Victoria, BC -
Amendments to the Province’s Meat Inspection Regulation
(MIR) will create two new categories of licences to better
serve British Columbia’s remote and rural communities (more...)
Stop
the sneak attack on GMO food labeling
If the U.S. government has its way, a
powerful intergovernmental group you've probably never heard
of may soon prevent anyone anywhere from labeling
genetically modified (GMO) food.
On the lighter side...well
sort of Buy, Buy American Pie
New B.C. Meat
Regulations
Make Buying The Chicken Next Door Illegal
Small rural producers, even if culling the odd animal to feed a
neighbour, can no longer do so without bringing the animal to a
government approved abattoir. This could be hundreds of miles
away, costs money and adds to fossil fuels, takes precious time
and causes the animal much stress. This frequently makes the act
of
slaughtering a home-raised animal prohibitive, and many farmers
are declining to raise meat animals rather than face a $25,000 -
$50,000 fine. This recent government action is supposedly in the
name of our health, but it obviously drives those who were
eating local free range animals back to the supermarkets to buy
meat.
What can you doThe time is right to put on
your Rabble Rousing shoes and help make change in your
community. Many are already working hard at this – your help
makes a big difference (find
out more...)
Codex Alimentarius
- A MUST SEE video
"He who controls the food
controls the world"
-Fritz ter Meer
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and neighbors to sign it.
(Please email Kit
at
kit@dccnet.com and she will
arrange to get the petition from you.)
