We're thrilled to announce that Farm Aid is headed to the Super Bowl! Our HOMEGROWN Chili, served at Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, will bring family farmer food to football fans and will be the first organic concessions item sold at a Super Bowl.
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Farm Aid is going to the Super Bowl!
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Happy Birthday Dave Matthews!
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Occupy the Food System
December 17, 2011 By Willie Nelson For The Huffington Post 0 CommentsThanks to the Occupy Wall Street movement, there's a deeper understanding about the power that corporations wield over the great majority of us. It's not just in the financial sector, but in all facets of our lives. The disparity between the top 1 percent and everyone else has been laid bare -- there's no more denying that those at the top get their share at the expense of the 99 percent. Lobbyists, loopholes, tax breaks... how can ordinary folks expect a fair shake?
No one knows this better than family farmers, whose struggle to make a living on the land has gotten far more difficult since corporations came to dominate our farm and food system. We saw signs of it when Farm Aid started in 1985, but corporate control of our food system has since exploded.
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Happy Birthday Neil!
November 12, 2011 0 CommentsHappy Birthday to friend and Farm Aid board member Neil Young!
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‘Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die’ at Farm Aid 2011
October 20, 2011 1 CommentWatch Willie Nelson Perform ‘Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die’ at Farm Aid
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New Artists Announced for Farm Aid 2011!
July 7, 2011 0 CommentsToday we're thrilled to announce additional artists who will play at this year's concert at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City on August 13. Jason Mraz, Jamey Johnson, Jakob Dylan, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Will Dailey & the Rivals, Robert Francis, Pegi Young & the Survivors, Rebecca Pidgeon, Billy Joe Shaver and John Trudell will all join Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews.
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Farm Aid Responds to Weather Disasters Across the Country
June 2, 2011 By Farm Aid 0 CommentsWillie Nelson and Farm Aid Activate the Family Farm Disaster Fund CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — As thousands deal with the aftermath of the devastating tornadoes and severe storms that continue to threaten the South, Midwest and Northeast, Farm Aid has activated its Family Farm Disaster Fund to aid in the immediate relief effort for family farmers in the affected regions.
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Tornadoes Devastate Southern Farmers - You Can Help
May 2, 2011 By Farm Aid 0 CommentsTornadoes ripped through seven southern states last week, killing 350 people and leaving wide swaths of devastation in their paths. The storms hit rural residents and family farmers hard, reducing their homes and farms to splinters. Residents are without electricity; running water is scarce; farmers have lost their livestock and crops; and with rain in the forecast, the need to repair and rebuild is urgent.
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John Mellencamp: Willie Nelson Deserves A Nobel on SIRIUS XM Willie's Place
October 8, 2010 By John Mellencamp, Dallas Wayne - Sirius XM 0 CommentsJohn Mellencamp talks to SIRIUS XM Willie's Place host Dallas Wayne about Willie Nelson. Mellencamp is campaigning to get Willie Nelson a Nobel Peace Prize. The interview took place on SIRIUS XM Willie's Place at Farm Aid 25 in Milwaukee, Wisc.
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Farm Aid 25: Growing hope for America
October 4, 2010 By Jacob Schneider - uwmpost.com 0 CommentsWith a lineup as star-studded and diverse as Saturday’s Farm Aid 25 benefit at Miller Park, it’s easy to forget that the annual event is more than just a concert; it’s an attempt at an agricultural revolution.