I just got this posting from Roy on food, farming and affordable health care. It was posted on treehugger.com. Here's a quote from the article:
"The sustainable local-food system we are trying to build relies on an abundance of small, diverse, sustainable family farmers scattered all across the United States. For this kind of farm to exist, sustainable must mean more than environmental sustainability — it must also include economic viability. Farming is a dangerous and risky business, and it becomes a whole lot less attractive when a farmer knows that he or she is one fall from the hay loft away from losing their land."
Why should we be interested in these issues and how are they connected? The SFA is working on a food/fuels project that will help Northern New Mexico localize it's agricultural economy, reduce the cost of food production through renewable energy and sustain our regional farms. We are also involved in health care issues and the high costs associated with providing such benefits to employees. Read more on this here:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/01/affordable-health-care-farming.php
Any thoughts?
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