Farm Aid

Why We Farm: The Final Chapter

Neysa King | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Organic Farming, Farming, Farmland, Homegrown Food, Farm Aid, Farms, Farm, Farmers, Food News
Neysa King

I began Dissertation to Dirt hoping to answer a single question: can young Americans make a career of farming? It may not seem compelling at first, but that question is the heart of the food movement.

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The Question for John Lennon's 71st Birthday: Did Yoko Ono Really Break Up the Beatles?

Mario Almonte | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Concert for Bangladesh, The Beatles, Band Aid, John Lennon, Farm Aid, The Plastic Ono Band, Yoko Ono, Ringo Starr, Abbey Road, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, We Are the World, All Things Must Pass, Culture News
Mario Almonte

Approaching what would have been John Lennon's 71st birthday, it is finally time to look back through more sober eyes, and to finally acknowledge that Yoko Ono did not destroy the Beatles.

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Farm Aid Shrinks As U.S. Debt Deal Means No Bailout

Bloomberg | Posted 10.20.2011

Read More: Farm Aid, Bailout, Economy, Crops, Agriculture, Debt Deal, Environment, Business News, Business News

Extreme weather that is reducing yields of corn, wheat, cotton and soybeans is also taking a toll on smaller crops, leaving pockets of losses in a far...

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My Day at Farm Aid

Rebecca Pidgeon | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Farm Aid 2011, Farm Aid, Rebecca Pidgeon, Willie Nelson, New Roots, Women News
Rebecca Pidgeon

2011-08-15-Screenshot20110815at3.19.46PM.jpg I played my set with my fantastic band in the afternoon under the hot Kansas sun, but with a grateful breeze, to a very mellow, happy crowd, settling in for 10 hours of music.

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Mondo Amore, a Mission Bell and Joey's Song: Conversations With Amos Lee, Nicole Atkins and Michael Gomoll

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jason Ringenberg, Amos Lee, Mickey Raphael, Thea Gilmore, Robbie Fulks, Dravet's Syndrome, The Moldy Peaches, Calexico, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Miles Davis, Angelo Badalamenti, Nicole Atkins, Justin Curry, The Avett Brothers, Epilepsy Foundation, AT&T, Greg Allen, Norah Jones, David Lynch, Teletubbies, My Morning Jacket, Duncan Sheik, Priscilla Ahn, Steve Forbert, Blue Note, Willie Nelson, Joe Vent, Love, Traffic, Sidewalk Café, Lucinda Williams, Peter Yarrow, Sam Beam, Farm Aid, Eileen Rose, Ronnie Spector, Pietta Brown, Thelonious Monk, Neko Case, Brothers Grimm, Paul McCartney, Epilepsy, Bryan George, Kruu, Del Amitri, Elmo, Razor & Tie, Hotel Café, Arthur Lee, Sara Watkins, Cheryl Pawelski, Regina Spektor, The Doors, Baby Einstein, Pink Floyd, Phil Palazzolo, Raul Malo, Jon Brion, Joey Burns, Bruce Springsteen, Blomndie, Largo, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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A Special Benefit Concert: A Conversation with Dave Matthews, Grammy Bragging Rights, Plus More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: McCaw Hall, Tim Reynolds, Farm Aid, Taylor Guitar, Dave Matthews, Jeff Beck, Dave Matthews Band, JustGive.Org, Neil Young John Mellencamp, Robert Plant, Katrina, Rosanne Cash, The Heart and the Hand, Kings of Leon, Rockbridge Guitar, Hurricane Katrina, The Black Keys, Willie Nelson, tr3, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Watch Farm Aid 2009 Live

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farm Aid, Wilco, Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Jason Mraz, Impact News

For two and a half decades, the Farm Aid concert has raised money for family farms and promoted local, organic food. All of the usual suspects are the...

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Dan Barber on How the Next President Should Initiate the "Food Deal"

Louise McCready | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food, Food Prices, Presidential Candidates, Iraq, Food Crisis, Ruth Reichl, Dan Barber, Farming, Farm Aid, Farm Bills, Green News
Louise McCready

"You can't delve into this issue without being invested in the political consequences of what we're encouraging our farmers to grow, what kind of policies are being written."

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HuffPost Video Premiere: Third Eye Blind "Don't Believe A Word," plus The Jayhawks, Genesis, and Peanuts 1960's Collection

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Victoria Williams, The Eagles, Third Eye Blind, Tim O'Reagan, Marc Perlman, Gary Louris, Punk'd, Steve Hackett, Sally Brown, The Byrds, American Recordings, Chris Hillman, Linus Van Pelt, A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Everly Brothers, Christopher Shea, Stephen Bishop, Johnny Cash, Bill Meléndez, George Winston, Mark Olsen, Bill Bruford, Lee Mendelson, Charisma Records, Rhino Records, Weather Report, Entertainment News, Stephan Jenkins, Gram Parsons, Peter Frampton, Chester Thompson, Pop, King Crimson, The Village Voice, The Hawks, Def American, David Benoit, It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, Karen Grotberg, Twin/Tone, George Drakoulias, The Louvin Brothers, Bunkhouse Records, Sally Dryer, Phil Collins, Daryl Stuermer, Frank Zappa, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Farm Aid, Americana, Lucy Van Pelt, David Guraldi, Peter Robbins, Alt-Country, Genesis, Kathy Steinberg, Bob Dylan, Mike Rutherford, Charlie Brown, The Jayhawks, Roots, Charles M. Schultz, Tony Banks, The Band, Yes We Can, Vince Guaraldi, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"I wanted to create a video that actually represented Third Eye Blind," says Stephan Jenkins, lead singer and songwriter for Third Eye Blind.

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For Dairy Farmers, the Depression is Here. Is Industrial Agriculture to Blame?

Leslie Hatfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farm Aid, Food Democracy Now, Dairy Crisis, Food Politics, Green News
Leslie Hatfield

If you drink milk, you probably haven't noticed any drop in the price of a gallon anytime recently. But if you were a dairy farmer, you'd know quite well that the price you'd received for the milk has dropped -- the largest single drop since the Great Depression.

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Huffington Post Video Premiere: "Troubled Land" by John Mellencamp

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Savannah, John McCain, Farm Aid, Barack Obama, John Mellencamp, Georgia, Indiana, New John Mellencamp Video, New Mellencamp Video, Troubled Land Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

2008-10-28-mellencamp.jpgThe black and white video takes its subject matter beyond the implied anti-war message of Mellencamp's tag line "bring peace to this troubled land."

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Our Next President Could Learn a Lot from Willie Nelson

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farming, Farm Aid, Sustainable Food, Economy, John Mellencamp, Agriculture, Dave Matthews, Sustainability, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Local Farmers, Green News
Frances Moore Lappe

While we're told that big agribusiness will save us, it's a system centralizing their control of our food system that got us here.

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