Help us out here, Willie Nelson.
"Farm Aid has deep roots in the Midwest that reach back to our first concert in Illinois in 1985," said Farm Aid president Willie Nelson. "I'm looking forward to bringing my friends together on the Farm Aid stage to celebrate family farmers and the crucial work they do. Farmers do so much more than bring us the good food we all want to eat. America needs family farmers to revitalize our economy and make our country healthy."
We're so struck with the irony of this year's Farm Aid being held on farm land that's being targeted for commercial development. The Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre sits in the midst of some of the most fertile land in America, which St. Louis County plans to run a superhighway through, followed closely by the destruction of every farm there.
"Completing the Page to Olive Connector will improve access to the Howard Bend area. Various studies have indicated the economic benefit of construction, sales, wages and other elements could be as high as 20 billion dollars over twenty years. The economic benefit will extend throughout the region and the state." ~from St. Louis County's Page-Olive Connector website.
We'll be right there with you on October 4th, Mr. Nelson. Will you be with us?
Friday, July 17, 2009
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