From DirecTV’s broadcast of Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America, Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson and Tim Reynolds perform “Gravedigger” at Miller Park in Milwaukee on October 2, 2010. Farm Aid was started by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp in 1985 to keep family farmers on the land and has worked since then to make sure everyone has access to good food from family farmers.
For more information about Farm Aid, visit: http://farmaid.org/youtube
Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp
Farm Aid Board Members Neil Young, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews
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www.FarmAid.com
Farm Aid Board Members Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp.
photo: Brian Bruner
Neil Young was born on November 12, 1945, in Toronto, Canada
Neil Young was born on November 12, 1945, in Toronto, Canada
Read about about all the great work done by Farm Aid, and board members Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp and hundreds of volunteers have done to help America’s family farmers, and what we can do:
www.FarmAid.org
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— Farm Aid (@FarmAid) September 17, 2017
John Mellencamp
Neil Young
Dave Matthews
Farm Aid Board Members Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp.
photo: Brian Bruner
Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp organized the first Farm Aid concert in 1985 to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on the land. Dave Matthews joined the Farm Aid Board of Directors in 2001. Farm Aid has raised more than $50 million to promote a strong and resilient family farm system of agriculture. Farm Aid is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to keep family farmers on the land.
Farm Aid accomplishes its mission by:
We know that to keep family farmers on the land we have to increase the number of people buying their good food. From our annual concert event that features family farm food and unites farmers, artists, and concerned citizens, to our inspiring and informative tv, radio, mail and web campaigns (including our HOMEGROWN.org website), we are building a powerful movement for good food from family farms.
In order for family farmers to thrive we have to create more markets for them, giving more people the opportunity to access family farm food. Farm Aid fosters connections between farmers and eaters by growing and strengthening local and regional markets and working to get family farm food in urban neighborhoods, grocery stores, restaurants, schools and other public institutions.
Since 1985, Farm Aid has answered 1-800-FARM-AID to provide immediate and effective support services to farm families in crisis. Now Farm Aid’s online Farmer Resource Network connects farmers to an extensive network of organizations across the country that help farmers find the resources they need to access new markets, transition to more sustainable and profitable farming practices, and survive natural disasters.
Farm Aid works with local, regional and national organizations to promote fair farm policies and grassroots organizing campaigns designed to defend and bolster family farm-centered agriculture.We’ve worked side-by-side with farmers to protest factory farms and inform farmers and eaters about issues like genetically modified food and growth hormones. By strengthening the voices of family farmers, Farm Aid stands up for the people upon whom we all depend. Farm Aid’s Action Center allows concerned citizens to become advocates for farm policy change.
“I think I feel to my bones very connected to farm land & farming & I work with farmers on a personal level.” https://t.co/XzY7ZhYAy2
— Farm Aid (@FarmAid) September 11, 2017
