Thank you for your reporting John, MAGA is only possible with MAHA. If people don’t see that they haven’t walked in a Wal Mart recently. We are the richest society in the history of the world and our food is trash (mostly because the government is heavily involved), and subsequently our health is trash.
I know the changing or outright removal of ag subsidies would be monumental to food quality. These subsidies direct farmer production into profitless and low nutrition foods and livestock feedstuffs which are the foundation of our nation’s poor health. Remove the subsidies and suddenly producing beef in a feedlot doesn’t make sense. Remove the subsidies and producing Cornish Cross broilers doesn’t make sense. Remove the subsidies and it doesn’t make sense to put HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) in everything. Remove the subsidies and the profit margin on a box of corn flakes falls through the floor. Most of the sins of animal welfare and human nutrition are downstream of government market manipulation through subsidies. But alas, the subsidy regime is unlikely to change and this means that you shouldn’t buy food at supermarkets. Mrs. Brooke Rollins you can have your subsidies if you give me the PRIME Act.
All I want for Christmas is PRIME Act, sponsored by Massie:
This at least allows producers and consumers to connect directly without the interference of the USDA in INTRASTATE (within a state) commerce. USDA should have NO authority on intrastate commerce anyways.
I honestly don’t care if the US taxpayer wants to waste money paying the salary of 100,000 bureaucrats at the USDA and the income of millions of American commodity producers (sounds like a socialist system to me crop insurance farmers- if you’re getting crop insurance premiums paid for you are a welfare recipient), but the moment the USDA (or local county health board) shows up to tell me that I have to use bleach in my poultry processing I lose my noggin. Stay away merchants of death, please allow us small farmers to do business with our loyal customers in peace.
Thank you for sharing the link to the PRIME act. One would think our Congresswoman and Senators from the foodie state of Vermont would be co-sponsors, given the number of local producers of organic veggies, fruits, dairy, and pastured beef and poultry. Perhaps we should all be reaching out to Balint, Sanders, and Welch, and ask them to support the PRIME Act. Big Ag subsidies need to go. I hate seeing the price of organic potatoes and carrots from CA and Canada being 2.5 times less expensive than those produced in Vermont. Reducing/eliminating Big Ag subsidies would result in more discretionary income for people to purchase local products. Personal responsibility plays a key role. Liberals are more likely to be on the organic food and pastured meats bandwagon than conservatives. A healthier population is common ground on which I hope people can meet, especially when it comes to the health and well-being of children.
A few days ago I thought about buying some crackers, something I rarely eat. Over the past year I have become more aware of checking ingredients before buying so as I was looking at the selection of crackers I saw a box of Ritz Crackers, which added "Original" to its description on the front of the box, but it was a lie. I'm pretty sure original Ritz Crackers, the ones Andy Griffith hawked, did not contain bioengineered ingredients. It seems Nabisco is not afraid to incorporate false advertising into their products.
It will be interesting to see how the food corporations respond to the noticeable changes in public opinion. I know I plan on communicating with the chain stores where we shop, telling them they need to adjust accordingly because there is a new sheriff in town!
I do not disagree that addressing the food system is critical. I would remind you that this country has an awful lot of problems that need attention. It seems unlikely that all of them can be the focus of attention at the same time and with the intensity needed. My biggest worry is that the coalition that put Trump in office will fracture and fail to deliver in the mid terms and in 28. We will need Trump’s term and Vance for two terms to get everything back in order and nailed down so it can’t be changed back on a whim. The long view is required.
I agree -- which is why I view the food issue as so important. It is perhaps THE most nonpartisan issue conservatives can use to gain credibility and support from walkaways and the Middle. It is also most important because liberty depends on secure local food resources. The globalists know this full well....
It a glorious thing to behold, the convergence of MAGA and MAHA. I wept the night Bobby came on the stage with Trump, being welcomed by MAGA as a conquering hero. There is much handwringing being done on the subject of unifying America. It has ready happened in front of our very eyes. There is much work to be done in this area but a strong foundation has been laid . Our would be psychopathic over lords will fight us all the way. We must engage in the battle to get these nominees seated. Write and call your Senators. Thanks for the good work John and best wishes and prayers on getting into the USDA!
While controlling the food supply is a huge issue and a definite ite goal of the globalist cabal, be reminded that their efforts do not target only food. Their One Health approach ( unfortunately also trying to be implemented here in our state of VT ) is aimed at controlling everything: all the forests, all the fields, all the waterways, the air above your head, with the goal of surreptitiously stealing private ownership away from each one of us. This means they own it all, a total vertical integration of everything and every possible supply line. When one looks at the globalist writings of the past 100 plus years, we are the carbon that they wish to eliminate. Their agendas are nothing more than eugenics and democide cloaked in the fraudulent robes of humanitarian and earth friendly policies with side dishes of excess taxation and excess regulation over the daily lives the little people like me and you. When in fact their policies will not only eliminate many of us, but also destroy the planet with ever more toxins. I always wonder how much the actual top people actually believe all this crap. They have managed to thoroughly convince their acolytes that carbon is a problem etc. even though carbon is necessary and the more of it that is in the atmosphere the more the plant life thrives which then means the more the animal life also thrives.
You do have a valid point there. We all have to say no to big ag food. Yes, it will cost us more, but if we don’t say no to it, the cost will be even greater for all of us and for the future generations.
I fear Rappoport is correct, yet that would still be a shift in the right direction -- a turning of the worm. We must similarly push on food policy. We may not gain all we hope for immediately, but begin to meaningfully turn the worm on food policy over time.
"Dr. Fauci’s decades-long career has been devoted to combating infectious diseases and advancing public health, saving countless lives in the process." Yeah, right..... :)
Mr. Klar....can you address the seemingly never ending recalls happening within our food supply. I don't remember as many produce and meat recalls while growing up. Why is it almost a weekly occurrence now? It seems almost commonplace to have food recalled and destroyed. A situation that only exacerbates the already rising prices and shortages. Do you think this is a result of political control, environmental issues or the unskilled labor being used? Or all of the above? Why is this happening with such frequency now? I would like to know your thoughts. Thank you.
Go get to know your farmer at a local farmer’s market if available. Putting a face to your grower means that you are keeping them accountable for quality and toxic contamination. A small farmer selling his/her goods straight to consumers has a STRONG incentive to not cut corners and provide as top quality product as possible. The larger and more concentrated our food system becomes the less responsive it is to market dynamics and quality and food safety suffers. Furthermore the nuts and bolts of concentrated food processing means that one contaminated piece can ruin a lot of 10,000, 100,000 or 1,000,000. Concentration and scale leads to lower quality food.
Check out Joel Salatin’s excellent book for everyday folks titled, “Folks, This Ain’t Normal” about issues with our modern form of food production, distribution and preparation.
The more responsibility you take for the quality of your food, the better off you will be. I hate to break it to you but the USDA ensures LOWER quality food, because it is bought and paid for by large Agroindustrial companies.
Unfortunately, not all local farmers are that considerate in their practices. Here in Vermont there is widespread use of Glyphosate, a known carcinogen. And evidently it's use is sanctioned by the Vermont Ag dept so the farmers feel justified in using it. It is supposed to take the place of plowing under the weeds. It is primarily used in the growing of feed corn. Because it is systemic, it can be found in any dairy product made from the milk of the cows that have been fed the contaminated corn. There have been several attempts made to a nearby farmer to have him stop the practice....but because farmers are almost God like in Vermont...we get shouted down. It isn't as if I want to make his life harder...I just want him to stop poisoning us. So even on a small scale there is toxic contamination...and because the Vermont Ag department sanctions it....it will likely continue.
That is true, but it comes at a premium price as does most organic food. And I doubt that much of it is available at food shelves. I am 71 and living on my SS. I had a nice next egg but that has been used for emergency home maintenance and the rising cost of everything. Organic food is a little out of my price range. Consumers should not have to eat/drink chemically contaminated food because we cannot afford the nice, safe organic items. The state should be interested in making food from Vermont safe for everyone by banning the use of toxic materials. But I would imagine that the chemical companies have their lobbyists hanging around the state house cafeteria with all the others. I'm sorry if I sound a bit terse, but I have survived cancer twice now....I wonder daily what caused it...living near the Glyphosate saturated fields, eating/drinking foods grown in contaminated soil? Vermont needs to do better protecting everyone, not just those who can afford to purchase organic.
Thank you for your reporting John, MAGA is only possible with MAHA. If people don’t see that they haven’t walked in a Wal Mart recently. We are the richest society in the history of the world and our food is trash (mostly because the government is heavily involved), and subsequently our health is trash.
I know the changing or outright removal of ag subsidies would be monumental to food quality. These subsidies direct farmer production into profitless and low nutrition foods and livestock feedstuffs which are the foundation of our nation’s poor health. Remove the subsidies and suddenly producing beef in a feedlot doesn’t make sense. Remove the subsidies and producing Cornish Cross broilers doesn’t make sense. Remove the subsidies and it doesn’t make sense to put HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) in everything. Remove the subsidies and the profit margin on a box of corn flakes falls through the floor. Most of the sins of animal welfare and human nutrition are downstream of government market manipulation through subsidies. But alas, the subsidy regime is unlikely to change and this means that you shouldn’t buy food at supermarkets. Mrs. Brooke Rollins you can have your subsidies if you give me the PRIME Act.
All I want for Christmas is PRIME Act, sponsored by Massie:
https://massie.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395537
This at least allows producers and consumers to connect directly without the interference of the USDA in INTRASTATE (within a state) commerce. USDA should have NO authority on intrastate commerce anyways.
I honestly don’t care if the US taxpayer wants to waste money paying the salary of 100,000 bureaucrats at the USDA and the income of millions of American commodity producers (sounds like a socialist system to me crop insurance farmers- if you’re getting crop insurance premiums paid for you are a welfare recipient), but the moment the USDA (or local county health board) shows up to tell me that I have to use bleach in my poultry processing I lose my noggin. Stay away merchants of death, please allow us small farmers to do business with our loyal customers in peace.
I can't "like" this comment enough.... :)
Thank you for sharing the link to the PRIME act. One would think our Congresswoman and Senators from the foodie state of Vermont would be co-sponsors, given the number of local producers of organic veggies, fruits, dairy, and pastured beef and poultry. Perhaps we should all be reaching out to Balint, Sanders, and Welch, and ask them to support the PRIME Act. Big Ag subsidies need to go. I hate seeing the price of organic potatoes and carrots from CA and Canada being 2.5 times less expensive than those produced in Vermont. Reducing/eliminating Big Ag subsidies would result in more discretionary income for people to purchase local products. Personal responsibility plays a key role. Liberals are more likely to be on the organic food and pastured meats bandwagon than conservatives. A healthier population is common ground on which I hope people can meet, especially when it comes to the health and well-being of children.
I believe Peter Welch supports the PRIME Act....
Good to know!
A few days ago I thought about buying some crackers, something I rarely eat. Over the past year I have become more aware of checking ingredients before buying so as I was looking at the selection of crackers I saw a box of Ritz Crackers, which added "Original" to its description on the front of the box, but it was a lie. I'm pretty sure original Ritz Crackers, the ones Andy Griffith hawked, did not contain bioengineered ingredients. It seems Nabisco is not afraid to incorporate false advertising into their products.
It will be interesting to see how the food corporations respond to the noticeable changes in public opinion. I know I plan on communicating with the chain stores where we shop, telling them they need to adjust accordingly because there is a new sheriff in town!
I do not disagree that addressing the food system is critical. I would remind you that this country has an awful lot of problems that need attention. It seems unlikely that all of them can be the focus of attention at the same time and with the intensity needed. My biggest worry is that the coalition that put Trump in office will fracture and fail to deliver in the mid terms and in 28. We will need Trump’s term and Vance for two terms to get everything back in order and nailed down so it can’t be changed back on a whim. The long view is required.
I agree -- which is why I view the food issue as so important. It is perhaps THE most nonpartisan issue conservatives can use to gain credibility and support from walkaways and the Middle. It is also most important because liberty depends on secure local food resources. The globalists know this full well....
It a glorious thing to behold, the convergence of MAGA and MAHA. I wept the night Bobby came on the stage with Trump, being welcomed by MAGA as a conquering hero. There is much handwringing being done on the subject of unifying America. It has ready happened in front of our very eyes. There is much work to be done in this area but a strong foundation has been laid . Our would be psychopathic over lords will fight us all the way. We must engage in the battle to get these nominees seated. Write and call your Senators. Thanks for the good work John and best wishes and prayers on getting into the USDA!
In addition to MAHA and One Health discussions in VT there is the Climate Change Act taxing fossil fuels seems like a perfect way to make fuels keeping people alive during harsh winters unaffordable. https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0259/S-0259%20As%20Introduced.pdf
The common pattern is taxation and regulation of people's necessities, not recreational or elective activities....
While controlling the food supply is a huge issue and a definite ite goal of the globalist cabal, be reminded that their efforts do not target only food. Their One Health approach ( unfortunately also trying to be implemented here in our state of VT ) is aimed at controlling everything: all the forests, all the fields, all the waterways, the air above your head, with the goal of surreptitiously stealing private ownership away from each one of us. This means they own it all, a total vertical integration of everything and every possible supply line. When one looks at the globalist writings of the past 100 plus years, we are the carbon that they wish to eliminate. Their agendas are nothing more than eugenics and democide cloaked in the fraudulent robes of humanitarian and earth friendly policies with side dishes of excess taxation and excess regulation over the daily lives the little people like me and you. When in fact their policies will not only eliminate many of us, but also destroy the planet with ever more toxins. I always wonder how much the actual top people actually believe all this crap. They have managed to thoroughly convince their acolytes that carbon is a problem etc. even though carbon is necessary and the more of it that is in the atmosphere the more the plant life thrives which then means the more the animal life also thrives.
Yes, but we cannot resist One Health unless we resist food control. And controlling our food means protecting and healing our farmland....
You do have a valid point there. We all have to say no to big ag food. Yes, it will cost us more, but if we don’t say no to it, the cost will be even greater for all of us and for the future generations.
I am in favor of small. Small business. Small farms. Small Government. I am against “big”.
This doesn't look good!
https://jonrappoport.substack.com/p/trump-medical-appointees-what-can-we-really-expect?
I fear Rappoport is correct, yet that would still be a shift in the right direction -- a turning of the worm. We must similarly push on food policy. We may not gain all we hope for immediately, but begin to meaningfully turn the worm on food policy over time.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-152147774
AN OPEN LETTER TO RFK, JR.
Your Top 8 Wildest Claims and Why Your Dangerous Pseudoscience Has No Place in Public Health
"Dr. Fauci’s decades-long career has been devoted to combating infectious diseases and advancing public health, saving countless lives in the process." Yeah, right..... :)
Mr. Klar....can you address the seemingly never ending recalls happening within our food supply. I don't remember as many produce and meat recalls while growing up. Why is it almost a weekly occurrence now? It seems almost commonplace to have food recalled and destroyed. A situation that only exacerbates the already rising prices and shortages. Do you think this is a result of political control, environmental issues or the unskilled labor being used? Or all of the above? Why is this happening with such frequency now? I would like to know your thoughts. Thank you.
Go get to know your farmer at a local farmer’s market if available. Putting a face to your grower means that you are keeping them accountable for quality and toxic contamination. A small farmer selling his/her goods straight to consumers has a STRONG incentive to not cut corners and provide as top quality product as possible. The larger and more concentrated our food system becomes the less responsive it is to market dynamics and quality and food safety suffers. Furthermore the nuts and bolts of concentrated food processing means that one contaminated piece can ruin a lot of 10,000, 100,000 or 1,000,000. Concentration and scale leads to lower quality food.
Check out Joel Salatin’s excellent book for everyday folks titled, “Folks, This Ain’t Normal” about issues with our modern form of food production, distribution and preparation.
The more responsibility you take for the quality of your food, the better off you will be. I hate to break it to you but the USDA ensures LOWER quality food, because it is bought and paid for by large Agroindustrial companies.
Responsibility deferred is tyranny guaranteed.
Unfortunately, not all local farmers are that considerate in their practices. Here in Vermont there is widespread use of Glyphosate, a known carcinogen. And evidently it's use is sanctioned by the Vermont Ag dept so the farmers feel justified in using it. It is supposed to take the place of plowing under the weeds. It is primarily used in the growing of feed corn. Because it is systemic, it can be found in any dairy product made from the milk of the cows that have been fed the contaminated corn. There have been several attempts made to a nearby farmer to have him stop the practice....but because farmers are almost God like in Vermont...we get shouted down. It isn't as if I want to make his life harder...I just want him to stop poisoning us. So even on a small scale there is toxic contamination...and because the Vermont Ag department sanctions it....it will likely continue.
Yes, glyphosate remains legal. But---Fortunately, there is plenty of organic milk available.
That is true, but it comes at a premium price as does most organic food. And I doubt that much of it is available at food shelves. I am 71 and living on my SS. I had a nice next egg but that has been used for emergency home maintenance and the rising cost of everything. Organic food is a little out of my price range. Consumers should not have to eat/drink chemically contaminated food because we cannot afford the nice, safe organic items. The state should be interested in making food from Vermont safe for everyone by banning the use of toxic materials. But I would imagine that the chemical companies have their lobbyists hanging around the state house cafeteria with all the others. I'm sorry if I sound a bit terse, but I have survived cancer twice now....I wonder daily what caused it...living near the Glyphosate saturated fields, eating/drinking foods grown in contaminated soil? Vermont needs to do better protecting everyone, not just those who can afford to purchase organic.
Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program at the Agency of Natural Resources.