WASHINGTON, December 10th, 2011-- Independent filmmaker, Kristin Canty, announced her film “Farmageddon” is being screened Tuesday, December 13th for members of Congress.
Farmageddon, The Unseen War on American Family Farms, vividly conveys the stories of numerous farmers who found themselves on the wrong side of government food policy.
The gravity of the plight of small farmers has gotten the attention of our politicians in Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D, ME) and Ed Perlmutter, (D, CO), and Congressman Ron Paul, (R, TX) are sponsoring the Congressional screening. Pingree, who is also an organic farmer, wants her colleagues to see the devastating effects regulatory policies are having on small American farms.
Recently enacted laws and provisions (such as the Food Safety Modernization Act) in the last few years have favored industrial food complexes and have made making it much harder and tedious for a small farm to operate under the new provisions.
It is hard to imagine our government using S.W.A.T. raids to deal with misdemeanors, particularly in cases where there is no proof of harm. This movie enables Congress to come to come face to face with harsh realities of farm life after the new laws have been enacted.
The Congressional screening will take place on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, December 13, 5:30 pm in the Orientation Theater North. People are encouraged to invite their Congressman and Senator to see the film.
To find your Representative: http://www.house.gov
To find your Senator: http://www.senate.gov.
The eye opening food documentary was also invited back for an encore run at Chicago's prestigious Gene Siskel Film Center.
This summer, Farmaggeon screened in Washington, DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, Chicago, and Boston, along with 150 community screenings around the country.
For more information on Farmageddon, please visit the Website.
Information provided by Kim Hartke of the Weston A. Price Association
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