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“Looking out the door, sitting on the porch every morning, things don’t look that much different than any other year”, said retired Wonewoc, Wisconsin farmer Jim Goodman.
It’s just my opinion, that doesn’t make it true, it’s just what I think. After 34 years, I thought I’d write something down for a change instead of going off on a tangent.
With interview time at a premium, and hordes of media at the Farm Aid concert, I had the opportunity to sit down with artist Nathanial Rateliff, and see where he was at with the growing farm crisis.
The Homegrown Village held during this year’s 34th Farm Aid concert, brought together farmers, activists, and farm advocacy groups from across the country.
In its 34th year, Farm Aid 2019 rocked the farmland in South-central Wisconsin. Held at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin this past Saturday, this year’s concert opener, paid homage to the first people of the area, the Hocak (Ho-Chunk) Nation.
Started back in 1985, and organized by Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp, Farm Aid was formed to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on the land.
