Happy Birthday, Farm Aid! - Green Gazette

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February/March 2007
By Carol Ekarius 
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Hank Moss, a Louisiana rancher, received assistance from Farm Aid’s disaster relief fund in 2004. His ranch, located four miles from the coast, was inundated by massive storm surges when Hurricanes Rita and Katrina hammered the Gulf Coast. He lost all his buildings, fencing, some cattle, and his crawfish and rice operations. And when the water receded, his land was covered with salt.

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“Farm Aid sent me a load of hay quickly after the storm,” Moss says. “It helped sustain the cattle and horses I was able to save. It gave me the first inkling of motivation — I had something back on my ranch of value. They also publicized our plight on their Web site, which was helpful with getting other people’s attention. Farm Aid gave us some validity and helped focus attention to the needs we had down here.”

Learn more about Farm Aid and its annual fundraising concert at www.farmaid.org, or call (800) 327-6243. To find farmers in your area who sell food locally or to list your farm, visit Food Routes.

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