The Rural Voice, 1993-10, Page 8organically grown grain products
directly to thc consumer and arc
trying to concentrate more and more
on thc local market.
Where have all the farmers'
credit unions gone? The big banks
sold us on their special services and
we arc paying for them now to the
tune of multi-million dollar profits!
Straightforward credit services don't
have to be expensive and small is
always more efficient!
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Last but definitely not least
farmers have to put away their pride
in always running the most modem
machinery available. Instead team
up with your neighbours and share
in using high priced combines and
other specialty equipment as much
as possible. The savings could
eliminate the need for an off -farm
job!
The more family farms disappear
from our communities the bigger the
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threat becomes of multi -national
corporations controlling our food
supply and holding us hostage with
the threat of starvation! No, Adrian
Vos, there is no need to fear hunger
yet, but malnutrition is widespread
already, and starvation might not be
far down the road!!
Thank you, Keith. More power
to you — keep up the good work and
don't despair!O
Siegfried (Ziggy) Kleinau
RR 4, Lion's Head, ON
Others were at IPM
I read with interest the article by
Keith Roulston "Plowing Matches
remembered" (IPM Special
Edition). I too remember the 1978
match at Jim Armstrong's farm near
Wingham, as I was one of the many
volunteers who worked in a tent
feeding thousands of hungry people.
However, it wasn't a tent from
Brussels, it was from Belmore.
We had our arena condemned as
well and wanted to rebuild, but
funds were not available. So, a
group of local people decided to
cater at the plowing match. I realize
people have their own memories of
the plowing match in Wingham, but
to only mention one of the Official
Tents seems a little unfair. If you
were to leave out the names Bruss-
els, Morris and Grey and put in Bel -
more, Howick, Tumberry, Culross
and Carrick you would have been
talking about my community centre.
We still cater in Belmore to this
day and the money made is used to
help support minor ball, hockey,
figure skating and the upkeep of our
centre.
Mrs. Lynda Fitch
Belmore volunteer
P.S. I don't wish to downgrade the
people of Brussels, Moms and
Grey, as I know several wonderful
people in that community, I only
wish to point out that there were two
official tents — Brussels and
Belmore — both working to feed
thousands of hungry people and to
replace something in their
communities which meant a lot to
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