At a time when adults believe
half-truths about the food supply and children don’t know milk comes from a
cow, it has never been more important to educate consumers about the practice
of farming.
Chip Councell of Cordova,
Maryland is the tenth generation of his family to farm, where he grows grain
and 20 to 30 various kinds of vegetables on almost 1,300 acres annually. He is also involved in the Farmers Feed US
campaign geared towards educating consumers about the farmers who produce their
safe, affordable, and nutritious food.
The Farmers Feed US campaign
gives farmers an opportunity to tell their story, and that’s exactly what Chip
is doing during his feature video clip. Chip stresses
that all farmers need to have an impact on the perceptions of agriculture,
whereas, “They can no longer just sit back.
We need to be a better job communicating what we do and why we do it to
the public.”
You can read more about Chip’s
involvement in the Farmers Feed US campaign on page 6 in our Farm Credit Leader magazine. Or, to learn more about other farmers in the
region or get involved in telling agriculture’s story yourself, visit farmersfeedus.org.
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