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Brian Riedl, “Still at the Federal Trough: Farm Subsidies for the
Rich and Famous Shattered Records in 2001,” Heritage Foundation
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USDA Economic Research Service: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Features/farmbill/
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speaking up
The Food Project: http://www.thefoodproject.org/.
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The Community Food Security Coalition: http://www.foodsecurity.org/.
losing the bug arms race
Robert G. Bellinger, Pest Resistance to Pesticides, Southern Region Pesti-
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Pesticide Action Network, carcinogenic pesticide list: http://www.panna.org/
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home grown
Travis Beck and Martin F. Quigley, Edible Landscaping, Ohio State
University Extension Factsheet HYG- 1255-02, ohioline.osu.edu/
hyg-fact/1000/1255.html.