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War, and the enormous waste of resources spent in preparing for it, threaten our work.

All farmers of the world share the unique privilege and the daunting responsibility of making sure everyone is fed and the land is protected to feed the future generations.   We come from different political, religious and social backgrounds but share a common concern that this great country of ours, founded by small farmers and craftsmen, return to the spirit and ideals on which we were founded.   We strive for a world that reduces the risk of war by eliminating its causes poverty, injustice and religious intolerance.   We call for all countries to stop misappropriating their resources on war and to focus rather on fighting hunger, disease and protecting our environment and our farmland.

Co-chairs, Farms Not Arms

Will Allen and Kate Duesterberg, Cedar Circle Farm, East Thetford, VT
Jim Cochran, Swanton Berry Farm, Davenport, CA

John Kiefer Rosebud Ranch, Sauk City, WI 
Michael O'Gorman, Jacobs Farm/Del Cabo, Pescadero, CA

Supporting Groups

Family Farm Defenders, familyfarmdefenders.org
Peaceroots Alliance, initiating organization, peaceroots.org
Organic Consumers Organization, organicconsumers.org
Veritable Vegetable, veritablevegetable.com

Goodness Greeness, goodnessgreeness.com
Global Exchange, globalexchange.org
Chelsea Green Publishing, chelseagreen.com

Berkeley Farmers’ Markets, ecologycenter.org

Pacific Bio-fuel, Inc., pacfuel.com

Midwest Organic Dairy Producer’s Alliance
Small Planet Institute, smallplanetinstitute.org

Endorsers

Jim Hightower, retired Texas Agriculture Commissioner, author and commentator, Austin, TX

Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun, former US Senator, organic farmer, Union Springs, AL

Ben Burkett, President, National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC), vegetable farmer, Petal, MS

George Naylor, past President, NFFC, corn and soybean farmer, Jefferson, IA

Dena Hoff, Vice-President NFFC, sheep, cattle and grain farmer, Glendive, MT

Dolores Huerta, President, Dolores Huerta Foundation, co-founder of UFW, Bakersfield, CA 

John Kinsman, President, Family Farm Defenders and dairy farmer, Lime Ridge, WI

Ralph Paige, Executive Director, Federation of Southern Cooperatives, Epes, AL

Ronnie Cummins, President, Organic Consumers Association

Medea Benjamin, Co-founder Global Exchange, San Francisco, CA

Kevin Danaher, Co-Producer, Green Festival, Executive Director, Global Citizen Center
Mary Mecartney, National Vice-President, United Farm Workers (UFW), Salinas, CA

Ron Strochlic, Executive Director, California Institute for Rural Studies, Davis, CA

Brett Melone, Executive Director, Agriculture & Land-Based Training Asoc. (ALBA), Salinas, CA

Ken Dickerson, President, Ecological Farming Association., Watsonville, CA.

Paul Dolan, Dark Horse Winery, and member, California Wine Board, Healdsburg, CA

Nadia McCaffrey, Gold Star Mother and founder of Veterans Village project, Tracy, CA

Mary Ann Wright, retired U.S. Army Colonel, retired U.S State Dept., Honolulu, HI
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, San Rafael, CA

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And they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.

ISAIAH 2:4