tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post5228806448911224928..comments2024-02-22T13:40:45.894+11:00Comments on Happy Antipodean: Farmers' interests drowned in creeping globalisationMatthew da Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158988637117138260noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post-21471172145983965002012-02-01T21:41:11.716+11:002012-02-01T21:41:11.716+11:00This farmer helped start a weekly farmers market i...This farmer helped start a weekly farmers market in our local small town which 10 years on has revived the fortunes of many small farmers and food producers in our region and pumped more than 100 million into the local economy. Direct action works. Banding together works. Do it yourselves because no-one else will.Jude the Obscurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post-71938717232222895142012-02-01T07:42:40.874+11:002012-02-01T07:42:40.874+11:00You haven't mentioned any impact of "the ...You haven't mentioned any impact of "the middle man", is this because there is none and supermarkets buy direct? Do farmers have the opertunities to form a co-op or are these illegal? What about a weat board or national livestock association type of arrangement for farmers that the supermarkets have to deal with?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com