Chipotle released another beautiful video today in its campaign against factory farming, and you can get a BOOrito for $2 tonight if you dress to support family farms. more ›

Torontoist immediately wins our heart by using the word "Jackass" in a headline. In fact, we love their use of it so much that we're going to use it as much as possible throughout this post. For example, it looks like there are Toronto-area jackasses besides those who misuse the sidewalk: look at the crap on sale on Toronto's craigslist. But it looks like Toronto doesn't contain the kind of jackasses who pee in public... more ›

The first swing came flying from the Tribune - only 28% of Farm Aid's revenue last year made it to farm families. Ouch! That stings! The Trib then continued the jabs with questions of why Farm Aid has nearly $19,000 in Bank of America stock when banks are the ones responsible for foreclosing on family farms - the main reason that Farm Aid began twenty years ago. The Trib also added that in Farm... more ›

Attention, lovers of live music! We’re not really sure how to put this delicately so we won’t: if you end up staying home this weekend, you’re a fucking poseur. We say this not because we are looking down from our hipper-than-thou mountain and proclaiming that WE are true music fans and YOU are not. Nay, it is the eclecticism in this weekend’s offerings that demand you get your homework done, dip into your savings, bring... more ›

Bloodshot Records has teamed up with Farm Aid to bring music to the farmer's markets around the city next week. These performances are early, and we all know the early bird gets the best produce. All shows are free and are scheduled as follows. more ›

20 years after the first Farm Aid concert occurred in Champaign, Illinois the concert is coming back to our fair state on September 18th at the Tweeter Center. So far the usual Farm Aid players are confirmed: Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellancamp, and Dave Matthews. Wilco has also been slated. Tickets for the fundraising concert go on sale July 30th at 10 a.m. A contest from Organic Valley for free tickets is going on through July 31st. more ›

It's not Live Aid - they helped fight an African famine. It's not Farm Aid - they help America's farmers. It's Great Lakes Aid - a series of concerts in American and Canadian cities to raise money for environmental projects that will benefit the Great Lakes. more ›