There's a whole lotta singings never gonna be heard, Disappearing everyday without so much as a word

Oppression of the farmworker is well documented throughout history. Agriculture has been used throughout history to exploit people. Look at slavery in America and colonialism abroad. The thing about it is that this is not over. Internationally in the in Latin and South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia (especially) workers are now living in a modern day slavery, serving a different master. No longer are there formal slave owners or masters or kings. The enslaver of today is the global corporation. Any company that uses an agricultural product (such as chocolate, coffee, rice, corn, sugar cane, fruit, ect) for mass consumption must be suspect. The ways that corporations have a responsibility towards fair wages and sustainable lifestyle of the people that make their products is shrouded in mystery. In fact there is not much accountability for these companies. No one knows the practices of companies such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, and Folgers because the companies have become very good at sweeping their injustices under a rug. And all of this is for Western consumer that usually has everything they need to live well already and of course cheaper price. (Even narcotics is involved in this scheme. Though things like cocaine are not controlled by corporations, the practice also enslaves many in Latin/South American Countries (this is why you shouldn't by weed folks)). Anything to save a penny. Too cheap of a price. The prices at supermarkets like Wal-Mart are just not logical. Things do not cost enough in order to pay people fairly, even when moving mass quantities. The overconsumption of this culture further contributes to the degradation of land and degraded souls abroad. These are people we do not know. These are farmers whom we do not have a face to put with the products and ingredients they cultivate. We need to know these faces if we ever will treat them like our fellow human-beings and end the modern day agricultural slavery that is very much alive today. The price of Organic, fair trade, and local food, though it may be higher is the right price. It is the right price to end oppression. This is why everything we buy matters so much. Spending a bit extra is the new civil rights movement. It is the new way to end discrimination. We must do research and know where our dollars are going. please buy, when you have to, with the image of a better world in mind. Agriculture can be a beautiful thing, but in too many places worldwide it represents a disgusting representation of slavery. Let's try with our might to curb our consumption, the way we buy, and to learn. To learn so that we can no longer be said to know not what we do. Let's know what we are doing and redeem which should be beautiful. Agriculture.