Farm Aid Invites TV and Radio Stations to Broadcast Live From St. Louis Music Festival

Farm Aid Invites TV and Radio Stations to Broadcast Live From St. Louis Music Festival

   Farm Aid works with St. Louis farmers, businesses, and organizations to    achieve a local flavor at Farm Aid 2009 Presented by Horizon Organic    

Farm Aid will welcome radio and television stations to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights to capture the excitement of Farm Aid's first annual benefit concert in Missouri.

   WHAT:  Live broadcast opportunity    WHEN:  Friday, Oct. 2 - Sunday, Oct. 4    WHERE:  Verizon Wireless Amphitheater   14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights, MO   

If you would like to broadcast live from Farm Aid, please contact Maria Enie at (724) 816-3368. An area outside the main entrance has been designated for live broadcasts and parking staff will direct crews to this location.

   Information about Farm Aid 2009 Presented by Horizon Organic:     --  Farm Aid's HOMEGROWN Village will feature hands-on activities that       give concertgoers a chance to meet farmers, get their hands dirty, and       learn about the ways family farmers are enriching our soil, protecting       our water, and growing alternative fuels in addition to bringing us       good food.     --  Farm Aid 2009 Presented by Horizon Organic will feature food with       local or organic, family farm-sourced ingredients at concessions. The       concert is the biggest family farm restaurant in St. Louis and it's       open for one day only! Concessions include cheeseburgers, veggie       burgers, hot dogs, veggie dogs, jalapeno corndogs, bratwurst, chicken       tenders, chicken breast sandwiches, pizzas, French fries, sweet and       sour wasabi chicken wraps and veggie salad roll-ups. Concessions at       the show will also feature BBQ ham steaks, pork chops and brats from       Patchwork Family Farms and a farmers market presented by Sappington       Farmers Market where concertgoers can buy fresh fruit, baked goods and       treats.     --  Farm Aid is partnering with St. Louis businesses to help achieve zero       waste goals during the concert and add to the established Verizon       Wireless Amphitheater recycling program. With the help of Replenishing       the Earth and Route 66 Organics, all compostable waste at the concert       will be turned into a valuable agricultural material. Volunteers will       be on hand to help concertgoers differentiate between landfill-bound       trash; recyclables like plastic, and compostables like food waste and       certified compostable foodservice-ware. Additionally, the energy used       to produce the concert will be offset by the purchasing of renewable       energy certificates through Bonneville Environmental Foundation. Farm       Aid's concert greening initiatives are underwritten by Horizon Organic       and Silk Soymilk.     --  Farm Aid is calling on concertgoers to bring non-perishable food items       with them to the concert for a food drive that will benefit the Harvey       Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry and the St. Louis Area Foodbank.     --  Farm Aid 2009 Presented by Horizon Organic will feature performances       by Farm Aid president and founder Willie Nelson and board members Neil       Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews, who will perform with Tim       Reynolds, as well as Gretchen Wilson, Jason Mraz, Wilco, Jamey       Johnson, Phosphorescent, Billy Joe Shaver, Will Dailey, Ernie Isley &       the Jam Band, Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses, The Blackwood Quartet,       and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real. Doors for the event will open       at 12:30 p.m.     --  For fans at home, DIRECTV will exclusively broadcast Farm Aid 2009       live and in HD on The 101 Network beginning at 5:00 pm ET. DIRECTV has       pledged to match all of its customer donations up to $50,000 made       between September 1 and October 31, 2009.     --  Farm Aid 2009 Presented by Horizon Organic will be a webcast presented       by EternaGreen and will stream live at www.farmaid.org beginning at       5:00 pm ET.     --  Concertgoers and people watching and listening to Farm Aid 2009       Presented by Horizon Organic at home can text FARMER to 90999 to       donate $5 to help Farm Aid keep family farmers on their land.   

Join the Farm Aid conversation on Twitter at www.twitter.com/FarmAid. For more information about Farm Aid visit www.farmaid.org.

Farm Aid's mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews host an annual concert to raise funds to support Farm Aid's work with family farmers and to inspire people to choose family-farmed food. Since 1985, Farm Aid, with the support of the artists who contribute their performances each year, has raised nearly $36 million to support programs that help farmers thrive, expand the reach of the Good Food Movement, take action to change the dominant system of industrial agriculture and promote food from family farms.

**Editors' and Producers' Note: The deadline to request advance credentials for Farm Aid 2009 Presented by Horizon Organic has passed, but outlets are allowed to credential at the venue on Sunday, October 4, beginning at 9 a.m. If you are planning to credential on-site, please call Maria Enie at (724) 816-3368.**

CONTACT: Maria Enie, +1-724-816-3368, menie@vancomm.com, for Farm Aid

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