NGZ NEWS

The Compound The State of Our Nation

By Rachel Black By Shawn Steinberger

With thoughts we bring action,

Through action we have unity

Through unity we are strong

Through strength we endure

Through endurance, we will live. Speaking to friends at one of my biweekly Free Food Meetings, there was talk of attempting to create a legitimate party to participate in the farce that is our political Through life we will have peace system. I had to explain why we have to stay hidden, and to be sure we're all on the same page, I'll say it again to our readers. Spring Creek isn't a myth everyone. Last issue we talked about the danger of using electronic media, including the new SAFENET system's ability to log genocides of any picture you take. In that time, we had at least a regular go dark and several readers have reported missing members from their cells. As bleak as it is, we need to accept that mistakes like These are the words that every child recites in their classroom. These are the words said before every newscast. These are the words that we are expected to chant before we lay in our beds. These are the words that will destroy us. The Core is deep in the Alaskan territory, surrounded by mountain and forests all owned by the States. While its assets are already nearly impossible to escape, there is no way to escape the cold world beyond the gates. Those who go in will not escape back into the world. They will live out their sentence, or be buried at the on-site graveyard. Either way, you do not want to be sent to this wasteland. Cont. pg.2 Cont. pg.3 these can earn the most careful of us a one way ticket to Spring Creek Correctional Center. SCCC, or as we've dubbed it: the core.

From my thoughts to my actions I will strive to help our leaders keep peace.

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Going it alone
By Shani Schow

State of Our Nation

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July 7th 2013 Nevada, A massive underground farming operation was seized and destroyed by government officials. The farm, which was located deep in the Colorado Rockies, sprawled about 50 acres of land and had a wide variety of crops. Three civilian guards that were on the land have been taken into custody and have yet to be identified to the public. Law enforcement believes this could have been an operation of the revolutionary Benjamin Solomon but they have not released any evidence to support their claims. At this moment, NGZ has no means of contacting the famous revolutionary so we cannot confirm or deny this either. Officials released this statement, On Tuesday the 7th we made a major victory in the war against food contamination. In the North Colorado Mountains we raided and seized 50 acres of an unauthorized farming operation. They were growing several vegetable and grain varieties, such as tomatoes and wheat, all found to be contaminated by E Coli. This is a great moment for our public health and safety to be able to keep this dangerous food out of the market and citizens homes. We will continue to push forward and crack down on illegally grown produce. Of course, most will just see statement as a thinly veiled excuse to gain more control over what we are consuming. Sadly, these assumptions are probably correct in their thinking. The Federal Government has been pushing down harder on independently grown gardens and farms in the last year. Despite there being no law that states private citizens cannot grow their own produce, law enforcement seeks out and destroys crops in the name of food contamination. Yet despite these private crops being destroyed, corporation farming is doing better than ever. No corporate farm has had government reports of E coli contamination and in fact our country hasnt had a public outbreak of contamination since 2005. What makes this extra maddening is that the majority of the population is still suffering from massive food insecurity. Federal forces seem to be pushing towards a centralized, controlled farming system it seems in order to better control the urbanized population. If you are still curious about growing your own produce, dont lose all hope however. If youre garden is half an acre or less there is a good chance law enforcement will overlook it. As mentioned before there is no specific law banning gardening so even if your garden is seized, you probably will not be arrested and sent to labor camps. If you have somehow managed to still have a large plot of land you can always become a satellite of a larger corporation. This isnt very desirable since deals with business will take out 90% or more of your produce and pay you only a tiny margin of profit. You will have to follow the corporate regulations and be forced to grow what produce they tell you to plant. Even more of a disappointment is that you will be monitored closely. One seed or plant that doesnt follow their strict genetically engineered guidelines will result in your property being sold to the Federal Bank and you out on the street. It may not be worth the trouble but the benefit is that fresh produce would only be a backyard away.

Since the great cleanse that wiped out the world as we knew it this is what we have lived by in order to keep us from destroying ourselves like so many other countries did. For a while it did work. Things were hard but we did endure; that is all that we did however, endure. Those times have now passed. We now live in a time where the rest of these words must come to pass. We dont want to just endure anymore; we want to live. We want peace.

We gave away our freedoms and control so that we could survive the worst catastrophe the world has ever seen in recorded history. We succeeded where others around the world failed but now the very leaders that swore to protect us are now abusing us. The scare of the great cleanse is over but the shadow of enslavement now looms over all of us. Now is the time to question your way of life. Now is the time to wonder at what is really being said to your face. Now is the time to fight back for what is ours.

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The Compound
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The good news is most of you probably won't qualify to be thrown into the Core. As long as you follow our guidelines and only keep one copy of NGZ publication at any one time, you will likely only face two to five years for possession of enemy propaganda. As tempting as it may be, you must not hold onto old publications or dispose of them improperly; recycling and landfill centers have been alerted to turn in any NGZ documents they find. Not only do you put yourself at risk from the Minuteman Law's unarmed, uninformed enemy combatant clause, but you also risk exposing other readers and contributors who may have written in.

knowing how bad corporate food is, he was telling me how the free market would pressure the markets to abandon inferior methods of production and poor nutrition.

The issue with this assessment is that it ignores the fact that the abuse of the free market principle is what caused our food to be produced in

For example, during our discovery crisis of Issues #16 and #19, it factories. The Green Revolution's exposed a farm in Southern Ohio, who had written asking about the requirements ability to produce greater crops with for growing food in a particular terrain; that was enough to have all those involved petrochemical fertilizers and apprehended for criminal conspiracy to distribute unregulated produce, a solid ten pesticides should have ended at the years of hard labor depending on your role in your endeavor. proliferation of more fruits and In addition, the increase of political imprisonment is becoming ever popular in the polls cheap food is a blinding agent for the masses, and unless we can convince them otherwise, that's the way it'll stay. Until we can sway public perception, we must do all we can to make sure our networks and resolve are not fragmented. vegetables, but instead it spiraled out of control with processing attempting to widen the profit margins. To this day, the States are a land of overly processed slop; though now its under the banner of Keep in touch with your friends, but watch what you say around them. Its not uncommon for people to trade information on Free Food in exchange for leniency for lesser crimes. Avoid making farm plots in line of sight of any roads, what got us to where we are. The even dirt ones. If you have one, use a fake cover to hide your current (and only) issue is that processed food is all issue of NGZ. there is to find in the food deserts, The other day I was discussed the finer aspects of the latest slop they're thanks to one sided support for peddling under the title "________". This guy- let us call him Kob- was claiming processed foodstuffs. that the food industries will reform themselves, and that this new product was proof of it. To anyone who has gotten into a conversation with a non affiliated member, this is hardly a new conversation; but this one was particularly mind boggling because Kob was already against the current state of affairs. All the while sanitation. The problem is that processing exists, that alone isn't

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Curfew and Candlelight

By Gary Wilson

Around the World

Over here, and hurry up! Marie is waving from a few houses down the deserted street. Everyone in this Zone is now under a dusk Curfew. A response from Federal Forces after the latest unpleasantness with the local gardens. The gardens were shutdown and all the produce confiscated following the discovery of E Coli contamination and the local neighborhood co-op was disbanded. Needless to say the citizenry were not happy with the situation and several arrests were made during the ensuing riots. I was beginning to worry that you were lost, or worse! she said glancing at a Fed patrol driving past. Public transportation is the only way to get around now that the Feds have allocated all petroleum for government use. This makes getting anywhere an all day task. Couldn't show up empty handed if I'm going to eat your cooking I say with a grin. She looks in the sack and grins back. Fresh greens, potatoes and beef! No wonder you are late. You must have had to cross into the next Zone! We will be eating good tonight. Come on into the kitchen so we can get the cooking done before Shutoff. I follow her in and quickly close the door behind me. Would you hand me that mixing bowl from on top of the fridge? We are standing in Marie's kitchen. It would be generous to call the space cramped. There is just enough room to work together to prepare a meal, as long as you dont mind passing utensils and food back and forth. Never the less Marie manages to make the room inviting, even homey. The same could be said for the rest of the one bedroom apartment that she shares with her two sons, and until a few years ago, her husband. She is a dedicated mother and wife. Standing at 59, pale skin that would burst into flames in the sun, and red hair that sparks her green eyes, she manages to shield a sharp mind behind a shy smile, and a calming presence. Reader: In the June issue of NGZ there wasnt a comic like usual. What gives? Editor: We apologize for the inconvenience. Our comic strip writer had been compromised and is now being detained in Spring Creek. We have hired a new comic writer though and I hope you will end up enjoying his work. Cont. pg 14 Violent riots still continue to rage in Beijing today. Protesters are upset over food shortages and a severe unemployment rate. Today the Peoples Liberation Army has responded by opening fire on protestors killing 18 and injuring many more. Instead of quelling the riots though, this show of force only intensified the citizens anger and riots still continue to rage out of control. CANADA Major civilian population migrates north as they attempt to escape The States control. The States have halted their relentless march for now, leaving the leftover Canadian forces trapped in the great white north. CHINA

ENGLAND
British Royal Army emptied out goods 110 grocery stores in and around London in the last week under the Food Contamination Act. By the end of the month the rest of the country will have all new government sponsored food products in its stores. Much of the England population is throwing up protest and many say this is how it began in the States.

Letters to the Editor

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Chemical X
By Jordan Taylor

Everything is Normal
By Brian Lee

The FDA has legalized use of Chemical x in processed food production. Chemical X is a revolutionary long lasting preservative for unpackaged perishables. Injected fruits and vegetables with Chemical X can last for months on the shelf. It has potential for meats and dairy products as well, preserving them up to 300% times the regular amount that they would go unrefrigerated. Nevertheless, despite the FDA approving the preservatives use in commercial products, it is still widely untested on human consumption.

The following article was posted by our government yesterday morning and sent into circulation through pamphlets, newspapers and the official U.S.S.A. website. The author is Jacob West, our loving

Inside sources have reported horrifying signs of what is yet to come with chief of agriculture in what is most Chemical X. Early insider reports have showed that lab animals such as rats or defiantly an attempt to lure the pigs have, after taking very small doses of chemical x, increased their body fat people into a false sense of security. percentage by an astounding 30% compared to untreated animals. Blood pressure has also increased dramatically in tested animals. When fed a teaspoon of Chemical X, test pigs would convulse into seizures and even more of the compound of the Chemical would usually result in the animals death. Yet this poison is going into our food and we have no idea what products it will be in. On an average day while working in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disneyworld many years ago, I sat down to have lunch with two of my friends. After making the The quick legalization of this preservative is largely seen by experts as a traditional Utah mix known as fry sign of desperation on the part of the government. With rolling blackouts and food sauce, I started into my fries. I shortages across the country, it has become harder to store perishable food. With happened to glance up across the Big Brother fearing a restless population, they looked for a solution to better table to see that both of my friends preserve food without cooling. Chemical X is the unfortunate result. had completely disgusted looks on Early reports from the FDA attempt to convince the populace of its safety and health benefits, stating that, it has most of the daily vitamin servings for a healthy body. The FDA has still yet to release what is actually in Chemical X however. Widespread production of Chemical X will begin in September and products with Chemical X in them will start appearing on shelves in Early November. All corporate companies under the FDAs control will be using the Cont. pg.7 chemical in some of their products. They have not yet announced what food products Chemical X will be put in. It is very likely in the near future that even fresh produce will be unsafe to buy at your local grocery. their faces. Whats wrong? I asked. That has got to be one of the most disgusting things Ive ever seen someone do to their fries, came the shocked response.

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Curfew and Candlelight

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I love to cook. To be able create good, healthy, simple recipes that taste great is fun and rewarding. And provides me an escape from, well, all this. Marie waves her hand vaguely in a circle over her head as if to take in the entire world. She had to find work after her husband disappeared eight months years ago. Marie isn't just a good cook, what she does with the simplest of ingredients qualify as some sort of magic. After several months of looking for work in her Zone the only place that would offer her work was the Zone Mayors kitchen. How do you feel about working for the Mayor? I ask as I scrub the potatoes. There is always a weird

for a moment and she seems to regain some the softness that showed during our conversation in the kitchen. I try to make it look like I was here for another reason, but she can see it in my eyes, and says You want to hear about him.

The disappeared are not feeling when I walk in the door, because of Mike, but that goes away after awhile. spoken of in polite company. The And as long as I follow the rules and keep my mouth shut they pay me enough to wounds always being fresh from the make ends meet. Most of the time. She became fidgety and a little embarrassed lack of information, the false after the next question. Of course I thought about taking some food home. Who commiseration of the Federal Forces wouldnt? Once again the power of her dedication to her family is almost a when asked to investigate. The physical presence in this small space we are sharing, like the nick-knacks that forceful denials when the Feds are decorate the walls. She goes on to describe how her family survived that time in their lives, how humbling it was to have to ask family for help. At 30 years old would like to be able tell his story Marie takes great pride in being self-sufficient. so that other Zones could hear about So admitting that she had thought about stealing food was a little startling. Its not about what people think about doing or what they are tempted to do. It IS about what choices people are willing to make to protect their families, body, heart and mind. If I had stolen food, I would have let my family down. So we found other ways to make ends meet. She seems to make it a point to avoid the fact the she very likely would have disappeared like her husband, Mike. more people know there are others We finish cooking and setting the table just in time. Shutoff hits. I get up and gather the candles as Marie retrieves the matches from the kitchen. The candles are in a large box by the door. Makes sense, this Zon e has been dealing So she begins to with Shutoff for almost a decade I think. We sit at the table and bow our heads tell me about her husband. As we for a small moment. I look up and see the two boys across from me, plainly sit with her boys, who chime in now comfortable in the candlelight, being polite and waiting for me to dish up portions and then with their memories and for us all. Mike usually did the honors Marie explains brokenly. We eat quietly Cont. on next pg. of a like mind the more people will be willing to resist. what people like Mike have done for us. I said gently. She nods. I understand. But do you really think it will matter if anyone knows? Of course it matters. The implicated in the disappearances. I

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details, it is easy to understand why this family has such strength. When Mike was here he taught them that family is strength. They have weathered rough times; probably will again in the future, because Marie loves to cook. To make the simple things in their lives, like love, trust and honesty, are all perfectly proper

So if we all have a different sense of normality, why do we judge others by it? Why even have labels such as freak or weirdo? Essentially it all comes down to a few of our basic needs,

Everything is Normal
the need for social interaction and a
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feeling of self worth. Nobody wants to be alone forever. Even

To me, mixing mayo and ketchup together is the average way to eat fries. Its something that Ive grown up with all my life. This is something that everyone uses to eat fries with where I come from. Looking back on the experience however, I can see how watching something like this for the first time can put someone off as most people only consider ketchup or chili as proper toppings for french fries. It was probably this experience more than any other that I realized that there really is no such thing as a set standard of normality.

isolationists craved to be with others at some point in their lives. With the ease of social media and Google searches you can find anything that you like and consider to be normal and others who are into the exact same thing. To this group, who acts like you and talks

Based on literally an infinite number of variables ranging from what is like you, you are just another your favorite sport, to who your celebrity crush is, to what shows you watched on Saturday mornings, your views of what is to be considered normal could b e a complete polar opposite to the person sitting right next to you. A great example of this is Japanese commercials. If youve never seen one before take two minutes to go onto youtube.com and find one. Go ahead; this paper isnt going to disappear anytime soon. them. normal person to hang out with. Someone cool, someone like

It might seem strange to you that someone enjoys reenacting war battles or that they still read

Was that weird? Did you finish that video slightly disturbed? Guess what comic books. Just remember that though, people living in Japan will watch the same commercial and not give it second thought. To them its just another part of their lives. Similarly, I bet you five dollars that if found a Japanese tourist and asked them to watch any of the seem just as strange to them. super bowl commercials from last year, they would have a similar reaction to our commercials as you did to theirs. Based on what side of the fence youre on, the other side is just weird. Cont. on next pg. Everyone has little quirks about them that makes them unique and that soy double mocha latte that you love to have every morning might

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seem strange in others eyes, but that is one of the many reasons why this world is so interesting to explore. After all, if you experienced the same normal routine every day, this world would become very dull very quickly. Dear whoever made these tomatoes... Thank you. My family and I are full blooded Italians, and have been cooking dishes passed down for generations. The loss of fresh vegetables was a blow to my family, and it was followed by the even greater one of a cancer diagnoses for my dear aunt. I dont like to blame other for our problems, but in this circumstance I feel the slow and steady withdrawal of fresh food has pulled us apart. But last week at one of the Free Markets, I picked up a bag of fresh beautifully red tomatoes. For the first time in too long, we got to sit down and have a fresh meal with our Aunt; who teared up when she tasted the creation. Thank you freedom farmer, for giving her one last taste of what food was supposed to be.

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This is the kind of lies that we as a nation are fed up with. There is so much misleading information in here that a GPS would get lost inside of it. Whose sense of normality do we set as the norm? Where do we draw the line for normal and unethical? When was the last time you saw any tourist in our country let alone a Japanese one? Ever since the great cleanse we are expected to be led around blindly by those who want nothing more than to control every faucet of our lives.

This might have been true at one point in history, but we do not have that luxury anymore. Do not buy into this misleading information. Everyone does has a different standard of normality but you can be assured that you are expected to follow the governments version of normal or else face vanishing into the air.

Bust boom food and the Death of Commercial Farming.

By Katilyn Murphy

Dear Enforcer on my street... Go away. I know everyone says it about their own local jackboot, but Im just about done with your protection. Every week I hear about you or one of your buddies harassing law abiding citizens, while actual crimes go unnoticed. Yeah, I see you looking the other way as a junkie files open a bike lock; but what I dont see is some understanding as a mother passes by with a bag full of unstamped fruits and vegetables. Do you think were monsters for having standards? Do you think were undermining your society when we make a salad from cabbage that hasnt been picked with prisoner slave labor? Maybe you do, but just remember that this regime is going to change, and you have to live with the fact you were a cog in their machine.

Annually, the States media declares new jumps in production output. Its not uncommon to see promises of improved products and sales in boardroom meetings, but recently they declare a jump that must have been impossible. I am of course discussing the Banner Spike Controversy, and the subsequent reform of our food regulatory system. Make no mistake, the promise to recreate the organization into a trustworthy construction is a complete fallacy; we have done nothing but complain about a leak; and the following patch on the aura of secrecy has fooled everyone that corruption isnt inside. To us this is as transparent as an aquarium, and we can all see what is swimming inside.

Processed food is producing skewed supply rates; in reality were making marginal gains and squandering it on creating new processed food to fill the gaps.

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The New Defender of the People

By Jordan Poulson

Chairman Randal Grant and his most recent attempts to disrupt the flow addictive and stimulating, of free food between the States is a thorn in the paw of everyone; but its also they sway others from consuming causing a surge in popularity in the. Its nothing new for the 'States, the support for superior and simpler sources of the draconian laws isn't hard to find among Randal's peers; but the people are nourishment. buying into this more now than ever. For those who rely on the Its not hard to see why. At the State Market prices are dropping, and Central Food Network, fruit and without any requirement to list how the goods were produced, no one can make a vegetables are almost entirely conscience choice not to buy it. More now than ever, we need to teach people the absent. For both political and value of Free Food. Presenting it as removing all of the 'unknowns' works well in economic reasons, the State has my experience, no obligated labor, and no unknown chemical additives. chosen not to provide its citizens The health consequences of state food are present in our society already. Obesity, diabetes, and cancer can all be tied to the mass production of food in one way or another; propagated by increasingly cheaper but processed food. with food that is unprocessed. The worst cultural implication has been witnessed already, where a generation fails to learn to Inspired by the cause, I know plenty who provide their communities with appreciate fresh food untouched by naturally grown fruits and vegetables; very clean produce that lacks the toxins and the factory farm system. infestations that the State accuses them of having. Myths, such as the entirely safe state food systems, have damaged our communities in what they provide and what they take away. While they offer food that has been scientifically designed to be

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The Future of Alabama

By Sam Lambe

which means that local crimes might send you across the greater States in order to save our need for

The outlook is grim for Alabama's Obligated Workforce. As of October 14, the hours that the Georgian Obligated Workforce will be forced to toil will be extended to 13 hours. This extension comes with additional laws that extend Obligated Workforce sentences for crimes that include sheltering non-citizens, possessing agricultural tools and substances, and illegal assembly.

factory farms.

The fuel of this economic expansion: political dissents and followers of the Free Food movement, is being consumed fast

These newly sourced workers will undergo the daily regime of preparing the massive State fields for planting, fertilization, and harvest of the crops. Instead of a wage and benefits, these people work only to be given the bare minimum to live. Exploitation in this way is grueling, those sentenced for decades can expect permanent physical ailments; all the while eating unhealthy processed foods that put additional strain on the body. Diabetes is prevalent among Obligated Worker populations, limiting the effectiveness of their diet further.

enough that our cause is weakening. Processed food drops in price, while free food becomes more elusive in communities suffering from the crackdown. Even sympathetic persons are becoming unable to acquire the fruits of our labors.

Alabama's reliance on Obligated Labor will only grow, especially since it lowers the price of State sponsored nutrition; a key element in ending the distribution of Free Food. Spurred on by demand, we can only expect arrests to escalate further. This coupled with the tiny budget for school lunches and feeding the poor will only encourage this exploitive practice to expand.

The solution is simple, and it can be done if everyone pushes for it. We need more recruits, more people who are willing to make this food revolution happen. Better food means a better future; and giving up on either is a sacrifice none of us

Cuba' recent defeat also means their warm climate will serve as a new agrarian satellite to the States. That new land will need cheap labor that has no choice but to work in the heat; a role reserved for the souls in Obligated Labor brigades. New legislation would clear unlimited transferring of obligated labor,

should make.

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The Price of Organic Food

By James Cameron

Cooking is Part of Us
By Mark Summa

One thing that will never change is the dependence that humans need for food. With the large demand for food, our government is forcing the remaining farmers to use chemicals over conventional ways to grow enough for everyone. This has caused people to worry about what they are eating and saying that farms should return to natural and organic was of growing food to provide healthier products. Organically grown food contributes few benefits to your health such as lower chances for cancer. The family meal is one of the few rituals that is consistently shared by all classes and creeds of society. Unless you live alone and dont have social co-workers, non family members will likely eat with you as well. With this ritual being so commonplace, how much does it define of whom we think we are? Well, since the foundation of the States there has been a mark able drop in family structure. Fragmented families create smaller, economically crippled units; and these are vulnerable to become wholly reliant on the States processed foods.

In a post in the U.S.S.A. weekly, Ms. Nestel stated, The Stanford study made a big deal about nutrients, but nutrients are not the point. The point of organic production is its effects on the health of people and the planet. I believe that the point she is trying to make is that organic food is not just supposed to be healthier for people but for animals and the planet as well. Humans are not the only living thing that needs nutrition. If we were to put substances into the ground that would ultimately not harm human food supplies but would make the local ecosystem fall into disrepair, we need to change. We have to learn how to live with the planet instead of just on it.

This is what our government would have you believe. That they are doing all that they can in order to provide as much food for everyone after the great cleanse. There is no truth to this however. With the amount of food steadily holding its output, the number of farms that are being closed down are at an all time high. Looking at the raw data alone will show anyone that there is no possible way for our government to supply as much organic food as they claim they are while practically the only farms left in the country are ones that are owned by corporations.

This was obvious before I investigated, so much so even the State Paper has mentioned this in one of their better articles. Yet when I went out to meet some of these families I noticed a very consistent theme in the house: very little cooking and fresh ingredients. I didnt consider the idea that not eating together was the issue until I heard a young boys story of how his older brother used to make a great soup, and how his family would come together at dinner; regardless of the days previous grievances. That older brothers death in the Chicago food riots prompted a slow breakdown of the familys cohesion. It would be foolish to imply that this alone was a factor in the subsequent disproportion of the family, but its difficult to imagine it had nothing to do with their predicaments.

I digress though, if you are fortunate enough to get a hold of some real organic food or your private farm has not been compromised yet, it has been

To test this, I visited a family active in the Free Food movement and asked them to eat alone. I couldnt ask them to eat processed food on a consistent basis, but I did tell them it would help. Two good weeks, and many solitary meals later they complained about conflict in the house, loss of appetite, and the Cont. next pg.

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Cooking is Part of Us
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Changing a Society without Violence

By Russell Graff

obvious problem of relying on unhealthy microwaved food and other unprepared meals. If something as simple as eating alone and not cooking can influence our cohesion as a society, it is a surprise that its the States who seek to destabilize it?

Immigration was curbed in the early 80s, diminishing our reputation as a society with its doors open to the world. While reduced to a percentage of what is was originally, it has not fully stopped even in the face of massive crackdowns across the States. Having met one or two of these recent additions to our society, I talked about their perceptions of food in this country. It is very hard for me to find the food I know here. says Mr. U, an alias used to preserve his freedom here, I am told to try food the distribution centers give us, then buy what I like. Its hard because cooking was important to me in [my homeland].

Mr. U has also noted that the food has caused him to gain a little weight, a side effect of the oversaturation of fats and sugars that have become a staple of his limited food budget. I enjoy the things with chocolate, but these things have too much. I feel sick after [I eat too many] and then I dont want any more- yes? he laughs, rubbing his gut in mock pain. My friend has the diabetes from too much bad food. I dont want to get them either, so I only eat a little chocolate now, and I eat at the local food shares as much as possible.

The most recent clashes between militants in the South Dakota bullet belt led to a number of activists dead in a number of hours. The National Defense Forces reputation for violence has been that way since its transformation from the mostly passive National Guard in 1985; and it did not make exception to the armed members of the 3dom compound. Hunting rifles and buried busses didnt last against armored vehicles and the vicious thugs in paramilitary gear the NDF deployed. In addition to the 12 dead and 19 wounded, the crackdown killed off the entire Free Food scene in South Dakota, scaring off those who expected to be tracked down due to their affiliation to 3dom.

It would be irresponsible to recruit someone under so much scrutiny, but the food share is the first step to appreciating the concept of free food. I hope Mr. U finds a way to restore some of his older eating habits, and gets back into the satisfying experience of cooking.

This is why the most effective weapon against the States is nonviolence, and why we always plead with new members to forgo dangerous armed groups such as 3dom to keep the cause free of terrorist accusations and avoid being targeted for even greater violence. The States cannot be defeated on a battlefield; they must be defeated in the hearts and minds of the people; and eventually the political realm. Until elections free from the meddling hand of Food Conglomerates, we have to stay active with Civil Disobedience and ideological warfare. Spread a good idea, and it will take root like the very food we want to grow.

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The Price of Organic Food

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It is at times like this that we must hold strong to what we believe is right for us and our loved

proven that some organic meats are supposed to be better for you. It must be eaten continually for a long period of time however. In a recent study done in 2012, pediatricians had this to say about organic meat.

ones. The governments choke hold over the food industry has never been stronger and their influence reaches very far. The next time you

"Regarding meat, the pediatricians focused on the risk of exposure to antibiotics from eating conventionally raised animals. Eating organic meat, they said, could reduce the risk of disease related to antibiotic resistant bacteria. They noted one study that showed that teenage girls who eat more red meat from animals treated with hormones have a great risk of breast cancer later in life".

are at the market for your allotment of food, think twice before spending all of your credits on the over hyped food with the organic label on it.

This shows that there are some benefits to continually eating organically grown food in a long term perspective but this is not true with all organic foods.

There are dozens of studies that have been conducted before the great cleanse with accredited universities about the health benefits of organic food on the body. Nearly every one of them has stated that there are no immediate health benefits for eating organic foods.

At this time it is your choice as to which food you would like to eat, although I use the word choice lightly. Some day if we were to break this dictatorship like government it might be proven that organic food could be better for your health. On the other had it might show that organic food is nothing but a scam to force you to spend more for food. Finding an answer is important because it could affect future generations not only in their health but also in the way that they grow their food or how they treat the land that they grow food in. Personally, I believe that organic food is nothing more than an attempt to sell a placebo product to gain more money from the masses. This is nothing more than a ploy to quell the masses when they still hold all of the power.

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apartment, me, my parents and this couple. Oh well, things could be worse I guess. Its been a whole week since we moved in and the only upside to this place is that I havent seen one policeman. People seem to be freer here and laws seem to be more lax. But I think that can be bad as well.

Reader: I want to grow a beard Editor: Then do it.

Editor:This Letter appeared to have been scrawled on tissue or toilet paper with some kind of pencil or soft charcoal. It was found on NGZs doorstep tucked under the side of the welcome mat. Certain parts of the letter looks like they were ripped out or smudged to be incomprehensible.

Reader: Thousands under persecution. labor 12 hours a day. Starving. (Incomprehensible) under gunpoint. Help. Addison, Alabama. G(incomprehensible) inspections- (incomprehensible)- small window for escape. (large chunk tore out) Send help.

Im pretty sure I saw a dead body in the street today but nobody did anything to clean it up or even report it. My mother told me not to go out at night because its too dangerous.

Editor: Unfortunately, these type of letters are all too common. Poor souls send letters hoping we can help them only to have important information rubbed or ripped out on the journey. Writing utensils and paper to write on are close to impossible to acquire in labor camps and we understand that but we at NGZ cant contact the proper channels when there isnt enough information to work with. Its a matter of risk.

Food is scarce as well. There are little markets set up but with both my parents and I unemployed we can hardly even afford one meal a day. Tonight we ate a dog for dinner. It reminded me of a little puppy that our family had when I was little. I was so hungry I ate it anyways and didnt ask my dad

This next letter is from the government sanctioned project that is Salt Lake Valley. Recently public welfare relocated hundreds of thousands of the impoverished and destitute into this shantytown. This letter is a window-in-the-life of an occupant in the Salt Lake Projects.

Reader: Hi NGZ! Long time fan, but this is my first time writing in. My family has just been moved to the Salt Lake Projects and I already hate it. The buildings reach so high where I live that sunlight almost doesnt reach the ground floor. Its always noisy even in the middle of the night and everything smells like piss and garbage. We were assigned a tiny one bedroom apartment, but when we arrived there was already a couple living there. After talking to them we discovered that we were actually meant to share the place with them! Thats five people in one

where he found it.

Hopefully things will improve here, but I kind of doubt it. Sincerely,

Salt Lake Bum

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Editor: This letter is from the California Correctional Center. As a reminder to our readers: the county and state level of prisons do allow their inmates to send letters out but the contents are highly monitored and it is difficult for prisoners to convey what the real environment is like behind bars. Spelling is left the way it was originally written.

A lot of readers have been asking that letters from Springcreek be published. We have not received any new letters or information from the inside of Springcreek. The last time we had a letter smuggled to us

Reader: Good day to you my mother! Under the correctional eye of our was six months ago and it was government I feel that my sins are being washed away. All I do during the entire published in NGZ #17. Rest day is participate in constructive work. Reformative lectures and classes are also assured that as soon we receive something we are encouraged to attend. Dad is doing ok I hope? Sometimes if anything at all from Springcreek were on really good behavior they reward us with a steak dinner! this will be the first place that youll Korn is growing good in the country I hear. Im excited to come home after my sentence is over. Lets do something fun like go bowling or watch a movie. Lots of the guards here are really polite and help me get by. Please send me another care package. Everyone loved the last one and its easy to make friends here when youre sharing awesome homemade food. Outside of the prison it sounds like the government is still having some trouble with those damned revolutionaries. Prison life isnt that bad in comparison. Lights out is at 9:00 and we get 3 meals a day. Every day we get lots of time to work outside and stretch our muscles in the sun. find it published.

Love, (Name withdrawn for his security)

Editor: We receive many letters from prison but somehow this one caught our eye. Several things stuck out to us, such as the one misspelled word and the fact that care packages cannot be sent to prisons. So we started searching for a clue or message hidden in the letter and we found one. Its very simple and leaves some questions but it helps portray the brutality of our state prison systems. I wont type out the message here, just look at the first letter of each sentence.

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