Willie
Nelson is an American icon with a string of #1 Country albums and hits over his
50 year music career, and a high profiled connection to many causes for a more
peaceful, just and sustainable world. In 1985, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John
Mellencamp organized the Farm Aid concert to raise awareness about the rapidly
spreading loss of family owned farms across America and to help raise funds for
families to be able to keep their farms. Farm Aid has raised $29 million since
then to help American family farms. In 2004, Willie Nelson and his wife Annie
began promoting biodiesel, made from vegetable oil, as a more sustainable cleaner
fuel. The next year they cofounded Willie Nelson Biodiesel (BioWillie), a company
that supplies Biodiesel fuel to truck stops. In 2004, Willie Nelson supported
the campaign of the "Peace Candidate" Congressman Dennis Kucinich for
President, appearing at events and composing the song, "Whatever Happened
to Peace on Earth" for the campaign. In 2007 his icon status was enshrined
when Ben & Jerry's released a new ice cream flavor -- Willie Nelson's Country
Peach Cobbler Ice Cream, with all of the proceeds donated to Farm Aid.
