Dairy farmer, Mark McAfee has reconnected to his consumer, and is passionate about helping people get well through vital nutrition.
Holly Hickman, Sustainablesuppers.com blogger now offers her readers an eBook, Healthy Eats Here! a dining guide of sustainable sourcing, small farm supporting restaurants.
Cattlemen tell the U.S. Senators that three weaknesses in our food policies are causing food safety crisis: industrial production, international standards, and the HACCP strategy.
Sound U.S. Food Safety Standards were Weakened When Congress Acquiesced to International Standards that Prohibit It From Targeting Food Safety Problems Originating in Foreign Countries with Stricter Standards says Max Thornsberry, President of R-CALF.
Homesteader, Chrys Ostrander suggests Consumer Groups supporting the food safety bill, need to make their support contingent on protecting small farms.
The founder of a Pennsylvania Farmers market, Tom Maurer speaks out against the food safety bills, saying they veil a hidden marketing agenda.
War of the Titans: DuPont vs. Monsanto–The Washington Times exclusive, right below the masthead, headline last Tuesday, August 18, 2009: Monsanto chief accuses rival DuPont of deceit. Seems these bio-tech titans are suing and counter suing each other over patent rights. Monsanto is accusing DuPont of lying and smearing their name, and backing an anti-Monsanto “special interest” group. DuPont is blasting Monsanto for their underhanded, strong arm, anti-competitive practices.
Raw Milk Dairying—A Continental Perspective
An Opinion Editorial by Kimberly Hartke
Alice Jongerden, a British Columbia dairy farmer, provides her shareholders milk as dividends. And, now she finds herself in a heap of trouble with the Canadian government. Around 250 families are dependent on her for a staple in their daily diet. They believe in raw milk [...]
Keith and I journeyed to Charlottesville this weekend, for the Farm Food Voices 2009 event sponsored by VICFA and the Weston A. Price Foundation. We went down a day early to visit the City Center Market–an awesome farmers market where a number of our recent guests on Hartke is Online (namely John Coles and Kathryn [...]
We were promised a distinction between corporations and small farms in any food safety bill. It is not there. This is why we need to forcefully oppose this bill. Today I am giving you another easy way to do so.
