In 2009, a large group gathered outside a listening hearing held by the USDA in Louisville KY. Folks from across the state and region had came together with one goal - letting the USDA know that NAIS (national animal ID system) was unacceptable. On...

My introduction to the governments love for small farmers happened in the mid 2000s. First, I went from shopping at Kroger and Walmart to Whole Paycheck and Wild Oats...Next, the farmer's market. I begin to hear stories - the endless new rules, th...

Venue secured.Food settled.Speakers sorted.RFC TX is a go.Tickets go on sale today.And you all get first dibs on things like the limited 30 VIP passes that include our Friday night VIP dinner at Crunchy Mama Farms.Also, you also get first opportunity...

As I was getting ready to speak at the Food Indepdence Summit up in North East Ohio last week, I received a funny text from a friend. "Check this out." Since Joel was also at the event, I showed this to him and others and we shared a good chuckle. B...

A raid in Michigan.Harassment at farmer's markets in Indiana. RFID of cattle.A lot is happening around the country when it comes to real food and farmers. And we plan to do all we can to help. We have been fielding calls. Helping train local folks...

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Evening friends, Given the feedback attendees have sent for Polyface RFC this past weekend, you are in for a real treat. But when? It takes the videographer two to three weeks to get our edited audio and video recordings back to us. Then, we have t...

There are just ten days left to get tickets to RFC Polyface. A supporter of RFC and our work gave us some money to discount a limited number of tickets for this last week, so use code RFC30! for 30 dollars off thanks to their generosity! Also, a n...

There are many ways to try and get folks to realize why food freedom matters.But one of the most effective talking points right now is to show that food (and so many other things) is rapidly becoming unaffordable in the United States.Now, a bunch of...

When someone wants to take your stuff or your rights, rarely will they say, "Hey, I am just a greedy, power tripping person and you best comply or else!" It is one reason I always appreciated the mafia - while evil, at least they were honest and gene...