Making farms work (despite government harassment)

A family we are friends with have decided to get out of farming just a week or so ago. They just couldn't make it work anymore. Who can? It's a good question. Can farms make it anymore, especially farms that aren't subsidized by public or private m...

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Jul 15, 2025
USDA closing small butchers (again)

The USDA is back to its usual antics... a common theme among local and regional butchers processors we know and use ourselves - including Joel's shop - is that the USDA loves to spend its time and resources harassing small butcher shops. For years,...

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Jun 03, 2025
Rogue Round up - updated website, upcoming events...

There's a lot going on in food and farming right now. A ban on cattle imports from Mexico because of the screw worm outbreak.Some artificial and synesthetic dyes being removed from the US food supply.A new possible surgeon general whose family openly...

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May 13, 2025