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“The money and political power of Wall Street has stolen America’s food system, bankrupted our farmers and ranchers, mined our soils, polluted our environment, wasted our precious water, and left us with expensive industrially produced food that makes us sick.” – Occupy Wall Street Food Day, December 2011 -
Industrial Agriculture and Urban Sprawl – A model of growth that’s made to fail. -
Ranching Reboot Episode 4, Mike Callicrate “It’s time for a third revolution against monopolies”
Above: Ranching Reboot – Episode 4 – Mike Callicrate, owner of Ranch Foods Direct, sat down with us to talk about all manner of things from cattle markets, to public food spaces, the Bander, his feedlot and the pathway he built to market.
He shares valuable lessons learned from fighting against the commodity production system and how he’s built his own pathway to the consumer.
We talk about small community slaughter plants and public meat spaces and what that could look like going in to the future. We discuss environmental challenges, the food police and what it means when a Dollar General comes to town.
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- This Cattleman's Got A Beef
Photo: Sean Cayton - 2003People producing good food from happy animals, while improving the environment, shouldn’t have to fear the government.
Photo above featured in a 2003 article: This cattleman's got a beef, Mike Callicrate and Ranch Foods Direct take on the big meat packersby Kathryn Eastburn
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9 Disappointing Facts About Chipotle
The company says it serves “Food With Integrity.” What does that mean? 9 Disappointing Facts About Chipotle posted on June 25, 2014, at 2:56 p.m. by Deena Shanker BuzzFeed Staff 1. Chipotle doesn’t do all of its own cooking: Some … Continue reading
Chipotle: Selling Idealism – Delivering the opposite
The May 13th article, Soaring Earnings of Chipotle’s 2 Bosses Raise Investor Unease, inspired the following story of my experience with Chipotle: Years ago, when I first saw the Chipotle big burrito, “Food with integrity” bill board, I thought what … Continue reading
Chipotle debuts short film on sustainable farming
Fast-casual chain teams with Willie Nelson to highlight the importance of sustainable methods Read the full article This is the story of Callicrate Cattle Co. and others who have traveled the once popular path from family farm agriculture to industrial production; … Continue reading
Food System Success or Failure? It’s time to decide
The pandemic exposed the frailties of our current corporate controlled food system. With the opportunity in the upcoming new farm bill, will we knowingly continue with the same failed system that serves concentrated power, or will we build a better … Continue reading
Corporate Colony or Strong Community?
Published on April 13, 2020 Kerry Hoffschneider Manager at Word & Deed Communications 22 articles Independent Journalism by Kerry Lea: Mike Callicrate shares his thoughts and experiences advocating for independence, fairness and transparency in the beef industry. He is not alone … Continue reading
