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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
Author Archives: Mike Callicrate
Building Food Security and Resilience in a Food Insecure World
The Curse of Mankind
“I’m as old as the first man … I devastate cities and countries and continents … I laugh at barriers and bars and bolts … but, I can be banished …” From Tom Giessel, Larned, KS – Printed in one … Continue reading
Fantasy Land or Things of Intrinsic Worth?
July 20, 2020 By Gilles Stockton Just who is it that is living in “fantasy land,” the Democrats in the House Climate Crisis Committee or Representative Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota? Let us put aside the politically charged term “climate … Continue reading
Shawn Baker interview with Mike Callicrate – MeatRx Community VIP
“This is perhaps the most important podcast @SBakerMD has ever put out. If you care about the quality of your food, and the safety of your food supply, this is required listening.” – Philip Mason Mike Callicrate – MeatRx Community … Continue reading
Meatpacker Theft Sets All-time Record – Our Nation’s Food Security is Gone
The May 20th, 2020 USDA retail beef value was reported at $7.58 per pound, up $1.41 per pound from a year ago. Live cattle slaughter weights were reported at 1,370 pounds. Retail beef yield from a 1,370 pound steer or … Continue reading
