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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
Vice: Meathooked and End of Water
Examining the environmental harm of our meat addiction; assessing the depths of the world’s water crisis. Mike Callicrate: It takes about 2,500 gallons of water to produce a bushel of corn. And if an animal eats 50 bushels of corn … Continue reading
David Overmyer, The Great Commoner, 1906
When Hon. David Overmyer died, the farmers of this country lost a friend — not a mere pretending friend for policy sake, but a loyal, true advocate of the cause of agriculture. David Overmyer’s boyhood days were spent on a … Continue reading
California fights FoodMaven approach to homemade food
In fight against food waste, FoodMaven could do more harm than good. California: Do Not Make an Uber Mistake with Homemade Food! We need you to write letters and make phone calls. East Bay friends click here for a special … Continue reading
“There shall be a great corporation owning and controlling the foods of this country.”
Milo Reno, President of Iowa Farmers Union speaking to the annual convention of the Kansas Farmers Union Nov. 18, 1926 Milo Reno, President Iowa State Union – “I am aways fortunate. I was born under a lucky star. I always … Continue reading
