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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
Pink Slime? What You Must Know About Meat!
Published on Jun 21, 2012 by Dr Ann Louise http://www.annlouise.com/ https://www.facebook.com/annlouisegittleman Ann Louise Gittleman PhD, CNS has been eating beef from Ranch Foods Direct for years. Today, Ann Louise interviews its owner Mike Callicrate, an independent cattle rancher and political … Continue reading
Building a Non-Industrial Food System – how can consumers help?
Thursday • May 24, 2012 KOPN 89.5 fm The Food Sleuth with Melinda Hemmelgarn, RD Melinda Hemmelgarn with guest Mike Callicrate, cattle rancher talks about Pink Slime: Dark Side of Industrial Food System Exposed, anti-trust abuses in the meat industry, … Continue reading
Deskilling on the Disassembly Line: Technological Change and Its Consequences in Beef-Packing Since the 1960s
By Chris WrightOne way to interpret the economic history of the West, or even of much of the world, since the Second World War is in terms of the demise of the “proletariat” and rise of the “precariat.” The latter … Continue reading
Why You Can Thank Dan Quayle for 20 Years of Policy That Keeps Americans in the Dark About Their Food
AlterNet / By Dave Murphy | May 29, 2012 More than a million people have asked the FDA for mandatory labeling of genetically engineered food, yet we still don’t have it. Why? Here’s a little history lesson. Popular resistance is … Continue reading
How Your Meat is Made and the Health Consequences
Wednesday • April 25, 2012 The Tim Danahey Show on Castle Rock Radio Presents Mike Callicrate • How Your Meat is Made and the Health Consequences (PG-13) Wednesday, April 25th – “Pink Slime is the Tip of the Iceberg” Pink … Continue reading
