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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
Video: Farmers March With Occupy Wall Street, Sowing the Seeds of Hope and Democracy featuring Mike Callicrate
Full Article: Farmers March With Occupy Wall Street, Sowing the Seeds of Hope and Democracy
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Commonsense Coalition Talk Radio – December 9, 2011 – Occupy The Food System
Friday • December 9, 2011 Commonsense Coalition Talk Radio Presents Mike Callicrate • Occupy Wall Street “Occupy The Food System” Beth: “We are visiting today with Mike Callicrate and were talking about the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ and we are going … Continue reading
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Tracebacks and USDA: Mutually Exclusive?
by John Munsell | Dec 12, 2011 | Opinion On Aug. 3, 2011, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack gave a speech in Milwaukee that included the following statement: “In 90 days, I expect the agency [FSIS] to announce the first … Continue reading
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Tagged Agency capture, Dr. Kenneth Peterson, e. coli, FSIS, Munsell, Roger Viadero, USDA. Traceback, William Smith
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Did you know you CAN buy American Made Hats?
Where You Can Buy Made in America Building Products
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