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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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Over 100 Mississippi Farmers and Ranchers Gather to Reclaim a Fair Food System
published November 16, 2016 on OCM Cattle Producers Mad as Hell and Not Gonna Take It Anymore BAY SPRINGS, MS – Yesterday evening, over 100 farmers and ranchers gathered in Bay Springs, Mississippi to say “enough is enough.” With this … Continue reading
Letter to Congressman Lamborn Concerning FSA and Recall – A Plea for sanity!
November 5, 2015 U.S. Congressman Doug Lamborn District Office 1125 Kelly Johnson Blvd. Suite 330 Colorado Springs, CO 80920 Dear Congressman Lamborn, USDA has been conducting a Food Safety Assessment (FSA) at Good Food Concepts, owner of Ranch Foods Direct, … Continue reading
Letter to FTC concerning Sysco US Foods merger
Ranch Foods Direct 2901 N. El Paso Colorado Springs, CO 80907 866-866-6328 719-473-2306 www.RanchFoodsDirect.com Ms. Deborah L. Feinstein Director, Bureau of Competition Office of Policy and Coordination Room 7117 Federal Trade Commission 601 New Jersey Avenue NW March 17, 2014 … Continue reading
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
Sustainable Ag Conference Panel Takes Aim at America’s Food System
NEWS RELEASE – November 29, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUSTAINABLE AG CONFERENCE PANEL TAKES AIM AT AMERICA’S FOOD SYSTEM By Mark Parker When it comes to making the American food system more diversified, sustainable and family farm friendly, “Happy talk … Continue reading
