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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 -
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.
- 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
Tag Archives: antibiotics
Hoping to Change the Industry, a Factory Farmer Opens His Barn Doors
By Maryn McKenna 12.04.14 Permalink A few months ago, reporting on farm antibiotic use, I met a North Carolina farmer named Craig Watts. Craig lives in a small town near the South Carolina line where his forebears have been since … Continue reading
Making A Fiscal Case Against Industrial Agriculture
Economist Says Industrial Ag Poses Risks To The Industry By Rita Brhel P&D Correspondent Published: Friday, May 6, 2011 9:38 PM CDT EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of two stories from the 2011 Nebraska Environmental Action Coalition meeting held … Continue reading
Why being a foodie isn’t ‘elitist’
By Eric Schlosser, Friday, April 29, 3:59 PM At the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting this year, Bob Stallman, the group’s president, lashed out at “self-appointed food elitists” who are “hell-bent on misleading consumers.” His target was the growing movement that … Continue reading
How safe is America’s food supply?
A handful of global corporations control our food supply. The same corporations finance members of Congress and other elected officials. What does this mean for Americans and other global eaters? Listen to the podcast at: http://www.derrybrownfield.com/tracks/042511.mp3
