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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
Tag Archives: Mike Callicrate
Corporate Power and Our Food – What If People Knew?
UCCS What If People Knew? – Winter 2012 from Ranch Foods Direct “People are fed by the Food Industry, which pays no attention to health, and are treated by the Health Industry which pays no attention to food.” Wendell Berry … Continue reading
Training a new generation of meat cutters
By Hal Walter When Mike Callicrate decided to open Ranch Foods Direct back in 2000, he didn’t realize he’d practically need to rebuild an entire trade to do so. However, when he advertised for employees he found the industrialization of … Continue reading
Eating is a Moral Act – Interview with Bishop Sheridan
Wednesday • April 04, 2011 Bishop Sheridan Presents on The Catholic Radio Network Mike Callicrate • “Eating is a Moral Act” [audio:http://nobullmikecall.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BishopSheridanPresentsMikeCallicrateRFD.mp3]
Eating Is A Moral Act – Mike Callicrate
The following article was first published October, 2008 Eating Is A Moral Act By Mike Callicrate Eating is a moral act. From the time of Adam and Eve, responsibility and choice have been associated with the acts to … Continue reading
What is Advanced Meat Reclamation?
What is Advanced Meat Reclamation? RE: What is Advanced Meat Reclamation? Question: Can vertebral columns from cattle under 30 months be used in Advanced meat Recovery? Answer from USDA’s FSIS, January 10, 2011: Thank you for your inquiry regarding bones … Continue reading
