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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: Ranch Foods Direct
Mike Callicrate and some activists want state voters to ban cow docking
Tail of woe by J. Adrian Stanley | The Colorado Springs Independent Six proposed Colorado ballot initiatives seem to address one humble topic: a cow’s tail. The Humane Society of the United States, animal rights activists, farmers and ranchers such … Continue reading
The Politics & Economics of Food – A presentation at Lamar Community College March 2014
click to enlarge I studied Animal Science at Lamar Community College in 1972 and 1973 prior to completing my Animal Science degree at Colorado State University. A lot has changed in agriculture as Land Grant institutions have taught students that … 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
Farmers: Help Wanted
Callicrate Cattle Company is urging Cheyenne County farmers and landowners to consider planting non-GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) crops. More than thirty countries and many food companies ban GMOs or are putting bans in place. The U.S., in its refusal to … Continue reading
Colorado businessman plans to open meat processing plant, butcher school
A Colorado Springs, Colo., business owner is looking to buy a former warehouse in that town and convert it into a meat processing plant, according to a report by the Colorado Springs Gazette. Mike Callicrate, owner of meatpacker and retail … Continue reading
