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MAY DAY, WHAT DOES IT MEAN and HOW CAN WE HONOR IT?

Posted on April 29, 2025 by admin

By: Rebecca Goodman, FFD board member, retired organic dairy farmer – Wonewoc, WI When I was a child being raised Catholic and attending a Catholic grade school, May 1st signified the beginning of the month of Mary, mother of Jesus. … Continue reading →

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Celebrating April 17th, La Via Campesina’s International Day of Peasant Struggle

Posted on April 15, 2025 by admin

By Jim Goodman, FFD board member and retired organic dairy farmer, Wonewoc WI “Our lives are dependent on the sacrifice of the Campesinos”- Cesar Chavez On April 17, 1996 1,500 members of Brazil’s MST, the Landless Peasants Movement, having been … Continue reading →

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Why Family Farmers and Other Rural Folks Support a Strong Public U.S. Postal Service

Posted on March 19, 2025 by admin

By: John E. Peck, executive director, Family Farm Defenders Since 1775 when Benjamin Franklin became the very first Postmaster General, the USPS has faithfully fulfilled the many lofty goals that are now inscribed outside the entrance of the U.S. Postal … Continue reading →

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Opposition to ICE crackdown might be bigger than you think

Posted on March 13, 2025 by admin

By: Anthony Pahnke, FFD Vice President and Associate Professor of International Relations at San Francisco State University. Originally published by the Captimes (Madison, WI), 3/13/2025 About 100 people, including myself, my mother, faith leaders, some farmers and other community members … Continue reading →

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Fundraiser for Gaza – FFD is Offering Palestine Solidarity Seed Packs for Spring 2025!

Posted on February 2, 2025 by admin

As we all know, the ceasefire in Gaza is just the beginning and the future of the region still depends on international solidarity. You can grow hope and change in your garden and help us raise funds in this critical moment. … Continue reading →

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