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By: Anthony Pahnke, vice president of Family Farm Defenders; and Jim Goodman, board member of Family Farm Defenders Originally published by Common Dreams, 5/23/20 From wasted food to the exploitation of farmworkers, the COVID-19 pandemic has made it painfully clear … Continue reading →

For Immediate Release – 4/30/20 Contact: John E. Peck, FFD executive director, 608-345-3918, [email protected] Anthony Pahnke, FFD vice president, 612-916- 9148, [email protected] If there has been one hard truth from the global COVID-19 pandemic, it is that we need real … Continue reading →

By Tim King, The Land, 4/24/2020 MADISON, Wis. – The Land recently interviewed John Peck, the Executive Director of Wisconsin-based Family Farm Defender. FFD is a domestic and international farm advocacy group currently focusing on blocking the proposed Deans/DFA dairy … Continue reading →

For Immediate Release April, 17, 2020 Contacts: Family Farm Defenders: John E. Peck 608- 345-3918 or Amy Mall: 224-764-1230 On April 17, Via Campesina’s International Day of Peasant Struggle, the US Food Sovereignty Alliance Midwest Region Declares: To Fight the … Continue reading →

Call for funds to directly invest in communities to build out critical infrastructure between local and regional food producers and families in need of healthy food FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2020 Communication Contact: Jennifer Fahy (Farm Aid), [email protected], (617) … Continue reading →