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Family Farm Defenders Announces Winners of the Third Annual John Kinsman Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize! – Invites Public to Attend Land + Water + Seeds = Food Conference Featuring Raj Patel Held in Conjunction with the Award Ceremony – March 14-15 at UW-Baraboo

Posted on February 5, 2014 by admin

For Immediate Release: March 3rd, 2014 Contact: John E. Peck, executive director, Family Farm Defenders #608-260-0900 Family Farm Defenders is proud to announce the winners of this year’s John Kinsman Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize – Blain Snipstal with Five … Continue reading →

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John Kinsman, Founder and Longtime President of Family Farm Defenders, Has Passed Away

Posted on January 20, 2014 by admin

Here is the sad news that some were expecting. John Kinsman, age 87, passed away in the afternoon on Mon. Jan. 20th at his family’s farm, less than a mile from his birth place. He was laid to rest in … Continue reading →

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Tipping the ‘sacred cow’: Report calls out big-money agribusiness interests, pushes for CAFO moratorium

Posted on January 6, 2014 by admin

By: Danielle Endvick, Country Today, 12/9/2013 A report recently released by the Wisconsin Environment Research and Policy Center, a statewide, citizen-based environmental advocacy group, links more large dairy operations in Wisconsin and the weakening of the state’s clean water standards … Continue reading →

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Fall 2013 FFD Newsletter is Now Available!

Posted on November 24, 2013 by admin

You can download our most recent newsletter below.  We also encourage folks to reprint material from our newsletter and website as long as the writing remains common property and credit is given to the original source of the article. If … Continue reading →

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Midwest Haitian Food Sovereignty Tour with the 2013 Winners of the World Food Soveriegnty Prize!

Posted on October 16, 2013 by admin

 joint UofC-UIC poster Chicago Events – Tues. Oct. 22nd Tues. Oct. 22nd 12:00 noon Harper 140, UChicago (1116 E. 59th St.) Presentation by the winners of this year’s World Food Sovereignty Prize, Rose Edith Germain, veteran leader of the … Continue reading →

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