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Want More Local Fresh Food? Then Stop Criminalizing Family Farmers!

Posted on January 10, 2012 by admin

By:  John Kinsman, President of Family Farm Defenders Published by Common Dreams 1/10/12 http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/01/10-0 On Wed. Jan. 11th dairy farmer, Vernon Herschberger must appear before a county judge in Baraboo, WI – his crime, providing unpasteurized dairy products from his … Continue reading →

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Rally for Raw Milk to Defend Local Food!

Posted on January 10, 2012 by admin

For Immediate Release                                                                       Jan. 10, 2012 Contact:   John E. Peck, executive director, Family Farm Defenders  #608-260-0900 John Kinsman, president, Family Farm Defenders  #608-986-3815 Wed. Jan. 11th 12:00 Noon   Sauk County Courthouse Steps (515 Oak St. in Baraboo) Local fresh food … Continue reading →

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Occupy the Food System!

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

By:  Jim Goodman, organic dairy and beef farmer in Wonewoc, WI and board member of Family Farm Defenders. Published 12/14/11 by www.otherwords.org  and 1/4/12 by the Capital Times (Madison, WI) Farmers have been through this before — our lives and … Continue reading →

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Tell Gov. LePage to Stop Criminalizing Maine’s Farmers!

Posted on January 3, 2012 by admin

FOOD FOR MAINE’S FUTURE NEEDS YOU TO JOIN OUR CALL FOR MAINE GOVERNOR PAUL LEPAGE TO DROP THE LAWSUIT AGAINST FARMER DAN BROWN! Sign our petition at: http://www.change.org/petitions/governor-lepage-drop-the-lawsuit-against-farmer-dan-brown Dear Gov. Paul LePage, We, the undersigned, call on you and your … Continue reading →

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Family Farm Defenders Join 1000 Durbans Actions to Support Climate Justice

Posted on December 5, 2011 by admin

Wisconsin dairy farmer and FFD board member, Jim Goodman, gave a rousing speech at Occupy Wall Street on Sat. Dec. 3rd as part of the Farmers March to Occupy the Food System.   This was one of many events around the … Continue reading →

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