Category Archives: Food Sovereignty

Back by Popular Demand – Palestine Solidarity Seed Packages for 2026!

Posted on February 12, 2026 by admin

Food sovereignty is critical for any community’s survival – and this is especially true in times of armed conflict, land grabbing, and forced relocation. Thankfully, there are many ongoing efforts to preserve the diversity and vitality of Palestine’s amazing agricultural … Continue reading →

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Enbridge Line 5: A clear and present danger

Posted on June 14, 2025 by admin

By: Jim Goodman, FFD board member and retired organic dairy farmer (Wonewoc, WI) Originally published by the Wisconsin Examiner, June 11, 2025 https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/06/11/enbridge-line-5-a-clear-and-present-danger Canadian energy company Enbridge’s Line 5 traverses an extremely sensitive ecological area across northern Wisconsin, 400 rivers … 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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New GE Wheat Poses Risks for Farmers and the Environment

Posted on October 12, 2024 by admin

By: Anthony Pahnke, Vice President of the Family Farm Defenders and Assistant Professor of International Relations at San Francisco State University, and Jim Goodman repurposed dairy farmer from Wonewoc, Wisconsin and board President of the National Family Farm Coalition. Originally … Continue reading →

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Ban corporations from farmland purchases, promote food security

Posted on August 9, 2023 by admin

By: Anthony Pahnke, FFD vice president and an associate professor of international relations at San Francisco State University. Originally published in the Hill, 8/6/23 Food security is national security. That has been one justification used by some legislators, from North … Continue reading →

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