Category Archives: Food Sovereignty

Solidarity Between Farmers and Farm Workers from the Pastures of Wisconsin to the Tomato Fields of Florida!

Posted on March 11, 2013 by admin

The Farm Labor Reality Tour has now joined the 175 mile historic march of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Florida, which will culminate at the headquarters of Publix in Lakeland, FL on Sun. March 17th. Even if you are … Continue reading →

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Farm Labor Reality Tour Crosses Midwest, Headed to Florida – Brings Solidarity Message of Fairness, Justice, and Dignity for Family Farmers and Farm Workers Everywhere!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by admin

For Immediate Release Wed. Feb. 20th Contact: Bob St.Peter Food for Maine’s Future 207-244-0908 [email protected] Joel Greeno Family Farm Defenders 608-344-0564 John E. Peck Family Farm Defenders 608-260-0900 or 608-345-3918 [email protected] Marley Moynahan Coalition of Immokalee Workers 239-357-0393 [email protected] The … Continue reading →

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Monsanto Gets Its Way in Ag Bill

Posted on January 2, 2013 by admin

By: Jim Goodman, FFD board member and dairy farmer, Wonewoc, WI December 13, 2012, Progressive Magazine “The Farmer Assurance Provision” is the title of a rider, Section 733, inserted into the House’s 2013 agriculture appropriations bill. Somehow, as a farmer, … Continue reading →

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Fracking our Thanksgiving Feast! Could mining Wisconsin sand lead to butter and cranberry shortages?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by admin

By:  Joel Greeno Dairy farmer near Kendall, WI and vice president of Family Farm Defenders Published by Other Words, 11/14/ 2012 http://www.otherwords.org/articles/fracking_our_thanksgiving_feast My family has raised dairy cows on our farm in Monroe County near Kendall, Wisconsin, for almost 150 … Continue reading →

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Korean Women’s Peasant Association Wins 2012 Food Sovereignty Prize in New York City! Mrs. Jeomok Bak and Ms. Junkyoung Lee Visit Wisconsin on Midwest Tour Fri. Oct. 12th – Sat. Oct. 13th

Posted on October 8, 2012 by admin

For Immediate Release  10/8/12 Contact:  Family Farm Defenders #608-260-0900 Family Farm Defenders is extremely proud to host the Wisconsin leg of a Midwest tour by Mrs. Jeomok Bak and Ms. Junkyoung Lee, representatives of the Korean Women’s Peasant Association (KWPA) … Continue reading →

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