Category Archives: Food Sovereignty

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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Family Farm Defenders Endorses National Boycott of Palermo’s Pizza – Demands Justice for ALL Workers Through Out the Food System

Posted on August 27, 2012 by admin

For Immediate Release  8/27/2012 Contact:  John E. Peck, executive director, Family Farm Defenders  #608-260-0900 Family Farm Defenders, a national grassroots family farmer organization based in Madison, WI, has formally endorsed the national boycott of Palermo’s Pizza in solidarity with workers … Continue reading →

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Land O Lakes Campaign Gains Steam!

Posted on August 26, 2012 by admin

Over a year ago Family Farm Defenders contacted Land O Lakes, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the U.S, to urge them to pay family farmers a fair price for their milk and to stop engaging in other questionable … Continue reading →

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Family Farm Defenders Seeks Nominations for the 2nd Annual John Kinsman Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize

Posted on July 17, 2012 by admin

Family Farm Defenders, a national farmer and consumer advocacy group based in Wisconsin, and well known worldwide for espousing the principles of food sovereignty, is proud to announce it is seeking nominations for its 2nd Annual Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty … Continue reading →

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