Category Archives: Local Food

For the Rights of Humans and Nature, Line 3 Fight Must Continue!

Posted on September 1, 2021 by admin

By: Anthony Pahnke, vice president of Family Farm Defenders, and assistant professor of international relations at San Francisco State University in San Francisco. Originally published by the Cap Times (Madison, WI) on Aug. 28th, 2021 People who grow and harvest … Continue reading →

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Family Farm Defenders Responds to Midwest Drought by Raising Funds to Help Wisconsin Farmers – Teams Up With the First Annual Wisconsin Reggae Festival for a Drought Relief Benefit Show

Posted on August 2, 2012 by admin

For Immediate Release Aug. 2, 2012 Contact: 608-260-0900 – John Peck, executive director, Family Farm Defenders Sat. Aug. 18th 3:00 pm – 1:30 am High Saloon 701 E. Washington Ave, Madison, WI Family farmers across America’s Heartland are in the … Continue reading →

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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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