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6th Annual Farm and Food Leadership Conference

Announcement from the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance: [Updated 7/18/12] Make plans to join us for the 2012 Farm and Food Leadership Conference in Bastrop, Texas! This two-day event will be packed with...

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Last Chance to Save & Win Tickets to Debate of the Decade in Atlanta!

Announcement from the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund: Quick! Time Is Running Out! Early Bird Prices Extended Thru Oct. 15!   On the fence? Here’s a good reason to act now! Happy Early Bird Gets...

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The Great Debate, Dec. 4th! “Don’t Eat Anything With a Face”

Announcement from the Weston A. Price Foundation: PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD AND LISTEN IN December 4, 2013 Livestreaming begins at 6:45 PM EST Chris Masterjohn, PhD, nutritional sciences researcher and...

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Congress is getting close to a deal on the Farm Bill — it’s time to speak up...

Action alert from the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance: After many delays, it looks like Congress is getting close to a final version of the Farm Bill. We’ve been told that the conference committee has...

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Help Stop New Tax on Farmers

Alert from the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance: Have you owned at least one head of cattle in the last 12 months? You have a voice in whether you should be required to pay more taxes on cattle sales!...

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Farm & Food Leadership Conference: Don’t miss early registration, program lineup

Announcement from the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance: We hope you will join us for this year’s Farm & Food Leadership Conference on September 15-16 in Bastrop, Texas. Hear the latest news on the...

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Experience Polyface Farm & Honor Joel Salatin!

Announcement from the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund: Experience Polyface Farm & Celebrate Joel Salatin’s Work! September 5 & 6 – Shenandoah Valley, Virginia On Friday night, join...

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Texans – Learn How to Defend Your Right to the Foods of Your Choice!

Citizen Activism Workshop Monday-Tuesday, November 10-11, 2014  Austin, TX  The local food movement is growing by leaps and bounds, but so is the opposition to it. From local zoning conflicts to...

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Keep Small Farmers & Food Producers in Business: Take Action on FDA’s 2014...

The FDA’s re-proposed Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules will have a disastrous impact on small, sustainable farms and food businesses if they are approved as written. Many producers will have...

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Help Fix Your Local Food System – Attend Food Freedom Fest!

Food Freedom Fest August 14-16, 2015 Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Grow Your Agtivism Skills at Food Freedom Fest! Attend the second annual Food Freedom Fest, an educational and entertaining (up to)...

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2015 Farm and Food Leadership Conference – September 25 – 26, 2015

Want to get the latest news about sustainable farming and local foods?  Connect with other people who are passionate about these issues?  Be able to make a difference for the future of local...

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Tell Congress to Support Local Meat Production

Action alert from the Weston A. Price Foundation: We have an exciting opportunity to expand access to locally produced meat for consumers around the country!  U.S. Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY)...

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Call Now to Support Fair Taxes for Small Farmers

Action alert from the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance: Property taxes are a critical issue for many farmers. Small farmers who have been denied agricultural valuation of their land face thousands of...

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Cottage foods & farmers market permit bills scheduled for hearing!

Action Alert from the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance: The Texas legislature is having a hearing Tuesday, April 2, 2019, that covers bills important to small farms and farmers’ market vendors. FARFA...

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Local Food Awareness Day at the Capitol

From the Farm & Ranch Freedom Alliance: Join us on Thursday, May 2, for the Local Foods Awareness Day at the Capitol. This event brings together farmers, consumers, and activists to multiply our...

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Registration Now Open for 2019 Farm & Food Leadership Conference

An announcement from the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance: August 11-13, 2019 | Texas State University | San Marcos, Texas Program | Speakers | Venue & Lodging | Registration Conference Sponsors |...

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Texas Ag Department Pushing Bad Regulations . . . Again

Urgent Action Alert from the Farm & Ranch Freedom Alliance: First, the requirements for small, direct-marketing farms:  FARFA helped lead the fight in Congress to exempt small-scale,...

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Don’t let Monsanto decide if its GMOs are “safe” or not

Action Alert from the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance: The USDA is proposing rules that would allow chemical companies such as Dow and Bayer/Monsanto to determine the safety of their own genetically...

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Tell your elected officials to prioritize hatcheries!

URGENT ALERT from the Weston A. Price Foundation: Tell your elected officials to prioritize hatcheries The US Postal Service has announced a one-week extension of an embargo on shipping via air any...

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PRIME Act needs your support in the new Congress!

Action Alert from the Weston A. Price Foundation: WAPF website link. The problems in the conventional food system are becoming more obvious and harder for the government to ignore.  People within both...

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