by Catherine J. Frompovich One of the more poignant lines former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Tip O’Neill is famous for having uttered, “All politics is local,” certainly applies to what happened in the little, but mighty, State of Connecticut over the weekend…
By Dylan Charles This past Saturday, May 25th, 2013, millions of people worldwide publicly protested against Monsanto, the corporation that has become the driving force and the figurehead behind the effort to monopolize control of food and to genetically modify staple crops to become dependent…
By Brad Jordan Fight for your right to eat food Tired of not being able to trust your food? Tired of all the food deserts in this country, where there’s no choice other than which nasty fast-food place to drive-thru? Tired of federal regulators banning…
By Heather Callaghan Nick Bernabe, Emilie Rensick, and Tami Monroe Canal’s organizational and social media directing gifts have been pivotal in garnering support for one of the largest worldwide peaceful protests to date. Initiative from hundreds of activist organizers online, activist media writers and tens of thousands…
Facing 2+ Years Jailtime & 10K Fines over raw milk- Extreme? By Brad Jordan Will the jury uphold our right to consume raw milk and other real farm foods? The milk Gestapo is at it again, this time in Wisconsin. Vernon Hershberger, an Amish farmer,…
By Fritz Kreiss Well, what a hectic week. Everyone we know has been lobbying hard, and thanks to the hundreds of thousands of people who have been emailing and writing about this, there were some important last-minute changes to the proposed law, even as late…
By Heather Callaghan Last week, Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR) introduced the Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act, a bipartisan legislation that would require the FDA to clearly label all genetically engineered foods to better help consumers make informed decisions. This bill or act…
By Heather Callaghan Canada’s Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has targeted rare heritage sheep at Wholearth Farmstudio owned by Montana Jones for years now. Shropshire sheep are among the rarest – and CFIA could aid in their extinction with their recent eradication efforts over unfounded fears…
By Brad Jordan Young people are waking up to real food; junk food companies are scrambling to get us back Bah dah, dah, dah, dah, dah… I’m not loving it, and trends show neither do other 18 to 36-year-old adults. According to market research, McDonald’s…
By Heather Callaghan Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund is reporting a story that is quite incredible – start to finish. How far would your lawyer go to make sure your baby was fed during your arrest and raise a storm to get you out? Something we…
By Natural Blaze The old maxim that if you knew how sausage was made you would never eat it has been highlighted by many undercover videos taken by employees of factory farming operations and activists alike. In response, the industry has increasingly lobbied for “Ag-Gag”…
By Isabelle Beenan What does smoking have to do with our food supply? Allow me to draw a little analogy between the conventional tobacco industry and the conventional food supply industry. There is no need to rehash the whole tobacco industry debacle, other than to…
CDC Study Actually Shows Raw Milk to be a Very Safe Food By Natural Blaze Weston A. Price Foundation recently issued a release showing government tactics of thwarting new state raw milk initiatives as more people are becoming interested in food freedom and in lifting…
By Natural Blaze You might be amazed to find out that the price of one ounce of gold could put you well on your way to food independence, or even toward creating a small business. Let’s take a quick look at some practical solutions that…
By Heather Callaghan Last September, Alvin Schlangen was acquitted in Hennepin County, Minnesota of the following three charges: selling raw milk, operating without a food license, and handling adulterated food. But in January he was brought up on six charges in his home county of Stearns,…
By Dr. Ron Paul While I oppose most gun control proposals, there is one group of Americans I do believe should be disarmed: federal agents. The use of force by federal agents to enforce unjust and unconstitutional laws is one of the major, albeit overlooked,…
