The Texas Legislature will soon consider a bill addressing local regulation of farming operations. The Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance wants to hear from you in…
Action Alert: Keep Small Farmers and Food Producers in Business
Take Action on FDA’s 2014 Proposed Food Safety Regulations! The FDA’s re-proposed Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules will have a disastrous impact on small, sustainable…
Action Alert: GMO Labeling Needs Your Help on Capitol Hill
Do you want to be kept in the dark about what you’re eating? Tell Congress to protect your right to know if your food contains GMOs! While…
Action Alert (Texas): Support Home Food Producers
Now that we’re in the end-of-year holiday season, food becomes central to our gatherings with friends and family. In addition to spending time in the kitchen,…
Texas Legislative Agenda 2015
The Texas legislative session is approaching fast! Although the Legislature won’t convene until January 2015, bills will start being filed in mid-November after the elections. The…
Don’t Let Big Money Sneak the Trans-Pacific Partnership Through
January 21, 2015: Thanks to thousands of people who spoke up for our national sovereignty and our economy, Americans successfully stopped two damaging trade agreements from…
Action Alert: Protect Small Farmers and Food Producers from FSMA Regulations
Updated November 5, 2014. We fought hard for the Tester-Hagan amendment to exempt small-scale, direct-marketing farms and artisan food producers from the most burdensome aspects of…
Friday Roundup: Latest Food & Activism News
Country of Origin Labeling, Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership, San Antonio Water Supply, Citizen Activism Workshop in Austin, TX As the weather starts to cool down, food and…
EPA and USDA Approved Dow’s 2,4-D Resistant Seeds and Pesticide
It’s official. EPA and USDA have both evaluated Dow Chemical’s new line of 2,4-D-resistant seeds, Enlist — and have approved both the seeds and the accompanying…
Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement Could Undermine GMO Labeling
FARFA joined with seventy consumer, farm and food groups, and businesses on a letter urging the Obama Administration not to restrict efforts to label genetically engineered…