To add your name to this letter, fill out the sign-on form at Sign On Letter to Oppose Mandatory Electronic ID – Google Forms. The deadline…
Job Opening: Part-time administrative assistant
Published November 2, 2021 Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance and its sister organization, the Council for Healthy Food Systems, are looking for a part-time administrative assistant…
Register for 2021 Southern Family Farmers & Food Systems Conference
Published July 1, 2021 August 8-10, 2021 Texas State University | San Marcos Hosts Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, the Council for Healthy Food…
An updated guide to resources for these trying times
Many of us are struggling with being overwhelmed by everything that is happening right now. Even just looking at the world of local food and farming,…
COVID-19 Resources
FARFA has developed resources to help farmers, farmers markets, and food businesses navigate the COVID-19 crisis. If your farm or farmers’ market may be closed due…
Keeping Farms Working
FARFA has gotten multiple requests from farmers and food businesses concerned about their employees being stopped while traveling. Please recognize that no one has any experience…
Sample guideline for farmers’ markets
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released helpful guidance for farmers’ market operations Read the LA County guidelines here. The Texas Department of State Health…
Keep Farmers’ Markets Open!
This letter focuses on farmers’ markets because that is where there has been some controversy, with some local governments shutting down markets. We have not heard…
Tell USDA to Reject Zero Tolerance Policy for Salmonella
A personal injury attorney has filed a petition with the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS), urging the agency to label 31 different strains of salmonella…
Texas Animal Health Commission comes up for Sunset Review
Published December 9, 2019 Update: December 2019, read FARFA’s comments to TAHC here. Update: March 21, 2021, on legislative action on Sunset Bill. Administrative agencies are…