As autumn sets in, state legislators turn their attention to the bills they will champion in the coming year. Thanks to our Texas members, FARFA is…
Texas Legislators Hold Water Hearings
Do you have views about Texas’ water resources that you’d like to share with state legislators? Now is your chance. Two committees are each holding interim…
Setting the Record Straight on Raw Milk Illnesses
As published in a recent Austin American-Statesman article, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is now claiming that there were two small outbreaks of…
Texas Update: FARFA’s Current Work on Local Food Issues
It’s been a busy summer for local food issues in Texas, between the ongoing developments in the state’s health department crackdown on raw milk, the state’s…
Tell Texas Legislators to Hold Health Department Accountable
As we alerted you earlier this summer, the Texas Department of State Health Services has undertaken a campaign of aggressive enforcement against raw milk farmers and…
The TPP Fight Is Here
President Obama has just officially put Congress on notice that the TPP is coming. To try to counter the opposition to this terrible trade agreement, the…
FARFA Board President Explains Why He Farms Sustainably
Tom and Janice Henslee produce real food on healthy soil at their 110-acre farm outside Ashboro, N.C. Tom, who serves as president of FARFA’s Board of…
FARFA: Fighting for Small Farms and Ranches
Originally published in Edible Houston and reprinted in Edible DFW by Pamela Walker Reforming farm-and-food policy isn’t everyone’s cup of kombucha. In fact, most people find…
Tell President Obama to Veto the DARK Act!
As you may have heard, the Senate voted last week to approve the Roberts-Stabenow version of the DARK Act. The next step is that it goes…
Crackdown on Raw Milk Reflects Agency Bias, Not Law
Health Departments Engage Police for Raids on Distribution Points KATY, Texas – Imagine going to pick up your weekly gallon of milk, only to be met…