(Editor’s Note: Over the last decade, FARFA has heard dozens of testimonies on the impact raw milk has made on individuals’ health and livelihoods. This year,…
Gathering of Voices: A Blog
We begin this blog during the 2019 Texas Legislative Session. Here we plan to share the stories (and the voices) of people whose lives are impacted…
Coalition Poses Questions to TX Ag Commissioner Candidates
As a member of the Texas Local Food & Farm Coalition, FARFA helped develop a questionnaire, sent by the Coalition to the Republican and Democratic candidates…
Texas Ag Dept. Seeks Farmer Input on FSMA Implementation
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is hosting seven listening sessions across the state to gather input about its implementation of the federal Food Safety Modernization…
East Austin Urban Farm Tour 2018
With Proceeds Benefiting FARFA The 9th annual East Austin Urban Farm Tour is set for Sunday, April 15. Don’t miss this “sip, eat, and stroll event”…
Is Texas seeking to add to FSMA burdens?
Although Congress passed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in 2010, it’s just now coming into effect. While we knew that there would be problems with…
Got Questions About the USDA Census?
It’s that time again … farmers, ranchers, hobby farmers, and homesteaders are getting a thick packet from the USDA with a very long list of questions….
Help Protect Bees in Texas
Did you know that Texas’ beekeeping regulations have not been significantly changed in more than six decades? Over the past year, Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance has…
Double Your Donation and Get a Special Gift
FARFA is working hard to protect our local farmers and food producers — please help us keep up this fight by donating during our holiday fundraising…
FSMA Tester-Hagan 2014 Sign-On Letter
Click here to download a PDF version of this letter. The undersigned organizations, farms, food businesses, and consumers jointly submit these comments on the Tester-Hagan provisions,…