Podcasts about national family farm coalition

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 112:35

Syed Minhaj Hassan, communications & media specialist at Islamic Relief USA, talks to us about relief efforts to help Afghan refugees settle in the U.S. and other countries after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. We talk about the work that Islamic Relief is doing, the challenges faced dealing in particular with Afghan refugees and how to assist them finding housing, how they are also working towards promoting food security in the country, and what sort of long term support is needed for refugees.Jason Dzubow, writer for The Asylumist and immigration attorney specializing in political asylum and appeals, talks to us about asylum seekers and the processes through which they're either accepted or turned away, in light of the 24,000 Afghan refugees who have already arrived in the US. We also talk about the threats that Afghans who worked for the U.S. face in Afghanistan now, the Special Immigrant Visa program and whether it's adequately implemented and funded, and contradictions the administration is presenting when it comes to immigration and asylum seeking.Jim Goodman, board president of the National Family Farm Coalition, talks to us about the intersection of farming, climate change and corporate consolidation in how we produce food in the U.S. We talk about the mega drought in the west, which has resulted in the first ever water shortage declaration at Lake Mead, whether previous rates of meat production are sustainable, and how carbon credits are not the right solution for agriculture and climate change, harming small and medium-sized farmers and helping big agribusiness, which contributes the largest share of pollution. Jamal Muhammad, host of the Luv Lounge radio show and the Old School Lunch Bag Mix on Square 1 radio, and Dr. Allison Agwu, associate professor of pediatric and adult infectious diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, talk to us about the district attorney who interfered in the investigation into the vigilante killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the charges being brought against the police and medics in Colorado who killed Elijah McClain, and the hard work across the board involved in making police accountable.

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Biden-Putin Summit Outcomes; Juneteenth Holiday; EU Bans Caged Farming

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 112:33

Jamarl Thomas, cohost of Fault Lines on Radio Sputnik and host of The Progressive Soapbox on YouTube, and Mark Sleboda, international affairs and security analyst, join us to talk about the takeaways from the Biden-Putin summit in Geneva, how the press conferences compared to each other in terms of tone and issues discussed, and how the US media is ignoring how important it is to open some of these strategic dialogue channels, and instead was somewhat combative in their questions for President Biden because he was not perceived to be belligerent enough towards Russia.Rami Aman, Palestinian peacebuilding activist based in Gaza, talks to us about how people in Gaza are coping after the long bombing campaign by Israel this May, how the people are dealing with a decayed infrastructure af the attacks, whether there will be sustained rebuilding efforts, and the psychological stress that Gazans have to deal with every day with drones flying overhead on a daily basis and fear of more bombings. We also talk about peacebuilding and the work necessary to dispel media misperceptions that dehumanize Palestinians living in Gaza. Maurice Cook, executive director and lead organizer at Serve Your City joins hosts Michelle Witte and Bob Schlehuber to talk about Joe Biden planning to sign a bill establishing Juneteenth- the date marking the end of slavery in the United States- as a federal holiday, and whether this is a meaningful act of recognition or just pure theatrics. We also talk about how New York City is planning to move about 8,000 homeless people out of hotel rooms and back to barracks like dorm shelters, putting profit over people and not providing adequate, dignified housing for the homeless.Jim Goodman, Board President of the National Family Farm Coalition, talks to us about the EU Parliament voting for a resolution to end caged animal farming in the next six years after 1.4 million people across Europe signed a petition to "End the Cage Age," the environmental and economic impacts, the ethical components of this decision, and whether this model could be adapted by other countries and the U.S.

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Violence Continues in Israel and Palestine; Agribusiness and Pollution

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 112:50

Palestinian activist Samer Makhlouf joins us to talk about the ongoing violence in Israel and Palestine, how Palestinian resistance has been mainly non-violent throughout history and how this resistance, and manifestations of support globally are constantly misrepresented by mainstream media as anti-semitic, as in the example of BDS, and how the instances of spectacular violence are used to demonize Palestinians while ignoring constant Israeli violent aggression.Ariel Gold, co-executive director at Code Pink, joins us to talk about how the conversation about the violence in Israel and Palestine is developing in the United States, how the Biden administration unsurprisingly gave its full support to the Israeli assault on Gaza while giving half-hearted statements of concern over Palestinian civilian casualties, how the conflict is sometimes described by media and government as if it had a life of its own where the actors have no agency, and the controversy over “The Squad” using the word “apartheid” in describing the situation in Israel/Palestine.Jim Goodman, board president of the National Family Farm Coalition, talks to us about a recent report that linked agricultural production in the United States to nearly 18,000 air quality–related deaths per year, how current practices in agribusiness contribute to this by releasing dangerous byproducts like ammonia and other particulates, and how the meat industry is one of the main contributors to this pollution. Sean Michael Love, founder and editor-in-chief of Black House News, and Ari Theresa, land use/zoning attorney with a focus on civil rights, talk to us about media coverage of the escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine, which maintained its pro-Israel stance even after Israel destroyed a building that housed various news agencies, including Al-Jazeera and the Associated Press, and how the click-bait infotainment model makes it really hard for people to get involved with causes.In our Miss The Press segment, hosts Michelle Witte and Bob Schlehuber talk about Chuck Tood grilling Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and how they are both wrong and they are both right in some ways, Netanyahu’s interview, and Fauci’s interview on vaccine sharing and distribution.

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F-35 Money Pit; U.S. Farmers & China Trade War; Art of Peacebuilding

Journey Through Health & Wellness

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 113:28

David Swanson, activist, journalist, radio host and author of the book "Curing Exceptionalism," talks to us about the F-35 program as a prime example of government waste, how it’s tied to institutional corruption where politicians are unduly influenced by defense contractors, and how these programs are often marketed as jobs programs for constituencies. We also talk about the increase in arms exports in the Middle East in 2020, particularly to Saudi Arabia, with the U.S. still leading the pack as the largest arms exporter in the world.Jim Goodman, president of the National Family Farm Coalition, joins us to talk about how farmers have been caught in the tensions between the U.S. and China, how the agriculture industry in the country is tightly linked to demand in China, and how this can promote unsustainable monoculture practices. We also talk about provisions in the American Rescue Plan, how they could affect farmers in the U.S., and whether this will have a lasting impact.Dr. James Kilgore, activist, writer and educator at University of Illinois, Urbana, joins us in a conversation about how the COVID pandemic has impacted incarceration in the country, how electronic monitoring has affected the lives of parolees and whether these surveillance tools actually serve the cause of rehabilitation. We also talk about the Biden administration and its relationship to the carceral state, and the debate around prison reform versus prison abolition. Pastor Samuel Sarpiya , community activist, peacebuilder, and pastor for the Rockford Community Church in Rockford, Illinois, joins our Politics of Art section to talk about the art of peacebuilding and how to communicate to build bridges with others, and how we can approach difficult and traumatic periods in our lives, such as the COVID pandemic, to try to imagine and create new communities of peace and justice. The Misfits also talk about more vaccine diplomacy involving Brazil, Cuomo’s downfall being blamed on the left, and the Sackler family scandal related to the opioid crisis.

Expanding Access to Urban Forest (with Tiffany Taulton)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 30:21

Tiffany Taulton discusses stewardship of Hazelwood Greenway, a 183-acre series of nature trails in Pittsburgh, PA. Tiffany is the Director of Community Initiatives for the Hazelwood Initiative, a community development corporation located in Hazelwood--one of Pittsburgh's most racially diverse neighborhoods. In her role, Tiffany oversees community engagement, communications, and grants with an eye towards strengthening equity and inclusivity in the development process. Prior to working at the Hazelwood Initiative, Tiffany evaluated national clean energy strategies for the Environmental Defense Fund in New York, worked for the Pittsburgh Department of City Planning, where she authored the food chapter of the Pittsburgh Climate Action Plan 2.0, and spent four years working for the Department of Public Information at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. She also has four years of healthcare experience working in hospitals as a Spanish interpreter, doula, and medical biller. Over the last 7 years, Tiffany has been an active member of the Black Permaculture Network, volunteered with the Black Urban Farmers & Gardeners (BUGS) Co-op of Pittsburgh, trained in organic farming in Mississippi under Ben Burkett-2014 James Beard Awardee and former president of the National Family Farm Coalition-led two trips of the CMU in Puerto Rico student group that she founded at Carnegie Mellon University to assist in community-led, climate-resilient, recovery efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria and, most recently, taken the training for creating EcoDistricts. Interviewed by Dr. Elisa Haransky Beck Music: "Higher-Up" by Shane Ivers, silvermansound.com Journey Through Health & Wellness is a project of ReImagine Turtle Creek Watershed & Airshed Communities Plus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/journeyhealthandwellness/message

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Biden Marks 500k COVID Deaths; Trump Taxes Head to Court; The Future of Mutual Aid

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 111:41

Jacqueline Luqman, co-host of the radio show By Any Means Necessary here on Radio Sputnik, and Abdus Luqman, of Luqman Nation, talk to us of the involvement of law enforcement in the assassination of Malcom X and Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton, the possibility of a public reckoning and change in policing and treatment of black leaders. We also discuss how the ongoing investigation into the death of Elija McClain in Colorado at the hands of police found that there was no basis to stop, frisk, or restrain McClain. John Boyd Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, and Jim Goodman, president of the National Family Farm Coalition, join us to have a conversation about the decline in the numbers of black farmers in the U.S.; the disparities of COVID relief aid between white and black farmers and how it intersects with the long history of systemic racism and inequality in the country; and their response to the proposed Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act announced Democratic senators earlier this week.Paul Jones, president of the Columbia Heights Village Tenant association, and Maurice Cook, executive director and lead organizer at Serve Your City, talk to us about efforts to scale mutual aid efforts across the country, how federal and local governments continue to drag their feet in response to the pandemic and other social needs, and how we need to be proactive and go all-in in building strong solidarity movement.Esther Iverem , a multi-disciplinary artist, author and independent journalist, and Dew the Artist, a DC/Maryland native with Haitian roots and art educator join hosts Bob Schlehuber and Michelle Witte in our Politics and Art section to talk about how political unrest in the past and present have shaped the art they make, Haiti, and the impact they can have enacting change in society. The Misfits also talk about Keith Olbermann’s self-hate over his Russian heritage, the U.S. crossing the grim threshold of 500,000 covid deaths, and Biden playing catchup with vaccine distribution and economic relief.

McConnell Blocks American's $2k Checks; Boeing 737's Return To The Friendly Skies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 113:16

Web developer and technologist Chris Garaffa, joins us to discuss Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, after blocking a bill to raise direct payments to Americans from $600 to $2000, introduced a different bill to do just that - as well as to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act, to create a bipartisan commission to investigate election fraud and to make some new rules about disclosing foreign nationals who handle election materials.Dan Kovalik, lawyer, professor and author of "No More War: How the West Violates International Law by Using ‘Humanitarian Intervention’ to Advance Economic and Strategic Interests and Keith Mackey, President of Mackey International, an aviation consulting firm specializing in aviation safety, risk management, accident investigation, air carrier certification, and safety/compliance audits, joins us to discuss what it means for Boeing 737s to return to the skies and how much weight we should put in these coming reforms at the Federal Aviation Administration.George Naylor with the National Family Farm Coalition, joins us to discuss what the covid 19 pandemic has shown us about our food systems, and a look at some ways people are trying to grow from those lessons.Dr. Linwood Tauheed, President of the National Economic Association, joins us to discuss why Mitch McConnnell could care less about you and your stimulus checks, and whether or not Joe Biden will be able to prevent more Black Lives Matter protests in 2021.Lawrence Sidbury, Jr., former American football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons, joins our weekly sports segment “Foul Play” where we take a look at the best and mostly the worst of sports around the globe.

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McConnell Ratifies Biden Win, But No Bipartisan Unity For COVID Relief

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 111:36

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Jim Goodman, Board President of the National Family Farm Coalition and a 4th generation retired dairy farmer from Wisconsin, to discuss president-elect Joe Biden's nomination of Tom Vilsack of Secretary of Agriculture, whether the nominee is likely to represent an improvement over Trump's pick, and what Vilsack's "Mr. Monsanto" nickname signals about the future of agricultural policy under the incoming Biden administration.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa, editor of Tech for the People, to discuss how the US government used the Patriot Act to conduct dragnet surveillance on all visitors to certain websites and the many lies exposed in Baltimore Police Department's defense of its "Aerial Investigation Research (AIR)" surveillance program.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by author Amanuel Biedemariam to discuss his book, “Eritrea and the USA: From Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama, and How Donald Trump Changed History,” the ongoing impacts of colonial occupation by western powers, and the US government's condemnation of unconfirmed Eritrean participation in the military conflict in Ethiopia.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dan Kovalik, a lawyer, professor, and author of “No More War: How the West Violates International Law by Using ‘Humanitarian Intervention' to Advance Economic and Strategic Interests,” to discuss the significance of Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's recognition of Joe Biden as the victor in last month's presidential election, the resignation of Attorney General Bill Barr, and why he thinks "a unified progressive movement is possible" despite the non-stop corporate propaganda which inundates working people here

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Biden Taps Tom "Mr. Monsanto" Vilsack As Agriculture Secretary, Raising Eyebrows

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 17:47

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Jim Goodman, Board President of the National Family Farm Coalition and a 4th generation retired dairy farmer from Wisconsin, to discuss president-elect Joe Biden's nomination of Tom Vilsack of Secretary of Agriculture, whether the nominee is likely to represent an improvement over Trump's pick, and what Vilsack's "Mr. Monsanto" nickname signals about the future of agricultural policy under the incoming Biden administration.

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Vilsack Nominated for Agriculture Secretary; Mobilized Resistance Grows Around the World

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 111:34

Jim Goodman, president of the National Family Farm Coalition and Dr. John Wesley Boyd Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, joins us to discuss what farmers are looking for under a Biden administration and what Secretary Vilsak will accomplish. Dr. Vijay Prashad, director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and chief editor of LeftWord Books, joins us to discuss the movement happening in India, the latest in Venezuela and the US election.Sage, the founder and CEO of WORDS LIIVE, an education technology startup company and a former teacher of social entrepreneurship at Montgomery College, joins us to discuss the recent firing of Timnit Gebru, the AI researcher at Google who said the company fired her after she refused to remove her name from a research paper she contributed to regarding the limitations of text-processing AI and some ethical issues that processing raised. Maurice Cook, founder of Serve Your City and Steve Glaude, Executive Director of Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development, joins us to discuss the housing crisis and what will happen as tech companies invest in urban development.

Officials Cast Doubt on Venezuelan Elections; Lack of Public Trust in France Leads to Violent Protests

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 109:32

Ricardo Vaz, analyst and editor at Venezuelanalysis.com, and our own Garland Nixon, co-host of Radio Sputnik's The Critical Hour, join us to discuss the election in Venezuela. Who is recognizing the results, and who isn’t? The UK issued a statement saying it recognizes the National Assembly elected in 2015 and recognizes Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela. Brazil has called the elections illegitimate, Colombia doesn’t recognize them, and the US on Monday morning called them a sham.Dr. Kenneth Surin, professor emeritus of literature and professor of religion and critical theory at Duke University, joins us to discuss the big news this weekend in France, where thousands of people across the country have protested against a proposed security bill that would make it more difficult to film police officers. In total, nearly 100 rallies were planned nationwide on Saturday. "Media freedom and human rights groups have led protests for weeks to have the government scrap or revise a bill that would restrict the filming of police, saying it would make it harder to prosecute cases of abuse," AFP reported over the weekend.Jim Goodman, president of the National Family Farm Coalition, joins us to discuss plans to ban live animal exports for slaughter being unveiled in the UK. The practice could be banned by the end of 2021. In the UK, the legislation results from a combination of Brexit issues and animal welfare campaigning - an attempt to end the practice a few years ago was squashed because it was found to violate the EU’s free trade rules, for example. Now, the government seems like it’s taking the opportunity to put another positive spin on Brexit by moving to lead on animal welfare issues, in its own words.David Schultz, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies at Hamline University and author of "Presidential Swing States: Why Only Ten Matter," joins us to discuss his latest piece, "The Problem with Governing by Presidential Executive Order." We'll also cover education in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. "A study being released this week by McKinsey & Co. estimates that the shift to remote school in the spring set white students back by one to three months in math, while students of color lost three to five months," the Washington Post reported Sunday. "As the coronavirus pandemic persists through this academic year, McKinsey said, losses will escalate."

Pompeo RNC Speech; The Plight of Farmers; Unrest In Wisconsin

Setting Roots with Ian Bennett

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 113:14

Push back against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s decision to address the Republican National Convention on Tuesday. Democrats say he violated the Hatch Act.Mitchell Plitnick, political analyst, writer and president of ReThinking Foreign Policy, reflects on night two of the RNC, Mike Pompeo on a tour of the Middle East, and reports that Israel in the last days has bombed both Gaza and Lebanon.Jim Goodman, president of the National Family Farm Coalition discusses the reality of our “economy” on a large scale is obscured by some of its traditional indicators in the context of agriculture. We'll discuss agricultural headlines that have been in the news lately - ones about farmers increasingly filing for bankruptcy, coupled with ones about unusually high prices for commodities at the global level and food in our grocery stores. Ray Baker, political analyst and host of the podcast Public Agenda, discusses the third night of protests in Wisconsin following the shooting of Jacob Blake and what to make of the drop in viewers at both major parties conventions this year.

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#034 Jim Goodman

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 47:08

Jim Goodman ran Northwood Farm, an organic dairy in Wonewoc, Wisconsin for 40 years. Currently, he serves as a board member of Midwest Environmental Advocates, the Family Farm Defenders and is the President of the National Family Farm Coalition.

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Trump Calls for Cultural Clashes While Progressives Win Big in NY

Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 111:51

Writer and Kentuckian David Shams tells Misfit hosts Bob Schlehuber and Michelle Witte about the role of economics in culture in Kentucky politics, the dissipation of energy from Amy McGrath’s campaign and the burst that has propelled Charles Booker to an unexpectedly strong showing, whatever the final results are. Jim Goodman, president of the National Family Farm Coalition, explains how America’s agricultural industry has come to be so hyper-centralized, and what that means for farm owners, laborers, and consumers. He discusses how changing our consumption patterns could help change our cruel farming profile, and the political support needed to effect such a change. China Dickerson, national political director for Forward Majority, predicts what kind of reception the progressive newcomers who won in some of last night’s primaries will get when they arrive on Capitol Hill, the latest statues to fall in the name of tearing down racists, the fundraising reunion of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, and what kind of message the Democratic candidate needs to get out to both address the current mood in the US and attempt to undercut the president’s message. The hosts also broke down the latest political ads, some big news out of the International Criminal Court, the clashes between police and protesters at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC, and some strange concerts.

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Dicamba & the National Family Farm Coalition

Narrow Row

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 10:17

Dicamba herbicide products designed for use with GMO cotton and soybean have been pulled from the marketplace, or at least are in the process of being pulled. This is the result of a lawsuit filed by plaintiffs including the National Family Farm Coalition. Todd Gleason talked with the president of NFFC about the reasons why the farmer organization felt compelled to go to court to keep Dicamba, in this latest form, off the market.

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166. On World Oceans Day, Mark Zimring and Niaz Dorry Talk About Building Sustainable Fisheries of All Sizes

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 58:13

Today on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” in honor of World Oceans Day, Dani is joined by two expert advocates for more sustainable fishing practices and better conservation of our oceans’ resources. Mark Zimring focuses on large-scale fisheries at The Nature Conservancy, where he works to monitor and protect fisheries with a specific emphasis on tuna in the Indian and Pacific oceans. He explains how COVID-19 has disrupted fisheries around the world—and how conservation efforts can come back from the pandemic even stronger than before. Then, Dani talks with Niaz Dorry, the coordinating director of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance and the executive director of the National Family Farm Coalition. Dorry shares more about her unique vision for the interdependence of sea- and land-based food production, which brought her to lead both organizations jointly. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

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As US Sanctions Block Supplies, Not Even Allies Safe from Pilfering

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 111:35

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Tray Kwon, a registered nurse and frontline healthcare worker at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, to talk about how corporate greed led to chronic under-staffing and other serious institutional weaknesses in the healthcare system long before the virus hit, how the steady decline in CDC standards for front-line healthcare workers is leading to nurses and doctors becoming compromised, and why to this day the refusal to test asymptomatic nurses and doctors—even if they've had contact with known carriers of the virus—continues to endanger the health of nurses, doctors, patients, and the general public.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Jim Goodman, Board President of the National Family Farm Coalition and a 4th-generation retired dairy farmer from Wisconsin, how Coronavirus is impacting the industrial food supply chain, how corporate industrial monoculture farming exacerbates disease incubation and the exploitation of workers and workers, how local farming and farmers markets to help relieve potential food shortages, crop and livestock disease, and worker exploitation, and how refocusing farm justice efforts away from the traditional New Deal model and towards one which centers Black and indigenous farmers can improve the outlook for a more stable food supply and fair prices.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Fiona Edwards, , to talk about her latest piece in The Canary, "Bolsonaro is leading Brazil to coronavirus catastrophe," why far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro continues to force the country to stay open even as governors from his own party are openly rebelling against his orders, and why the country's current public health trajectory could leave it in a position not unlike Ecuador—where the most vulnerable are now dying in the streets.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ben Norton, Assistant Editor for The Grayzone and co-host of the Moderate Rebels podcast, to talk to about whether the US military is really expanding its presence in Latin America in response to alleged Chinese or Russian "aggression," how the Brazilian government ended up serving as an extension of US imperial power in Latin America, how Trump's overt militarism has ripped the mask off the doctrine of supposedly 'humanitarian' intervention, why broad swaths of the political establishment are now openly advocating a re-ignition of the Cold War as part of its new stated doctrine of "Great Power Competition," why the "explicit intention of overthrowing the Chinese government" held by both Falun Gong and CIA-founded Radio Free Asia means their claims must be taken with a grain of salt, and how the renewed assaults on international bodies like the UN and the WHO betray a ruling class fear of any possible threat to full-spectrum US global domination.

Covid-19 Hits Small Farms—Would Going 'Food Sovereign' Keep Us Safer?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 13:33

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Jim Goodman, oard President of the National Family Farm Coalition and a 4th-generation retired dairy farmer from Wisconsin, how Coronavirus is impacting the industrial food supply chain, how corporate industrial monoculture farming exacerbates disease incubation and the exploitation of workers and workers, how local farming and farmers markets to help relieve potential food shortages, crop and livestock disease, and worker exploitation, and how refocusing farm justice efforts away from the traditional New Deal model and towards one which centers Black and indigenous farmers can improve the outlook for a more stable food supply.

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10/23/19 - How Doug Stirred Up A Recent Hearing on Hemp

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 36:54

Host and American Family Farmer Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins by sharing his recent experience testifying at a hearing on growing Hemp. Hear what he did to shake up the room. Then, there's good news that Florida is experiencing a plentiful Citrus harvest. Next, we meet Niaz Dorry, Coordinating Director at North Atlantic Marine Alliance http://www.namanet.org/ and Executive Director at the National Family Farm Coalition https://nffc.net/ . Niaz moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts - the oldest settled fishing port in the U.S. - in 1994 when she decided to work on fisheries issues. At the time, she was an ocean and fisheries campaigner for Greenpeace. She has been working with small-scale, traditional, and indigenous fishing communities in the U.S. and from around the globe ever since, advancing the rights and ecological benefits of the small-scale fishing communities as a means of protecting global marine biodiversity. Niaz Dorry was named Executive Director of NFFC in May 2018. NFFC and NAMA have entered into an innovative shared leadership model, with Niaz at the helm of both organizations. Time Magazine named Niaz as a Hero for The Planet for her work. Finally, Doug opines about the relationship between the Family Farm and Big Oil.

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Episode 376: Dear Sonny Perdue, Small Farms Matter

The Farm Report

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 44:24

United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently made a lot of farmers angry. At a time when small dairy farms are going out of business at unprecedented rates (and small farms producing other crops are also struggling), Perdue made a comment that suggested the situation was par for the course. “In America, the big get bigger and the small go out,” he said. This week, host Lisa Held is joined by three guests—Brenda Cochran, dairy farmer and president of Farm Women United, Russell Diez-Canseco, president and CEO of Vital Farms, and Jordan Treakle, policy director at the National Family Farm Coalition—to discuss Perdue’s comments, what current challenges faced by America’s small farmers really look like, and what can be done to help small farms survive.Join Heritage Radio Network on Monday, November 11th, for a raucous feast to toast a decade of food radio. Our tenth anniversary bacchanal is a rare gathering of your favorite chefs, mixologists, storytellers, thought leaders, and culinary masterminds. We’ll salute the inductees of the newly minted HRN Hall of Fame, who embody our mission to further equity, sustainability, and deliciousness. Explore the beautiful Palm House and Yellow Magnolia Café, taste and imbibe to your heart’s content, and bid on once-in-a-lifetime experiences and tasty gifts for any budget at our silent auction. Tickets available now at heritageradionetwork.org/gala.The Farm Report is powered by Simplecast.

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03/06/19 - Have you Considered Orange Corn?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 37:46

American Family Farmer and Host Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news about Orange Corn and why you may want to consider growing it. Next, National Family Farm Coalition member Dena Huff www.nffc.net joins Doug to discuss a number of issues that are being addressed by the agency today. Dena represents the Northern Plains Resource Council. She raises sheep, cattle, alfalfa, corn, and edible dry beans, among other crops, on her farm in Glendive, Montana since 1979. NFFC is working to ensure viable livelihoods for family farmers, fishermen and workers; safe and healthy food for everyone; and economically, environmentally sound rural communities. Finally, Doug opines about Net Neutrality, and its effects on The American Family Farmer.

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Resistance: The Ballot and The Bullhorn

The Laura Flanders Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2018 29:44

From no, I won't to yes, we will. It's official a record breaking number of women have won seats in Congress. Over a hundred women, more women than ever, were voted in including New Mexico's Deb Halland and Sharice Davids, the Congress' first 2 Native American women, and Davids is the first out lesbian Native American too. As anticipated, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a socialist Democrat, is now Congresswoman of New York. With the midterms behind us we're looking at the roots of struggle for good governance in these United States, and hear among others from historian Jeff Biggers, dream defender Phillip Agnew and Niaz Dorry, Executive Director of the National Family Farm Coalition. Plus, women suffrage fighters, Susan B. Anthony and the voice of people's historian, Howard Zinn. Music Spotlight: “What the World Needs Now” a rework by Jonathan Butler, featured on “Close To You”, his tribute album to Burt Bacharach released on Mack Avenue. Support theLFShow

Niaz Dorry, Coordinating Director of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, and Executive Director of the National Family Farm Coalition shares highlights from her “America the Bountiful” tour.

Food Sleuth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 28:15

Did you know that an alternative to our current exploitive industrial food system is possible? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Niaz Dorry, Coordinating Director of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, and Executive Director of the National Family Farm Coalition. Dorry shares highlights from her “America the Bountiful” national tour where she witnessed the interdependence between eaters and farming and fishing communities. She discusses common challenges facing all food producers, plus solutions and reasons for hope in rebuilding truly sustainable regional food systems, based in justice and equity. Related website: http://www.namanet.org/america-the-bountiful

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54 Niaz Dorry on organizing for land food and sea food, and organizing at the speed of trust

Delicious Revolution

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2018 46:31

Niaz Dorry moved to Glauster, Massachusetts, the oldest settled fishing port in the United States, in 1994, and she has been working with small-scale, traditional, and indigenous fishing communities in the U.S. and around the globe ever since. After a working as an environmental justice organizer in Greanpeace’s toxics campaigns, she started working on fisheries issues. She’s been organizing with the fishing families of the North Atlantic Marie Alliance since 2008, advancing the rights and ecological benefits of the small-scale fishing communities as a means of protecting global marine biodiversity. This year, NAMS and the National Family Farm Coalition decided to join forces and share leadership, with Niaz as their director. She is currently on a national tour of farms and fishing communities to kick of this joint effort. I spoke with Niaz just before she left on tour. Here’s my conversation with Niaz Dorry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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#23 Food For Thought | How Then Shall We Live Pt. 2

No Place Like Home

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2018 38:14

Mary Anne and Anna Jane dive into part 2 of our series 'How Then Shall We Live?' which explores whether or not our personal choices matter in the fight against climate change. We ponder our personal eating habits and how they fit in with the larger food system. Our guest is Dr. Emelie Peine (Mary Anne's sister!!!), an expert on food policy at the University of Puget Sound, who shares some eye-opening revelations. Here are the organizations Emelie mentioned: - National Family Farm Coalition, http://nffc.net/ - Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, https://www.iatp.org/ - La Via Campesina, https://viacampesina.org/en/ - Civil Eats, https://civileats.com/ - Food First, https://foodfirst.org/ - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner - We are produced by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - And we are supported by the Sierra Club

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Dena Hoff on the National Family Farm Coalition

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2017 37:56

Dena Hoff, Vice President of the National Family Farm Coalition, has farmed most of her life and has raised sheep, cattle, alfalfa, sweet corn, edible dry beans, and other crops on her farm in Glendive, Montana, since 1979. She is an active member of her rural community, serving on the Water Commission and the local food cooperative, as well as Montana-based Northern Plains Resource Council. She represents NPRC to the Western Organization of Resource Councils and to the NFFC. With Doug, she discusses the relentless efforts by multi-national agribusiness and extraction corporations to control our food and agriculture system and what the NFFC is doing in the fight to sustain non-GMO, heritage and indigenous seeds and fresh, potable waterLearn more about her and her work with the National Family Farm Coaltion at www.NFFC.NET

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Jim Goodman on replacing NAFTA, not Just Renegotiating it