By Rachel Casteel, regional representative, SRAP A community in Polk County, Missouri, came together and stopped a slaughterhouse from dumping hundreds of thousands of wastewater … Read More
Farms Not Factories: Community Unites to Stop Industrial Hog Operation
Mary Dougherty is a writer, chef, executive director, and mother who lives on the shore of Lake Superior in the northernmost area of Wisconsin. In … Read More
SRAP Water Rangers Program: Native Nations Outreach
Project Overview: SRAP’s Water Rangers Program works with rural communities to protect their right to clean water and hold industrial livestock operations accountable for pollution. … Read More
Staff Attorney
Organization Background: For more than 20 years, Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) has served as a mobilizing force to collaborate with communities to protect themselves … Read More
We Were One Hour From Losing Our Family Farm
By Susie Crutchfield, regional representative, Contract Grower Transition Program, SRAP In 1987, my husband and I signed a contract with Tyson Foods to raise factory … Read More
Development Manager
Organization Background For more than 20 years, Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) has served as a mobilizing force to collaborate with communities to protect themselves … Read More
Why Signing a Contract With the Poultry Industry Nearly Cost Me Everything
By Craig Watts, Contract Grower Transition Program director, SRAP Having been raised on a small tobacco farm in southeastern North Carolina, I appreciated the tranquility … Read More
Our Dream of Owning a Farm Cost Us Our Entire Life Savings
By Michael Diaz, regional representative, Contract Grower Transition Program, SRAP My wife and I have always dreamed of owning a family farm. Having grown up … Read More
SRAP Welcomes Two New Team Members
SRAP is excited to welcome two new members to our team: Mary Dougherty, senior regional representative, and Lia Kahan, impacted communities coordinator. Mary joins our … Read More