We are thrilled to announce this year’s SRAP Live: Building a Socially Responsible Food Future! The virtual summit will be held on Wednesday, April 24, … Read More
Wisconsin Residents Defeat Multi-Million Dollar Factory Farm Gas Operation
By Mary Dougherty, senior regional representative, SRAP “The first is that much of what we consider valuable in our world arises out of these kinds … Read More
Local communities nationwide are stopping factory farms
Thanks to your continued support, last year we were able to help nearly 50 communities threatened by industrial livestock operations in some two dozen U.S. … 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
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
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
‘Map With SRAP’ at Farm Aid 2023!
Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) is excited to announce that we will be at Farm Aid 2023 at the Ruoff Music Center—or Deer Creek as … Read More
Big Ag Front Groups Don’t Speak for Small Farmers
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited ruling that upholds a law setting higher animal welfare standards for how pork and other … Read More