Paradigm Change

Sometimes the best route is "back to the future."

Modern Agriculture fell prey to the ideas of industrialization following World War II. The discovery that petroleum based fertilizers would stimulate plant growth and the mechanization of labors that were previously all done by a local work force allowed consumers to enjoy a boom in fruits and vegetables.

The raising of meats and poultry on a mass scale kept prices lower than they would have been in the regular inflation cycles. However, these perceived benefits carried several hidden costs.

The food produced had far less nutrients. The taste was bland. The pollution costs to the water table and surrounding community health were ignored.

The processing done by major food corporations turned regular food into "Franken-food" that did not resemble its previous state and turned on consumers with a vengeance.

Researchers are only now discovering that the epidemics of heart disease and obesity are rooted in the low quality foods available in most mass food outlets.

We believe that a return to sustainable agriculture from local farmers passionate about their food and their farms can help to restore the health our ancestors enjoyed.

Our Mission

The Farm-to-Consumer Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit charitable organization created to expand public awareness about sustainably farmed food, increase choices and access to local sources and support small family farms growing and raising these foods.  We do this through educational and charitable activities:

· Educating consumers on how to obtain farm food directly from farmers;

· Educating farmers on how to be free from harassment by local, state, and federal government interference with food production and on-farm processing;

· Educating the general public about the importance of sustainable farming, healthy foods, and our rights to farm and obtain such foods.

· Providing support to qualified farmer and consumer group recipients through financial aid.

Farmers and Consumers Should Be Free

As the result of our work, we envison –

• Consumers buying healthy foods directly from their farmer
• Exponential growth of new small farms – new consumer-turned-farmer operations.
• Prosperous farmers raising food in ways that are good for the environment, the animals, and the people.
• Thriving and vibrant local economies based on the firm foundation of agriculture, food, and related businesses.

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