I became an advocate against food chain consolidation after Sanderson Farms, with no notification to growers, sold their company to the two largest privately held corporations in America for $4.53 billion. Less than a week after the public announcement, they were on our farms trying to reduce our pay by giving the grower a pay cut. 

I stood up for myself and other growers by refusing to sign that pay-cut contract and speaking out to our leaders in Washington that it is time to end the abusive practices against growers by these monolithic corporations.

After two years of fighting for poultry contract reform and transparency in the industry and against these monolithic corporations and even our government, I have learned that as family farmers and American citizens, we need to take control of our food chain supply. We need to work together to make sure that the future of locally sourced and sustainable food is available to all Americans. Next to people, food is the most important resource this country has, and farmers are the backbone of America. Without the American family farmer, this country will collapse.

As a female farmer, I’m asking you to get involved and support those men and women who work 24 hours a day every day of every year, year after year. I’m asking you to support farmers who work come hell or high water, rain or shine, drought, heat wave, or hurricane. Work with us and for us so that we, the American Family Farmer, can continue to make sure that your table is always overflowing with the most beautiful, healthy, affordable food that the family farmer can grow for you.

Get involved in the great American food fight. Your life and the life of your family might depend on it.