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Florida’s Farm Bill Should Not Silence the Public

As a farmer, I want to be clear: this bill does not protect farmers. It protects corporations.
Florida’s Farm Bill Should Not Silence the Public
A worker in a farm tractor cuts eggplant bushes in Homestead, Fla., on April 17, 2020. Marco Bello/Reuters
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I received an email this week from my colleague Kelly Ryerson, known to many as “Glyphosate Girl.” What she shared was so disconcerting that I stopped what I was doing to write this article.

Mollie Engelhart
Mollie Engelhart
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Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.