Jeff on News 2

On Feb. 7, Jeff proposed a resolution to the Macon County Commissioners meeting This is what the Macon County Times printed about the resolution: Jeff Poppen, also known as the “Barefoot Farmer”, was given permission by [Mayor Shelby] Linville to speak to commissioners Monday night.  Poppen raised concerns about a proposed chicken house that is…

We are starting a non-profit (501 c-3) to raise money for our legal and PR battles.  We need someone to run this organization, with the primary responsibility being the collection of and accounting for donations. We also need a PR team, and while there will surely be room for inexperienced people with a desire to…

I spoke of this video in a previous post. This is the best view most of us will ever get inside one of these operations. While I am confident this was filmed in a brand new, spotless clean chicken house, it does reveal many of the practices which seem to make this industry more of…

by Mark Bellinger RED BOILING SPRINGS, Tenn.- The man known as the “Barefoot Farmer” is fighting to keep chicken houses away from his organic farm. Jeff Poppen may have already lost the first battle. Construction has already started just a few hundred feet from his back door and he fears the houses could kill his…

We have been gathering information, and while there is much more left to gather, I wanted to update everyone on where things stand. Jeff met with his neighbor, who already signed a contract to raise these chickens for Cobb-Vantress, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tyson.  He will be raising two barns just 400…

[The EPA admits freely the potential dangers of CAFOs in this short, concise statement.  –Alan] How Do CAFOs Impact the Environment? Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) are facilities where large numbers of poultry, swine, cattle or other animal types are confined within a much smaller area than traditional pasture operations. The concentration of the wastes…