John Peck is an economist by training and is the executive director of the Family Farm Defenders, a group started in Wisconsin to address the concern of small dairy farmers, but the group's focus is community-wide. This talk he gave to a small group at the Illinois Renewable Energy Fair is an eye opener (I seriously look at food labels now as a result). John engaged the audience so that they did their own thinking about food, rights, locality and equity.
The Family Farm Defenders is based in Madison and is a member of international farmer advocacy organization Via Campesina.
