Farmgirls Rally to Oppose Factory Farms

I’ve discovered a few Hoosier Farmgirl Heroes mentioned in this Muncie Star Press piece about the CAFO counter movement. The article notes that “Organizers of local CAFO opponents are typically grandmothers and/or mothers who own farms that have been in their families for decades.” My favorite of the bunch is Barbara Cox, a retired nurse, but tireless advocate for farming that won’t poison the environment and destroy the quality of rural life. Barbara, who estimates she spends 35 hours a week on CAFO issues, says she could retire down South if she’d sell her “durned farm.” But Florida sunshine isn’t in her near future. “I’m committed that we will not totally ruin this state and leave a mess for the next generation,” she says. Star Press photo is of Barbara at her farm in Lynn, Ind.