Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT)

10/20/2026

This is the big one!

Do you have a project in mind that could improve life for the animals on your farm? Let’s talk about funding it. 🌱

Join FACT today for the most important webinar of the year if you are planning to apply for a Fund-a-Farmer grant. We’ll walk through the grant program and application process so you can feel ready to take the next step toward your humane farming goals.

📅 Tuesday, October 20
🕐 1 p.m. ET
☕ Bring your coffee and your questions!

Register at the link in our bio.

10/19/2026

Life and death are part of farming. Even growing vegetables can involve animal inputs, from manure in compost to blood meal in fertilizer. When we raise animals for meat, slaughter is part of that responsibility. Our food connects us to lives and deaths we rarely see.

Nicholas Kristof’s recent article offers a glimpse inside a chicken slaughterhouse and raises concerns that faster slaughter-line speeds could increase animal suffering and worker risk. The proposed changes he describes would allow those speeds to increase at more plants.

If we take an animal’s life for food, we owe that animal more than efficiency. We owe it a life worth living and every possible effort to prevent fear and pain at its end.

The agribusiness industry tries very hard to keep cameras out of factory farms and slaughterhouses -- and a new undercover video shows why. Some day, our descendants will wonder about our collective blind spot to animal cruelty. A gift link to my column: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/opinion/factory-farming-animals-slaughterhouses.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JVE.qbZH.MGyi63jMFd3Z&smid=url-share

10/19/2026

Planning to apply for a Fund-a-Farmer grant? This week, get your questions answered before you hit submit! 🌱

Join FACT’s Humane Farming Director, Samantha Gasson, for a walkthrough of the grant process, application tips, and common mistakes to avoid. Learn how to transform your ideas into a strong application.

FACT’s Fund-a-Farmer grants help farmers pay for projects that improve animal welfare and support humane farming practices. And they can make a big difference for small farmers!

📅 Tuesday, October 20 at 1 p.m. ET
☕ Bring your coffee and your questions!

Register at the link in our bio.

10/16/2026

Have a project in mind that could improve life for the animals on your farm? Let’s talk about funding it. 🌱

Join FACT next week for “Getting Your Farm Funded: Understanding FACT’s Fund-a-Farmer Grants in 2026.” We’ll walk through the grant program and application process so you can feel ready to take the next step toward your humane farming goals.

📅 Tuesday, October 20
🕐 1 p.m. ET
☕ Bring your coffee and your questions!

Register at the link in our bio

10/16/2026

Now Accepting Applications for our Humane Farming Mentorship Program! Next session begins February 2027

Ready to take your farm to the next level, or share your knowledge with the next generation of humane farmers? FACT's Humane Farming Mentorship Program is now accepting applications for both mentees and mentors.
Over 20 weeks, mentees work one-on-one with an experienced farmer to take their farming to new heights.

Beginning Farmers can receive guidance on everything from fencing and breed selection to getting started with sales. Production Farmers receive a $2,000 award for completing a major project that enables them to scale up production, upgrade grazing systems, launch new sales outlets, and more.

Considering Mentoring? Experienced farmers with 7+ years of humane, pasture-based practice are invited to apply as mentors and are compensated for their time.
Learn more about what a mentorship can offer you: https://www.foodanimalconcernstrust.org/mentorship

Spaces are limited and applications are only open for a few weeks so apply today!

10/13/2026

Could a farm store be your next step toward connecting with customers and selling more of what you raise? 🌱

Grab your coffee and join FACT TODAY at 1 p.m. ET for a FREE webinar with Vanessa Frias, owner of Willowbrook Farms!

We’ll explore staffed, self-service, and hybrid models and what it takes to manage products, pricing, inventory, and payments while still running a farm.

Whether you’re starting small or dreaming of a full farm market, bring your questions and learn from Vanessa’s firsthand experience. ☕

Link in bio to register.

10/12/2026

What if customers could shop right where their food is raised? 🌱

A farm store can help you connect directly with customers, offer another way to sell your products, and spend less time hauling goods to market. But what does it take to keep one running while still running a farm?

Join FACT and Vanessa Frias, owner of Willowbrook Farms, for a practical look at starting, growing, and maintaining an on-farm store. Vanessa will share her firsthand experience, from choosing a staffed, self-service, or hybrid model to navigating pricing, inventory, payments, and attracting customers.

Whether you’re picturing a simple self-service setup or a fully staffed market, come explore the costs, challenges, and possibilities before opening your doors.

📅 Tuesday, October 13
🕐 1 p.m. ET
🔗 Register through the link in our bio! That's right - it's in the bio! Facebook has recently changed its rules on sharing links, so find all the useful FACT links in our Facebook bio. Of course, everything is on our website too.

10/11/2026

What do Dolly Parton and a better food system have in common? For FACT’s Executive Director Harry Rhodes, both offer reasons to stay hopeful.

In his latest blog, Harry reflects on what motivates his work: respect for animals, a fair living for farmers, access to healthy food, and the belief that we can leave a better world for our children and grandchildren.

Read “What Motivates Me to Do This Work” at the link in our bio. Facebook no longer lets us share links in posts, so all links will live in the Linktree link in our bio. Thank you for continuing to show up for farmers and animals - from Facebook to the field.

10/09/2026

Grab your coffee...we’ve got two FREE webinars coming up! ☕🌱

🚜 **October 13: From Farm to Farm Store**
Thinking about opening an on-farm market? Explore staffed and self-service options and how to start, grow, and maintain your farm store.

💰 **October 20: Getting Your Farm Funded**
Learn about FACT’s 2026 Fund-a-Farmer grants and get a clearer understanding of this incredible opportunity to fund farm project you have been dreaming of.

Bring your questions and your farm plans. Register through the link in our bio!