A local Iowa grassroots advocacy group focused on protecting public health, clean water, and rural quality of life in Des Moines County and surrounding communities, with an emphasis on opposing industrial livestock operations and other agricultural practices they view as harmful.
Agricultural and environmental policy, especially factory farm/CAFO regulation, water quality, manure management, public health protections, land use, and food and farm labeling issues.
Likely member donations and grassroots support; no public funding source was identified.
Associated with the Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture coalition and has appeared alongside other Iowa farm-and-neighbor environmental groups such as Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, and Iowa Environmental Council coalition partners.
grassroots advocacy organization