American Family Farmer

Host and American Family Farmer Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins by sharing his recent experience testifying at a hearing on growing Hemp. Hear what he did to shake up the room. Then, there's good news that Florida is experiencing a plentiful Citrus harvest. Next, we meet Niaz Dorry, Coordinating Director at North Atlantic Marine Alliance http://www.namanet.org/ and Executive Director at the National Family Farm Coalition https://nffc.net/ . Niaz moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts - the oldest settled fishing port in the U.S. - in 1994 when she decided to work on fisheries issues. At the time, she was an ocean and fisheries campaigner for Greenpeace. She has been working with small-scale, traditional, and indigenous fishing communities in the U.S. and from around the globe ever since, advancing the rights and ecological benefits of the small-scale fishing communities as a means of protecting global marine biodiversity. Niaz Dorry was named Executive Director of NFFC in May 2018. NFFC and NAMA have en