NPR All Things Considered Aired this segment August 19, 2011 about changes going nationally in the Fraternal organization National Grange.

Granges were considered the center of events, activities, and community involvement in farming communities around the country.

Grange Changes August 19, 2001 NPR Radio

Lots of passionate people are taking up farming these days, motivated by frustration with industrial farming, concerns about the environment, and a desire to build community and local food markets. Some of these new farmers have joined the Grange, a long-established fraternal organization for farmers with roots in social activism.

In Oregon, Granges dominated by this new generation have banded together in a coalition dubbed "Green Granges," which work together to advance the issues they care about.

Kip Anson