About Us
About the Ram's Horn
Brewster and Cathleen began publishing the Ram's Horn in 1980, while they were raising sheep in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Initially aimed at other sheep farmers, the newsletter now has readers across Canada and around the world who are looking for analysis of developments in the world of agriculture and food that is not available elsewhere. To read the story of how we got started, click here.
Who We Are
Brewster Kneen researches and writes most of the material in the Ram's Horn. He is also the author of a number of books. He is currently preoccupied with the processes of privatization and militarization, which led to his most recent book, The Tyranny of Rights, and the creation of the Forum on Privatization and the Public Domain.
Cathleen Kneen is responsible for the layout, design, editing, and the drawings that appear in the Ram's Horn. She also writes sometimes. She is a leader in the Canadian movement for justice and sustainability in the food movement, and is currently engaged in the People's Food Policy Project, bringing the concepts of food sovereignty into the Canadian discussion of food policy. She has recently stepped down as the Chair of Food Secure Canada, though she remains on the Steering Committee, and continues to serve as co-chair of Just Food Ottawa.
Brewster and Cathleen making a video presentation on the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement in Sapporo, Japan, on January 15 2012.
About Our Family
Our son, Jamie Kneen, is the Communications Coordinator of MiningWatch Canada, which works to provide mining-affected communities in Canada and around the world with the support they need, and to make the mining industry accountable. He lives in Ottawa with his wife Soha Kneen and their son Theo.
Our daughter, Rebecca Kneen, in partnership with Brian MacIsaac, runs Crannog Ales, Canada's only Certified Organic on-farm microbrewery. The brewery is located at Left Fields in Sorrento, B.C., and their wonderful Irish-style ales are distributed only in B.C.