About Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF), a nationally recognized 501(c)(4) nonprofit, protects the rights of farmers and consumers to engage in direct commerce. It protects the rights of farmers to sell the products of the farm and the rights of consumers to access the foods of their choice from the source […]
Leadership Update
October 27, 2026 Changes at Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund: After seven years as Executive Director of Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, Alexia Kulwiec is stepping down. Today, October 27, 2026, FTCLDF named Christine Dzujna Interim Director, effective November 1. Christine brings years of experience providing legal guidance and policy support to FTCLDF members and currently serves […]
Right to Farm Laws, Licensing, and Neighbors
Your animals and farm products are your livelihood. But a single neighbor complaint about what annoys them about your animals or farming practices can turn a routine day into a legal fight: a call about odors from a pig pen, a noise complaint about barking livestock guard dogs, or dust from farming activities. In many […]
Update on Grassway Organics
Update on Grassway Organics, the Wisconsin dairy farm and FTCLDF member seeking an injunction against the Wisconsin Department of Trade and Consumer Protection: On September 29, 2026, FTCLDF shared its press release about actions taken against FTCLDF member Grassway Organics and its lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). DATCP […]
FTCLDF Member files for a Temporary Restraining Order against the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection
FTCLDF Member Grassway Organics files for a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) against the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (“DATCP”). FTCLDF Member Grassway Organics had been working with the Wisconsin DATCP for at least six years on a model to allow bona fide members of a dairy cooperative the ability to receive distribution […]
Business harmed without evidence and without due process
Here at FTCLDF, we have been very concerned lately about farm and food producers being shut down or having their business severely harmed, without any evidence of wrongdoing, often simply through a press release or press article. If the federal, state, or local government acts against a farm, ranch, or food producer that harms their […]
Oklahoma Rancher Faces Government Intimidation as Rural Leaders Call for Protection of Small Farmers and Ranchers
At a time when Oklahoma families are struggling with inflation, rising land prices, shrinking rural populations, and increasing corporate consolidation of agriculture, supporters are questioning why state agencies are spending taxpayer resources pressuring local ranchers instead of supporting them. Concerns are being raised after local rancher Joel Hollingsworth of Smoke River Ranch reportedly received multiple […]
Legislative Progress on Food Freedom Bills Show There Is Strength in Numbers
Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund monitors, advises, and works to influence hundreds of food freedom bills and policies across the country that align with our mission. We’ve been tracking their progress and engaging with legislators and our members to lend our support to those efforts that seek to expand food freedom. In our newsletters and elsewhere, […]
Member Spotlight: Daufuskie Community Farm
Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Daufuskie Community Farm is a non-profit, volunteer-run farm supporting agriculture on Daufuskie Island through educational outreach, community events, hosting WWOOF volunteers, and serving as a sustainable example of a working farm. The farm joined FTCLDF on a personal recommendation from Joel Salatin after a government avian influenza response resulted in the […]
Supreme Court decision favors the Monsanto Company
On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision negating the possibility of lawsuits against pesticide producer Monsanto Company under state failure-to-warn laws. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has previously considered the use of glyphosate-based pesticides such as Monsanto’s Roundup and has concluded the chemical compound to be safe. The International Agency […]