Shady Grove Farm Protected by Right to Farm Act
Fund members Randy and Libby Buchler of Shady Grove Farm learned on December 19 that their farming operation in Forsyth Township, Michigan can continue. Judge Thomas L. Solka of the Marquette County Circuit Court ruled that "because defendants' farm . . . is protected from nuisance suits under the Right to Farm Act plaintiff's request for an injunction closing the farm is denied."
The Right to Farm Act was invoked as a defense when the family farm was sued by Forsyth Township for...more
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 Revisiting the Farm-to-Fork Fiasco
with Laura Bledsoe & Pete Kennedy, Esq.
Episode 4 of the Food Rights Hour Podcast is an interview with Laura Bledsoe, whose farm-to-fork dinner was halted mid-preparation on October 21, 2011 by the Southern Nevada Health District.
The health inspector would not allow the food, prepared by a certified chef, to be served to the guests for/span>...more
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Raw Milk Right of Passage 
Story as told by the Bechards' daughter Katie--trauma turned to triumph
Got milk? The rhetorical positive answer to this question is in jeopardy.
If you could have told me when I was 14 and bought my first dairy cow, that milk would become a controversial issue and bring my family to the courtroom, I wouldn't have believed you. If you could have told me when this lawsuit started that it would take more than three years to conclude, I wouldn't have believed you. But if I tell you that it has been all that, and we fought it until victorious, would you believe me?...more
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Pete Kennedy, Esq.
Lack of available funding for their business operations remains a major obstacle for farmers. Banks have generally refused to make loans to small farms direct marketing their products to consumers; grants from government agencies such as USDA often have strings attached which frequently make...more |
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