Fighting for Property Rights in York County
The American Revolution effectively ended with the surrender of British troops at Yorktown in 1781, liberating thirteen sovereign states from the tyranny of rule without representation. Now the York County Board of Supervisors is poised to usurp the property rights of
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LA Lakers Eat Grass-Fed: An Interview with Cate Shanahan, Nutritionist for the Lakers
Joe Salama, attorney and author of The Paleo Miracle, interviewed Cate Shanahan, M.D., the nutritionist for the L.A. Lakers basketball team. Dr. Cate Shanahan promotes fats from pastured animals while FTCLDF promotes farmers who raise those animals!
What do you do for the Lakers?
We operate on several levels so answering the question is a little complicated but the basics are that the Lakers now have a program called
Play It Forward: View Unacceptable Levels to Help FTCLDF and Learn About Toxins!
Rent or purchase Unacceptable Levels. It’s a story about the chemicals in our bodies, how they got there, and what we can do about it.
Films like this raise awareness, change consumer buying patterns and can ultimately be part of the solution (e.g., protecting small-scale, eco-friendly farming). FTCLDF also raises awareness, changes consumer buying patterns (farm to consumer).
Indiana Governor Signs Poultry and Egg Bill
On March 26, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed Senate Bill 179 (SB 179), a bill that expands on-farm poultry processing in the state as well as frees up poultry and egg sales from local and state regulation. The new law takes effect July 1, 2014.
State Senator Jim Banks (R-Columbia City) was the
Brown Case Before Maine Supreme Court
On May 13, Blue Hill dairy farmer Dan Brown will have his case heard by the Maine Supreme Court. Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund General Counsel Gary Cox will be arguing Brown’s case before the Court. Brown is appealing a lower court ruling finding him guilty on three counts for violations of Maine’s food and dairy code. Argument is