The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund has agreed to administer a litigation fund to be used to help finance the Drakes Bay Oyster Company’s lawsuit against the United States National Park Service. Drakes Bay Oyster Company (DBOC) is a family-owned, environmentally sustainable oyster farm on the
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Victory in Michigan! Shady Grove Farm Protected by Right to Farm Act
Fund members Randy and Libby Buchler of Shady Grove Farm learned today 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
Episode 4: Revisiting the Farm-to-Fork Fiasco
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
Crowdfunding and Farmer Access to Capital
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 the cost of compliance with the grant’s terms too high to […]
Make Your Own Cheese & Kefir
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Fundraiser – all proceeds toward defense of Hershberger
December 8, 2012 – Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Grazin’ Acres Farm Pantry – Loganville, WI 53943
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