An attempt to ban herdshares by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture has resulted in Governor Matt Mead ordering the department to issue a rule expressly legalizing herdshares. Here’s a report from FTCLDF member Frank Wallace, whose sister is state representative Sue Wallis. We have a win in Wyoming!
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Jury Trial for Local Farmer – Alvin Schlangen
The Minnesota trial for Alvin Schlagen on four misdemeanor charges is set to begin today. Here is the press release: This week in a Minneapolis courtroom, Alvin Schlangen, a farmer from Freeport, MN, hears from a jury if he will serve jail time for connecting people with nutrient-dense foods. Alvin and other volunteers are
Can we be well fed but malnourished?
Nourishing Our Children: Learn how to nourish rather than merely feed your family. My name is Sandrine Hahn and I founded and lead Nourishing Our Children, a non-profit, educational initiative of the San Francisco Chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation. We teach timeless principles for supporting learning, behavior and health through optimal nutrition. On our
FDA’s Vendetta Against Estrella Family Creamery in Washington State
Might the FDA, In Its Vendetta Against a Raw Milk Cheese Maker, Possibly Stub Its Toe By Interfering with Local Production? At first glance, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s two-year legal assault on Estrella Family Creamery in Washington state appears entirely vindictive. The FDA seems intent on using its enormous enforcement powers to cruelly […]
Episode 1: David v. Goliath: Taking on Monsanto
Podcast with Dan Ravicher, Esq. by Judith McGeary, Esq.
Episode 1 of the Food Rights Hour podcast is an interview with Dan Ravicher, the lead attorney in the farmers’ lawsuit against Monsanto. Over 80 farmers and farming organizations, including the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, have taken on the Goliath of the agricultural world in a