As 2021 comes to a close, we would like to celebrate with you the many achievements we have made in the food freedom movement. We are joyful to be so involved in this movement and to get to fight for farmers, artisanal producers, homesteaders, and consumers across…
Food Rights News
Maine’s Right to Food Constitutional Amendment
On Tuesday, November 3, 2021, Maine voters approved an historic state constitutional amendment establishing a constitutional Right to Food. The measure added language to the state constitution providing that individuals have a “natural, inherent, and unalienable right to food, including the right to save and exchange seeds and the right…
What Did Our Members Have To Say?
Thank you to all the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) members who participated in the recent survey to learn what more the organization can do to better serve them. Our members are made up of farmers and food producers, eaters, and homesteaders. Here…
Fully Cooked, Not Shelf Stable
This month we consider a hazard analysis for a product in the Fully Cooked, Not Shelf Stable processing category. What is Fully Cooked, Not Shelf Stable? If you do not know, you cannot conduct a hazard analysis. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) defines “product” to…
Local Officials Bully Pennsylvania Small Farmers
FTCLDF members in a small Pennsylvania borough’s Historical-Rural Residential district are being dragged through the courts for carrying on normal farming operations. Dundee Farm and Fields, LLC has historically raised sheep, produced wool products, grown and sold flowers, herbs and vegetables, and raised bees for local honey. They have long been active in the community and were known for…