FTCLDF defended a Michigan farm in a nuisance action, which ultimately led to a positive clarification in the state’s Generally Accepted Agricultural and Management Practices (GAAMPs). Hidden Creek Farm is a small sustainable farm that has been operating for several years…
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FTCLDF & Tetons Slow Food Host Wyoming Food Policy and the Future of Food in Jackson on October 2
We at Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) teamed up with Slow Food in the Tetons for the Farm to Fork Festival in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Friday and Saturday, October 2 and 3! On Friday night October 2 we are hosting…
New Farmer Donates Pork Destined for Euthanasia to Families in Need
This past spring a young farmer named Julie Friend decided to avoid food waste and save some pigs from euthanasia to feed to local families in need. What was especially remarkable is that Julie had just started farming weeks prior. Let’s back up. Growing up and through her early 20s, Friend had depression, sinus infections, and digestive issues. She started eating a whole foods diet…
Free Webinar: Raw Butter Safety and Health with a Microbiologist
Our own Executive Director Alexia Kulwiec will interview microbiologist Peg Coleman for this free raw butter webinar. Both are eager to help you understand butter’s rightful place on the kitchen table. Peg holds two Masters of Science degrees…
County Tax Commissioner Wastes $26,000 Fighting Small Farmer Over Serving Size Definition
Chris Couch owns and manages Dreaming Tree Farms, a small farm outside of Richmond, Virginia that sells prepackaged salad kits for a weekly-delivered subscription service under the name Farm-To-Salad. He started out as a hobby farmer in 2009 and in 2017 decided to leave his job as a management consultant to pursue a more fulfilling career growing healthy food for his community…