The Farrises have a livestock guardian dog named Sheriff to protect their fruit and livestock on their 23-acre farm in California. All is well until a new neighbor moves in…
FTCLDF Cases
Updates and press releases on the various cases handled or funded by the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF or the "Fund") are posted below. Click on the titles below to view the full post.
If you have questions about any of the cases, you may contact us online, email us at [email protected] or call 703-208-FARM (3276).
2019 Accomplishments
This has been quite the year! We would like to share with you the many achievements we have made in the food freedom movement. It gives us great joy to continue to be involved in this movement and to fight for farmers, artisanal producers, homesteaders and consumers across the country.
FTCLDF and Member File Raw Butter Lawsuit
This week, the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) and one of its members, Mark McAfee of Organic Pastures Dairy, filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Our lawsuit seeks to force…
Crookies and Cream: Raw Milk Ice Cream in New Hampshire
In early August, Jill received a letter from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, threatening to fine her unless she stopped selling ice cream. In the message from the Department’s supervisor…
Revisiting the Nevada Farm-to-Fork Raid
When an over-zealous regulator shows up at your farm dinner demanding that food be destroyed as hungry guests await, who do you call? FTCLDF! Here’s Laura Bledsoe’s account written as a letter to CSA members and dinner…
Urban Farming Under Threat in Gary, Indiana
In a recent case that is gaining national attention, one FTCLDF member’s right to provide food for her family is in jeopardy. Aja and her husband Yasir grow hundreds of varieties of medicinal herbs, fruits, and vegetables at their home in Gary, Indiana. Practicing regenerative agriculture, they bring color and nutrition to an area of Indiana…
Trouble at the Farmers Market
Cathy is a mother of six and a full-time farmer. She sells most of her vegetables at a farmers market in Southern California, along with her coveted honey from hives on her farm. Last year, an inspector contracted by the state was hassling Cathy.
But It’s Cheaper to Just Pay the Fee
A few years ago, Steve and Wendy bought a five-acre parcel in southern Michigan, perfect for growing specialty crops. Unbeknownst to them, their idyllic parcel was located in a dystopian township, run by a mean-spirited zoning inspector who did not cotton to outsiders and had no grasp…
A Year in Photos
2018 is almost over! What’s a better way to celebrate the year than with a visual representation! A happy new year and best wishes to you and your family for 2019!
The Case of Embargoed Goat Milk Gelato
Who screams for ice cream? We all scream for ice cream—especially artisan goat milk gelato, made in small batches by Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) member Lisa Black. Lisa’s Agriculture Department inspector was screaming, too, but not in a good way. He was under…
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