FTCLDF Cases

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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 info@farmtoconsumer.org or call 703-208-FARM (3276).

FTCLDF Member Bavuso Before Virginia Supreme Court Again

By Farm-to-Consumer | September 8, 2016

On September 15 at 9:00 a.m. the Virginia Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of York County Board of Supervisors et al. v. Bavuso, marking the second time in three years that oyster farmer and Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund member Anthony Bavuso will

Courts Vindicate Amish Farmer for Fourth Time

By Farm-to-Consumer | July 13, 2016

If at first you don’t succeed at harassing a farmer out of business, try again…and again…and again. That has been the tack the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Hopewell Township have taken since 2012 against Amish farmer

Raw Butter Is a Communicable Disease

By Farm-to-Consumer | June 23, 2016

Ridiculous, but true: The FDA is telling us that it can ban raw butter in interstate commerce under its power to regulate communicable disease.

Why is this ban silly?
– Raw butter has the safest record of any dairy product and has not been proven to cause any food borne illness.
– The law doesn’t allow the FDA to take this action.

Bavuso’s Fight for Local Aquaculture in Virginia Continues

By Farm-to-Consumer | February 4, 2016

Anthony Bavuso began oyster farming on his property in York County, Virginia because he wanted to be a producer and saw oysters as a way to help improve

FTCLDF to Represent OPDC over Raw Butter Petition

By Farm-to-Consumer | December 9, 2015

The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) has agreed to represent Organic Pastures Dairy Company (OPDC) over OPDC’s citizens petition to modify the interstate ban on

FTCLDF Member Bavuso Wins Virginia Right to Farm Case

By Farm-to-Consumer | July 18, 2015

In a major victory for Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund member Anthony Bavuso, a York County Poquoson Circuit Court Judge has ruled that the Virginia Right to Farm Act and a state zoning law prohibited York County from requiring Bavuso to obtain a special use permit in order to conduct oyster

FTCLDF Case Updates

By Gary Cox, Esq. | July 17, 2015

The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund General Counsel Gary Cox provides updates on the cases he’s currently handling. Everyone represented in court by the Fund is a member of the organization.

FTCLDF Member Reaches Settlement in Overspray Case

By Farm-to-Consumer | July 2, 2015

NORTH DAKOTA—July 2, 2015—The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) has settled another case, this time on behalf of North Dakota farmer member Glen Philbrick, who was the victim of spray drift. Due to the drift of chemicals over his crops, he lost more than 4,000…

2015 Annual Appeal FundRAISER: Food Freedom Vigilance

By Sally Fallon Morell | June 26, 2015

Dear Friend of Real Food,

“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” – Thomas Jefferson

If vigilance is the price of freedom, the work of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) and its members has been a beacon of vigilance helping restore basic food freedoms to people across the United States.

FTCLDF Case Updates

By Gary Cox, Esq. | April 14, 2015

The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund’s General Counsel Gary Cox provides the rundown on the cases he’s currently handling. Everyone represented in court by FTCLDF is a member of the organization.