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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 [email protected] or call 703-208-FARM (3276).

Local Government Tries to Shut Down Virginia Farm

By Logan Peck | May 14, 2020

Jess and Logan Peck

Our whole fiasco with the government trying to shut our farm down came on a Monday in mid-March and began with a call from one of our chefs we sell to. He notified us that the local Loudon County health inspector came into his restaurant, impound stickers in hand, and…

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News This article is related to: food freedom, food rights, food safety, FTCLDF Cases, FTCLDF Members, health department, member benefits, state legislation, Virginia

The Battle for Raw Butter Continues

By Alexia Kulwiec | March 17, 2020

Raw Butter Battle

On February 27, 2020, four years after the Petition filed by FTCLDF and member Organic Pastures Dairy Company, the FDA issued a decision denying our request to permit the interstate sales of raw butter. We now plan to challenge this decision, asking the federal court to overturn the…

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: FDA, FDA lawsuit, federal legislation, federal regulations, food freedom, food safety, FTCLDF Cases, legislation, raw butter

Victory for Sheriff the Dog and Right-to-Farm

By Amelia Martin | December 11, 2019

Sheriff the Livestock Guardian Dog

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…

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News This article is related to: California, food freedom, food rights, food safety, FTCLDF Cases, FTCLDF Members, Right to Farm, state legislation

2019 Accomplishments

By Katherine Ghantous | November 25, 2019

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.

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News, Fundraising, State News This article is related to: food freedom, FTCLDF Cases, fundraiser, member benefits

FTCLDF and Member File Raw Butter Lawsuit

By Alexia Kulwiec | October 25, 2019

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…

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: FDA, FDA lawsuit, federal legislation, federal regulations, food freedom, food safety, FTCLDF Cases, raw butter

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Defending the rights and broadening the freedoms of family farms and protecting consumer access to raw milk and nutrient dense foods. Copyright © 2007-2020 · For more information: email: [email protected] · Phone: (703) 208-FARM (3276) · Falls Church, VA Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) The content of this website is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended to be nor should it be construed as either a legal opinion or as legal advice. Articles posted here do not necessarily represent the views or the position of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund.