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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).

2020 Accomplishments

By Amelia Martin | November 25, 2020

2020 Accomplishments Cow & Sunset

This has been quite the year, to say the least! 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: custom meat, food freedom, food rights, FTCLDF Cases, FTCLDF Members, fundraiser, legislation, meat processing, member benefits, raw milk

Raw Butter Is Better

By Alexia Kulwiec | July 31, 2020

Raw Butter

FTCLDF has two important updates: First, on August 18, 2020, we are hosting a free webinar to anyone interested in learning more about the properties of raw butter and what contributes to its safety. Second, the FDA has formally filed an Answer to the federal court complaint, and I expect litigation efforts to soon begin….

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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

County Tax Commissioner Wastes $26,000 Fighting Small Farmer Over Serving Size Definition

By Amelia Martin | June 26, 2020

Farm-To-Salad Deliver Van

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…

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State Laws and Regulations This article is related to: FDA, food freedom, food rights, food safety, FTCLDF Cases, FTCLDF Members, member benefits, state legislation, USDA, Virginia

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

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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 © 2007-2025 · 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.