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Herdshares and Poultry Top FTCLDF October-November Hotline Blotter

By Suzanne Sisk | November 30, 2022

Our member survey consistently shows our 24-Hour Emergency Hotline is one of the services our members value most. The member hotline is available in the event of a surprise visit, inspection, or short-term notice regarding a member’s farm or related farm business. We always have an attorney on-call who can be on the phone during […]

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This article can be found in: Farm Raids, Litigation This article is related to: custom meat, farm raid, food freedom, food laws, herdshares, hotline, legal help, legal representation, raw milk, raw milk laws

Herdshares at Double J Farm

By Katherine Ghantous | July 10, 2019

Joe and Janet Streit Herdshares

Joe and Janet started farming later in life. Thirty years ago, they purchased land in Ohio where their future farm would operate. As the years passed, Joe and Janet began struggling with their health. They researched nutrition, and like many, this research led them to the teachings of Weston A. Price…

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State Laws and Regulations This article is related to: food freedom, FTCLDF Members, herdshares, member benefits, raw milk, raw milk laws, state legislation

Muffins as Contraband

By Farm-to-Consumer | December 4, 2017

Kris Unger owns Dairy Delight, a 100-head herd share operation in Michigan. Dairy Delight’s cows are coddled. They receive a six-month break every year, and are rotationally grazed on over one hundred acres. Dairy Delight herd share owners are devoted to clean, local food, without government interference. The Michigan Department of

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This article can be found in: Farm Raids, Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: food freedom, food safety, herdshares, Michigan, raw milk, raw milk safety, state legislation

Michigan MDARD Seeks Destruction Order for 18 Oatmeal Cookies and 17 Apple Muffins

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | January 4, 2017

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has filed a complaint with the Livingston County Circuit Court asking that the court order the destruction of, among other foods, 18 homemade oatmeal cookies and 17 homemade apple muffins. MDARD seized the cookies

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq., State News This article is related to: food freedom, food safety, herdshares, Michigan, raw milk, raw milk safety, state legislation

Symbria and Sara Patterson Win FTCLDF Activism Award

By Farm-to-Consumer | January 6, 2016

Falls Church, VA—January 6, 2016—The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund is proud to announce that Utah farmers Symbria and Sara Patterson are the winners of the first annual Gravel Road Gang Activism Scholarship, an award recognizing

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, Press Room, State News This article is related to: food freedom, herdshares, legislation, Patterson, raw milk, raw milk bills, state legislation, Utah

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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.