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Upcoming Members-Only Webinar – RED MEAT: Custom Slaughter Legalities and Challenges

By Amelia Martin | March 3, 2022

Member Webinar on Red Meat - Cow with Horns

We host our first live members-only webinar of the year, “Red Meat: Legalities and Challenges of Custom Slaughter,” on Thursday, March 10 at 10 a.m. PST, 11 a.m. MST, 12 p.m. CST, 1 p.m EST. The webinar features our own long-time farmer member Christopher Simpson of Field of Dreams Farm, and our legal advisor Judith McGeary, as they explore the legalities and challenges of custom slaughter of red meat…

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This article can be found in: Federal News This article is related to: custom meat, federal legislation, federal regulations, food freedom, food rights, food safety, FTCLDF Cases, FTCLDF Members, legislation, meat processing, member benefits, state legislation

Who Are Our Members?

By Amelia Martin | February 18, 2022

Collage of Member types: flowers, oysters, mushrooms, bees

FTCLDF is committed to helping all of our members nationwide pursue their dreams, from selling nutrient-dense foods off the small family farm, to keeping backyard chickens and a front yard garden, to marketing homemade ferments. Who makes up our members? Hint: they aren’t just raw milk producers! If you can think of it, our members farm, grow, or raise it…

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News This article is related to: federal legislation, federal regulations, food clubs, food freedom, food rights, FTCLDF Members, legislation, meat processing, member benefits, state legislation

Introduction to the Updated Red Meat Map & Chart

By Christine Dzujna | January 20, 2022

Red Meat Map January 2022 Update

In 1967 Congress passed the Wholesome Meat Act, Public Law 90-201, amending the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA). The act expanded the federal government’s authority over meat slaughter and processing to intrastate commerce but did create exemptions from the requirement that an inspector be present when slaughtering is taking place. The Wholesome Meat Act allowed the “uninspected” slaughter of meat animals at a custom facility as long as the owner…

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This article can be found in: Federal News, State Laws and Regulations, State News This article is related to: custom meat, federal legislation, federal regulations, food freedom, food rights, food safety, legislation, meat processing, slaughterhouses, state legislation, USDA

Michigan Farmers Create Livestock Processing Solution

By Doug Marrin | October 28, 2021

Washtenaw Meats Farmers - Photo Credit Doug Marrin

A local farming duo has created a way to overcome the shutout in processing that small farms have experienced from the pandemic while at the same time increasing the supply for the growing demand of locally sourced food. Colleen Dauw of Dancer Creek Farm and Sarah Schloss of N Kids Farm have formed Washtenaw Meats, a…

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This article can be found in: Federal News, State News This article is related to: custom meat, food clubs, food freedom, food rights, FTCLDF Members, meat processing, Michigan

What Did Our Members Have To Say?

By Amelia Martin | October 14, 2021

Member Survey

Thank you to all the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) members who participated in the recent survey to learn what more the organization can do to better serve them. Our members are made up of farmers and food producers, eaters, and homesteaders. Here…

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News This article is related to: custom meat, federal legislation, food clubs, food freedom, food rights, FTCLDF Members, legislation, meat processing, member benefits, milk, raw butter, raw milk

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