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…
state legislation
Introduction to the Updated Red Meat Map & Chart
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…
Maine’s Right to Food Constitutional Amendment
On Tuesday, November 3, 2021, Maine voters approved an historic state constitutional amendment establishing a constitutional Right to Food. The measure added language to the state constitution providing that individuals have a “natural, inherent, and unalienable right to food, including the right to save and exchange seeds and the right…
Upcoming Members-Only Webinar – Farm-to-Chef: Marketing Your Small Farm to Restaurants
We host our third live members-only webinar of the year on Thursday, September 30 at 10 a.m. Pacific, 12 p.m. Central, 1 p.m. Eastern. The topic is “Farm-to-Chef: Marketing Your Small Farm to Restaurants,” and the webinar features FTCLDF farmer member Jeff Siewicki and Executive Director Alexia Kulwiec. We will also hear from Season 16 Top Chef winner and Alabama-based chef Kelsey Barnard…
Attorneys Wanted: Help Our Farmers Grow!
FTCLDF services are needed more than ever as the call for locally grown food increases. For just $125 a year, FTCLDF provides legal assistance to farmer and food producer members in finding ways to sell fresh wholesome food directly to their consumers. To meet this increasing demand, we seek more attorneys to join this effort. FTCLDF has an ongoing need for attorneys willing to work at reduced…