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Reclaiming Our Traditional Foodways

By Farm-to-Consumer | January 27, 2017

For the majority of this country’s history, unregulated farmer-to-consumer direct commerce was the norm in most of the United States. Consumers could even purchase meat, a food heavily regulated today, from farmers that were not

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News This article is related to: federal legislation, food freedom, food safety, FSMA, legislation, North Dakota, state legislation, Virginia, Wyoming

Preserving Aquaculture Heritage in Virginia – HB 1897 & SB 1529

By Farm-to-Consumer | January 25, 2017

Virginia House Bill 1897 (HB 1897) and Senate Bill 1529 (SB 1529) are companion bills introduced, respectively, by Delegate Nick Freitas and Senator Jill Holtzman Vogel to make it crystal clear that aquaculture is

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This article can be found in: Action Alerts, Petitions This article is related to: Action Alerts, oysters, Right to Farm, Virginia

HB 2030 – Support Virginia Food Choice, Family Farms & Local Artisans

By Farm-to-Consumer | January 23, 2017

Virginia House Bill 2030 would allow the face-to-face sale of food products at farmers markets or through farm-based and home-based sales directly to consumers as long as the producer

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This article can be found in: Action Alerts, Petitions This article is related to: Action Alerts, food freedom, raw milk bills, Virginia

FTCLDF Member Bavuso Before Virginia Supreme Court Again

By Farm-to-Consumer | September 8, 2016

On September 15 at 9:00 a.m. the Virginia Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of York County Board of Supervisors et al. v. Bavuso, marking the second time in three years that oyster farmer and Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund member Anthony Bavuso will

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: Bavuso, FTCLDF Cases, oysters, Right to Farm, Virginia

No Chickens Allowed on the Farm

By Stewart Goodwin | May 24, 2016

Henrico County Virginia officials have told FTCLDF member Stewart Goodwin that she cannot have chickens on her property that is zoned for agriculture. Here is Stewart’s account of her dispute with the county.

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State Laws and Regulations This article is related to: food freedom, poultry, Right to Farm, Virginia, zoning regulations

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