Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund

Protecting, defending, and broadening the rights and viability of independent farmers, artisanal food producers, and their consumers.

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When you join FTCLDF, you don’t just protect your farm. You help protect all of them. Join us today and start sowing seeds of food freedom.
Our membership has many benefits:
Customized Legal Research and Advice

Not sure if your operation is compliant? Our team provides legal research and guidance tailored to your specific situation, before a problem becomes a crisis.

When something goes wrong, it rarely happens at a convenient time. Our emergency hotline means you always have someone in your corner.

We fight for the laws that protect small farms and food producers, at the state and federal level, so you can focus on what you do best.

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Thinking about a new product or business venture? Not clear on your state or county’s rules? Members can consult with our team before a problem arises, helping them make smart decisions and avoid costly mistakes.

Member dues pay for themselves in peace of mind and practical protection. When you join FTCLDF, you join a community fighting for producers’ rights and local food systems nationwide.

We’re rolling up our sleeves and diggin’ in to sow seeds of food freedom.

 

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A message from our Executive Director

Hear from our members

As a farmer working through regulatory challenges with VDACS, FTCLDF has been a helpful partner in understanding my rights and options. Their guidance has given me a clearer path forward and confidence as I navigate a complicated system. It’s reassuring to know there’s an organization focused on protecting farmers and direct-to-consumer agriculture.
Elizabeth Riffle
Elizabeth RiffleWest Virginia
I appreciate you helping our practical need of knowing whether we had to wash our eggs legally or not! The answer was very comprehensive and it allows me to answer the question about whether our eggs actually need to be washed!
Judith Letorneau
Judith LetorneauNew Hampshire

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Why join now?

Helping small-scale producers thrive under regulations not designed for them is no easy task. Fixing our food system’s priorities is up to us, and now is the time.

Joining Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund means we can accomplish things that no individual can do alone, like paying for litigation to save a small farm and its community, or suing the FDA over unfair small farm regulations.

Failure is not an option — not when the health of our families, our farms, and our nation relies on it.

How Will We Know When It's Working?

• When small pasture-based farms make 90% of our food, rather than CAFOs.

• A world where farm-processed meats, truly free-range eggs and healthy well-nourished people are commonplace!

• When GMO is a nightmare in the past, not an ingredient in every meal.

• When folks turn to farmacies rather than pharmacies for health!

That’ll take some doing.

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