Connecticut home cooks, bakers, and artisan food producers are celebrating the opportunity to expand their operations! Senate Bill No. 187 (Public Act No. 22) has been signed by Governor Ned Lamont. The amended law will allow a 100% increase – from $25,000 to $50,000 – in annual revenue earned by a producer from the sale […]
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Who Are Our Members?
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…
Food Freedom Legislation Roundup: Is Your State Moving Ahead?
FTCLDF continually monitors food freedom bills across the nation, providing regular comment, support, action alerts and consultation on pending food freedom bills that will mean more locally-produced food with less regulation. “There are some great food-freedom and cottage-food laws passed in 2021, making farm or home sales of food directly…
December’s Member Photo Monday!
Every Monday is Member Photo Monday where we feature a member photo on our Instagram and Facebook pages. Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund is proud of our members, and we take great pleasure in highlighting their operations and the awesome work they are conducting in sustainable farming, animal husbandry, artisanal…
Cottage Foods Map and Chart
Specific requirements for cottage food laws vary by state. Copyright © 2023 Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, farmtoconsumer.org. The map is the property of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF). This map may not be reproduced or altered without the express, written permission of FTCLDF, and if permission is granted all reproductions must cite FTCLDF as […]
What Type of FTCLDF Member Are You?
When we began in 2007, FTCLDF only offered two membership types: Farmer and Consumer. Now, we also offer annual memberships for Homesteaders, Artisan Food Producers, and Affiliate Communities. FTCLDF is committed to helping all of our members nationwide pursue their dreams, from selling nutrient-dense foods from the small
Red Meat Map and Chart
**New Updates Below as of January 2022!** Typically, meat intended to be sold must be processed at a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) or a state-run processing facility where meat is regularly inspected. The USDA has identified a number of exemptions from that requirement. USDA exemptions (9 C.F.R. § 303.1) that are most applicable […]
Texas – HB 1926: The Homemade Foods Bill
STATE ACTION ALERT Before 2011, it was illegal to sell any food that had been made in your home kitchen. The Cottage Foods Bill changed that, legalizing sales of specific, low-risk foods prepared in home kitchens directly to consumers, with an annual sales cap. A Forbes Magazine article estimated that more than 1,000 new businesses […]
Poultry Map and Chart
“Exemption” means exempt from the requirement that an inspector be present when slaughtering and processing is taking place; it does not mean being exempt from any regulation. * Specific requirements for on-farm poultry processing may vary by state. Copyright © 2023 Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, farmtoconsumer.org. The map is the property of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal […]
Symbria and Sara Patterson Win FTCLDF Activism Award
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