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Flawed Government Report Thwarts State Raw Milk Initiatives

By Weston A. Price Foundation | April 8, 2013

Press Release – CDC Study Actually Shows Raw Milk a Very Safe Food
A recent CDC study claims that unpasteurized milk and products made with unpasteurized milk cause 150 times more outbreaks than pasteurized milk or products made from pasteurized milk. After careful analysis

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News, Press Room, State Laws and Regulations, State News This article is related to: CDC data, raw milk, Weston Price

Another Crack at the Ban

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | March 22, 2013

In March 2012 Federal District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) and eight of its members against the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the federal regulations banning raw milk for human consumption in interstate commerce. The judge dismissed the suit for lack […]

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq. This article is related to: FDA lawsuit, FTCLDF Cases, raw milk, raw milk laws

Pennsylvania Judge Throws Out Criminal Case Against FTCLDF Member

By admin | March 16, 2013

On March 11 Magistrate Judge Jessica Brewbaker dismissed a criminal action the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania brought against Amish farmer and Fund member Christian Zook after ruling that the Commonwealth had not proven its case at a hearing before the magistrate held in Cumberland County District Court. The Commonwealth had charged Zook

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: Amish, food clubs, FTCLDF Cases, Pennsylvania, Right to Farm

Episode 7: Internet Barnraisings

By Farm-to-Consumer | March 12, 2013

Episode 7 of the Food Rights Hour podcast is about internet barnraisings. During this two-part episode by host Kimberly Hartke, Paul Wheaton talks about his Kickstarter campaign for a rocket mass heater DVD, and his popular permaculture discussion forum, permies.com. Then, Kimberly and Mark Baker discuss his campaign on Indiegogo for his new project, Anyone Can Farm. Learn how farmers and other permaculture extraordinaires are

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This article can be found in: Food Rights Hour Podcast, Food Rights News, Uncategorized This article is related to: Anyone Can Farm, Bakers Green Acres, barnraising, FRH-Kimberly, Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Mark Baker, Paul Wheaton, permies.com, rocket mass heater

State Raw Milk Bills

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | March 11, 2013

It’s been a busy session for raw milk in the state legislatures. So far, bills have been introduced in 15 states with all but one either expanding or legalizing raw milk sales. In addition to the states listed below, raw milk proponents will be introducing a bill in the Wisconsin legislature as well. Here is […]

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq., State Laws and Regulations, State News This article is related to: legislation, raw milk, raw milk bills, raw milk laws, State-by-State

Tell FDA to Halt Approval of GE Salmon Action Alert

By admin | March 8, 2013

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is poised to approve genetically engineered (GE) salmon.
 
Please submit comments to the FDA asking them to stop their mad rush to put the mysterious GE salmon on our plates! The GE salmon has been genetically altered to produce extra growth hormones,

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: Action Alerts, consumer rights, FDA, GE Salmon, GMOs

Stop New Mexico Senate Bill 286

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | February 27, 2013

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Bill Attempts to Ban Retail Raw Milk Sales Senator Pat Woods (District 7) expects to present Senate Bill 286 to the Conservation Committee on Thursday afternoon or evening, February 28th. The Senate Conservation Committee is chaired by Senator Peter Wirth (District 25). SB 286, as written, calls for a ban on the sale of retail […]

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This article can be found in: Action Alerts

FTCLDF 2012 Summary

By admin | February 20, 2013

The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (the “Fund”) continued its work in 2012 to establish the rights of farmers to direct market the products of the farm and the rights of consumers to obtain the foods of their choice from the source of their choice. We achieved several successes, with the

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News This article is related to: annual summary

Episode 6: Real Food Lessons from Slovenia and More!

By Kaayla Daniel | February 14, 2013

Episode 6 of the Food Rights Hour podcast is a four-part episode that includes an interview about real food lessons from Slovenia and a public health alert with Dr. Sylvia Onusic, a healthy habit with Tara Rayburn, and a marketing tip with Marilyn McCray.

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This article can be found in: Food Rights Hour Podcast, Food Rights News, Uncategorized This article is related to: Europe, FRH-Kaayla, healthy habit, Marilyn McCray, marketing tip, public health alert, Slovenia, soy, Sylvia Onusic, Tara Rayburn

Episode 5: Consumer Access: Boneta Bill, FarmMatch, Schlangen’s Trial

By Farm-to-Consumer | January 26, 2013

Episode 5 of the Food Rights Hour podcast is all about farm-to-consumer access. During this three-part episode by host Kimberly Hartke, you’ll hear Joel Salatin and other proponents talk about Virginia’s HB 1430, the “Boneta Bill,” which provides that the “commerce of farm-to-business and farm-to-consumer sales” is included in the Virginia Right to Farm Act; an interview with Liz Reitzig about the new foodie and farm matching website, FarmMatch.com; and interviews with Alvin Schlangen’s lawyer and

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This article can be found in: Food Rights Hour Podcast, Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: Boneta Bill, Donna Holt, FarmMatch, food clubs, food freedom, FRH-Kimberly, HB 1430, Joel Salatin, Kathryn Niflis Johnson, Lingamfelter, Liz Reitzig, Martha Boneta, Minnesota, Nathan Hansen, raw milk, Right to Farm, Schlangen, Susie Zahratka, Virginia

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