Press Release
Last month Armand and Teddi Bechard entered into a consent agreement with the State of Missouri, ending a case that began in 2009. On two occasions in the spring of 2009, undercover agents from the Springfield-Greene County Health Department allegedly purchased raw milk at the Bechard's central delivery...more
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By Kimberly Hartke Missouri's farmstead cheesemaker remains shut down and is in the process of appealing the judge's ruling. The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) got involved in the case from the very beginning, and the Dixons are very thankful that they...more Watch video: Joe Dixon briefly discusses plight Watch this and the other first-hand farm raid stories told at the FundRAISER dinner held at the St. Louis Regional Conference for Weston A. Price in May 2012. |
Be Prepared to Be Snared
By Elizabeth Rich, Esq. It's important to know before you go to any event involving acts of civil disobedience. We applaud the courage of those who stand up for their rights and the rights of others. Courage comes from knowing the risks and going forward in spite of them.
Although attorneys of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund cannot condone acts of...more
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Reconnect with Your "Ecological Umbilical" at Polyface Farm By Laura Schoenfeld - from RobbWolf.com, home of The Paleo Solution
We still have a seat for you at Polyface.
Donate $250 or more now and claim it
Never been to Joel's Farm? Here's why you'll want take his farm tour
At the Ancestral Health Symposium at Harvard University this past weekend, Joel Salatin gave an inspirational keynote speech that encouraged us all to reconnect with our ecological umbilicals. Joel wants to re-establish historical normalcy in our food supply, as well as in our greater culture, by making use of innovative technology and our knowledge of biologically appropriate farming techniques. He envisions a future of edible landscapes, domestic larders, pastured livestock, and solar driven carbon cycling in agriculture. I hope, for the sake of our country's future, that Joel's vision will one day become a reality.
Sometimes Joel's ideas can be hard to visualize if you've never seen them in action.
I was fortunate enough to visit Joel's farm in 2010 for a fundraiser farm tour and barbecue banquet that knocked my socks off. Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia is a multi-generational, pasture-based, beyond organic, local-market farm run by the Salatin family. It's an incredible model for sustainable permaculture where all the animals play an important role in maintaining ecological balance. Read the full story
Unable to go to Polyface? Then donate $100 or more and enjoy Joel's newest book,
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