Press Release
Wisconsin dairy farmer, Vernon Hershberger of Loganville, has retained the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) to represent him in his upcoming criminal trial on four misdemeanor counts for alleged violations of the Wisconsin food and dairy code. The trial was originally supposed to...more Your donations to the Fund Make a Difference for many farmers.Reserve your tickets now for the Polyface fabulous farm tour & lunch!
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David v. Goliath: Taking on Monsanto
with Judith McGeary, Esq. & Dan Ravicher, Esq. Episode 1 of the Food Rights Hour Podcast is an interview with Dan Ravicher, the lead attorney in the farmers' lawsuit against Monsanto. Over 80 farmers and farming organizations, including the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, have taken on the Goliath of the agricultural world in a suit that could play a critical role in the fight against genetically engineered crops...more
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 why i support the farm-to-consumer legal defense fund
even though i'm not a farmer
By Jenny McGruther - from NourishedKitchen
As part of our work in farmers markets and sustainable food, my husband and I visit our regional farms regularly, and what strikes me more than anything else is not the heritage breeds of cattle who follow their rancher to new pastures with the devoted eagerness of a duckling following its mother. It's not the huge blooming flowers, or the grass-fed Jersey cows lining up to be milked. It's not the decades-old orchards blossoming in spring with frothy white flowers or hanging heavy with fruit come late summer.
What strikes me most is the fragility with which these ranchers and farmers work with great purpose in the face of regulations and governmental policies that favor industrial agriculture. Steadfastly they work, eschewing massive . . . Read the full story
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