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Tell USDA to Keep Apples GMO-Free
Action Alert
The biotech industry keeps promising to solve major problems, from world hunger to malnutrition. Instead, they've given us herbicide-resistant and pesticide-producing crops, increasing Americans' exposure to toxic chemicals. What's the latest genetically engineered crop that's heading for your plate?
Apples that never turn brown.
Like all genetically engineered crops, these new apples have not been proven safe for human consumption. Even worse, they use a troubling new genetic engineering technique...more
Take Action--Submit comments to USDA.
Deadline Extended: Comments due Monday, December 16, 2013
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Episode 12: Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Food Rights
with Dennis Crowley
Episode 12 of the Food Rights Hour podcast is about David Gumpert's newest book, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Food Rights: The Escalating Battle Over Who Decides What We Eat. During this episode, our first-time host, Dennis Crowley, and popular author, journalist and blogger, David Gumpert, discuss why food safety has gotten so much attention in the past twenty years...more
Listen Now: Food Rights Hour Podcast
Missed the previous podcast episode? Listen to "Episode 11: Save Your Bacon" to find out what real food speakers like Joel Salatin, Robb Wolf, Dr. Joseph Mercola and Sally Fallon Morell have to say about food rights, the regulatory climate, and the future of real food.
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At a hearing for Gibbon dairy farmer Mike Hartmann, Sibley County District Court Judge Erica H. McDonald dismissed five of six criminal charges brought by the state against Hartmann for violations of the Minnesota food and dairy code. Two of the charges arose from evidence seized during a December 4, 2012 stop of Hartmann's vehicle by a state trooper; the other three came from the execution of a search warrant by Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) officials on January 9, 2013 at Hartmann's farm.
The key to the dismissal of the charges was ...more
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A $2,600 Value!
Enter this raffle for a chance to win an all-expense paid trip on February 19-24, 2014 to Sunrise Ranch in Loveland, CO to attend Monica Corrado's intense, four-day, Learn to Cook program with the Food Renegade, Kristen Michaelis.
The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund is often the only thing standing between our farmers and governmental overreach of power.
100% of the proceeds will be donated to FTCLDF.
By entering to win, you'll also:
- help our nation's farmers fight unjust laws,
- preserve our right to get foods of our choice from farmers of our choice--like standing by heritage pork farmer Mark Baker who faces $700,000 in fines just because he raises a heritage pork breed,
- facilitate the expansion of legal raw milk sales from grass-based dairies, and
- equip farmers with the information they need to navigate abusive raids and government regulations.
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Take Your Knowledge of Ancestral Eating to the Next Level
As defenders of fine food and farms, the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund is proud to present 13 interviews with leaders in the Paleo and Ancestral Movements.
What you get: -One year of access to all 13 interviews -A total of 11.5 hours of priceless education
Purchase by 12/31/2013: Only $99 USD
Buy After 12/31/2013: $249 USD
Half of the profits benefit the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund.
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Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, defends the rights and broadens the freedoms of family farms and artisan food producers while protecting consumer access to raw milk and nutrient-dense foods. Learn more About Us or check out the FTCLDF 2012 Summary.
Membership benefits include the possibility of representation in court; the Fund typically pays for all court costs. The Fund is not an insurance company and cannot guarantee representation on all legal matters. Your membership fees and donations help to keep local food sources available and preserve family farms facing unjust enforcement actions.
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