 Tell Congress To Do Its Job and Oppose Fast Tracking the TPP!
Action Alert
International courts, acting at the request of private corporations, overturning the laws adopted by your elected officials. Does that sound like a good idea to you? Scarily, if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement goes through, you'll see a lot more of this.
The bill to "fast track" the TPP and other trade agreements was recently filed by Representative Camp (R-MI) and Senator Baucus (D-MT). The legislation (S1900 and HR3830) is referred to as the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014.
Please call your Congressional delegation and
tell them to vote NO...more
ACT NOW! The vote on TPP could come at any time!
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Episode 13: Food Safety Modernization Act
Episode 13 of the Food Rights Hour podcast is about the Food Safety Modernization Act that was signed into law on January 4, 2011. During this episode, our host, Dennis Crowley, and Michael Tabor, the lone farmer to testify last winter on Capitol Hill about the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), discuss how FSMA may affect small sustainable farmers...more
Listen Now: Food Rights Hour Podcast
Missed the previous podcast episode? Listen to "Episode 12: Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Food Rights" as David Gumpert answers the question, "Why has food safety gotten so much attention in the past twenty years?" and many more!
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Bill Moves from Hotly Contested in 2013 to Cooperative Effort in 2014 Legislative Session
Richmond, Virginia - (January 14, 2014) - Last year's bill to redress aggrieved farmer, Martha Boneta, is now retooled and a new bill HB 268 was introduced on January 8, 2014 by Delegate Bobby Orrock.
The new compromise bill is the work of...more
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Congress is Close to Deal on Farm Bill 
Action Alert
After many delays, it looks like Congress is getting close to a final version of the Farm Bill. We've been told that the conference committee has agreed on the broad framework. The final negotiations will include several issues that will affect small farmers, food producers and consumers: country of origin labeling, fair markets for livestock farmers, and food safety regulations ...more
Take Action Now--Call Your U.S. Senator and/or Representative!
Please speak up for small, independent farmers, food producers and consumers.
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Raw Milk Education Webinar Series
Hosted by the Farm-to-Consumer Foundation
Farm-to-Consumer Foundation's new raw milk webinar series is for farmers and consumers at all levels of raw milk production and consumption experience who want to learn more about the methods and opportunities for raw milk production, the consumer's role in safe handling practices, and the new relationships that the raw milk movement is fostering within the local food movement.
For Farmers: Start, maintain, or learn more about how to improve your raw milk dairy operation
For Consumers: Learn more about raw milk production (so you can choose a producer with confidence) and about the safe handling of fresh, raw milk from the farm to your table...more!
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Ancestral Food Summit
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Chris Kresser, licensed acupuncturist and functional medicine practitioner, talks about supplementation in The Ancestral Food Summit 
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Ancestral Eating and Fitness - Take it 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.
Due to the overwhelming support and last-minute demand for the Ancestral Food Summit, we were able to extend the $99 price until January 31 and to provide it to a broader audience for the lower price of $149 after January 31. Those who purchased the Ancestral Food Summit prior to January 1, 2014 will receive a special thank-you offer via email for their early support.
$99 Extended thru 1/31/2014
$149 after (valued at $1,000) Attend the summit from your own home! Learn more about the Ancestral Food Summit and spread the word: bit.ly/FTC-AFS
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New Year New You Summit
FREE Online Virtual Conference Happening LIVE January 20-24, 2014! 
Listen to 31 of your favorite health experts, authors, doctors, bloggers, farmers and activists from the comfort of your own couch!
Register Free Now! This week's interviews will be streamed FOR FREE!
To purchase the week's download package, please use this link: bit.ly/VGN-NY and the Fund will receive 70% of the purchase price.
Learn more about the New Year New You Summit and spread the word: bit.ly/VGN-NY
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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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Please forward this digest to others who are concerned about protecting locally-sourced nutrient dense foods and preserving sustainable small family farms as well as defending the rights to sell and to access the foods of one's choice from the source of one's choice.
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