Recap of Full Moon Feast & Breakfast FundRAISERs
 | VIDEO - A Tribute to Fund Donors: Our Million Dollar Rainmakers [words and music by Jan Garrett & JD Martin] |
November 6-9, 2014 JW Marriott Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN
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Food/Silent Auction Donors and Attendees: Thank you for making these events possible and filling the FTCLDF coffers that will protect access to many more farm-fresh meals to come.
Full Moon Feast Thursday, November 6, 2014
 | "Never A Doormat" award winners, Carol and Paul Schmitmeyer
 | Surprise speaker, Richard Cheatham of Living History Associates as John Rolfe
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Dinner was followed by a touching video tribute to our many donors. FTCLDF is generously supported by tens of thousands of donors, each contributing in a unique way! Our rain makers attend events, write blog stories, share Facebook items, buy tee shirts, film promo messages, donate proceeds from summits or foods and beverages for events, hold farm tours, provide silent auction gifts, promote FTCLDF membership or volunteer for legal cases, exhibits or events.
After the video tribute, FTCLDF President Pete Kennedy presented the three "Never A Doormat" awards to: - Carol and Paul Schmitmeyer for winning a major herd-share court case in Ohio;
- Jerry Brunetti for fighting the Food and Drug Administration and state Department of Agriculture to get market access for his holistic animal feed; and
- Mike Hartmann for fighting, for the last 15 years, to establish the right of farmers to be able to sell and peddle products from their farms.
To close the evening, surprise speaker Richard Cheatham of Living History Associates became John Rolfe, early English settler in the U.S. and husband of Pocahontas. He spoke of the vital right to be able to grow one's own food in those early years.
Deep Appreciation to our Platinum Sponsors Gratitude to our Food/Beverage Donors Breakfast FundRAISERs Friday-Sunday Mornings, November 7-9, 2014 The Breakfast FundRAISERs featured pastured eggs, sprouted oatmeal muffins, pastured pork, raw milk cheese, pastured bone broth, a quality fixin's bar, and much more.
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 Silent Auction Donors - Thank You!
 | | Forrest Green Farm's "Family Friendly Cold and Flu Tea" with elder flower, rose hips and peppermint |
We are grateful for our many Silent Auction Donors: - 3Chicks Farms, Edible Mushroom Garden
- Anne's Bed & Breakfast, 2-night stay
- Appalworks, Apple-Smoked Jalapeños and Pickles
- Ariel Uniss Parker, antique sterling silver necklace with Indiana trolley token
- Bakers Green Acres, Anyone Can Farm class
- Bloomington Brewery, Rooftop IPA Beer and 10-Speed Hoppy Wheat and a BBC tin tacker
- Chelsea Green Publishing, Full Moon Feast book and The Heal Your Gut Cookbook
- The Country Gourmet, smoked beef jerky and smoked salmon
- David Gumpert, signed books The Raw Milk Revolution and Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Food Rights
- Eat From Farms, one-year account including farmer-friendly online software plus experienced marketing guidance in building farm retail sales
- Forrest Green Farm, gift basket of teas and more
- Green Pastures, multiple nutrient-dense products and dinner at St. Elmo Steakhouse
- Jody Powell, naturopathic consultation gift certificate
- Judy Mudrak, Milch Ist Ncht Gleich Milch! (All Milk is Not Equal!) book
- Kyra's 100% Gluten-Free Bake Shop, Sweet Cravings cookbook
- Living History Associates, Ltd, Jamestown Hand Blown Glass 17th Century Fly Catcher and cream pitcher
- Maui Bee's LLC, organic honey
- Ole Miss Franny's Farm, 2-night bed & breakfast stay
- Rachel Johnston, handmade soap
- Teen Actor's Lab, gift certificate
- Traders Point Creamery, The Loft Restaurant gift certificate
- Valerie Glodzik, handmade quilt
- Vital Choice Wild Seafood & Organics, seafood basket and gift certificate
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Winner of the Alaska Adventure Raffle  | Raffle winner Roger T. with Jan |
And the raffle winner of the 2014 Alaska Adventure is...Roger T!
A big thanks to all participants for helping us exceed our $25,000 goal, which will help pay for the food freedom work ahead. Because of every raffle ticket purchaser (not to mention every member, donor and volunteer), FTCLDF will continue to: - help our nation's farmers fight unjust laws,
- preserve our right to get foods of our choice from farmers of our choice,
- expand legal raw milk sales from grass-based dairies,
- equip farmers with the information they need to navigate abusive raids and government regulations, and much more!
Didn't win? Try again next year! |
Donations to the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund are always appreciated though not tax-deductible. Prefer to make a tax-deductible donation? Contact us by email at [email protected] or call 703-208-FARM (3276). |
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