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Radio: Food Rights Hour w/Pete    

Champion of Small Farms    

October 15, 2011 - Saturday Evening

8-10  Eastern, 7-9 Central, 6-8 Mountain, 5-7 Pacific

 

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LISTEN LIVE at www.republicbroadcasting.org 

 

Attorney Pete Kennedy, Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund President and Farm-to-Consumer Foundation Vice President, will be your host.

 

This week's guest is Rep. Frank Niceley, who is a farmer and chairman of the Tennessee House Agriculture Committee. Pete and Frank will discuss legislation benefiting local food system and opposition to it by the "powers that be."  Other topics will include

  • Raw milk
  • On-farm slaughter
  • Animal ID
  • GMO foods
  • Federal regulation and the Tenth Amendment

CALL-IN NUMBER: 800-313-9443

Be sure to call in with your questions. 

 

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Guest: Frank Niceley

TN State Rep. Frank Niceley
Rep. Frank Niceley
 is a farmer, businessman, and serves in the Tennessee House of Representatives as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.

He is also a member of the House Conservation and Environment Committee and is involved with Farm Bureau and the National Rifle Association.

Visit his website at www.frankniceley.com for more information. 

About the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund:

FTCLDF is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization made up of farmers and consumers joining together and pooling resources to protect the constitutional rights of the nation's family farms and the consumers who patronize them. Annual membership is $125 for Farmers and $50 for Consumers.     

  Join the Fund Now!  

Visit www.farmtoconsumer.org or call 703-208-3276   

Quarterly and monthly membership payment plans are available. Buyers clubs, CSAs, farmers markets, etc. can join as Affiliates for as low as $5 per member; ask for details.  

Donations to the Fund are not tax-deductible.  

Pete Kennedy, Esq.

Pete Kennedy, Esq.   

Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund Board Member 

Pete is an attorney in Sarasota, Florida and serves as the president of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund and vice president of the Farm-to-Consumer Foundation.

Prior to and since the founding of these organizations, Pete has worked on raw dairy issues in various States as well as other food distribution aspects including extensive reviews of legislation, particularly food safety and raw milk bills. He also provides instruction on the legal aspects for 
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