Dear Friend,
Two days ago, on July 4, Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) turned 16 years old! A sweet 16 indeed. We are grateful to all of our individual and institutional supporters for recognizing the need for such an organization to protect access to foods from small producers, over 16 years ago.
And we thank you so much for your readership, membership, donations, and sharing what we do with others who may benefit from our services. We love helping our members navigate the complex regulatory system that impacts selling products direct-to-consumer so that they can focus on what they do best: produce healthy food. For instance, members report that a favorite member benefit is access to our 24/7 Emergency Hotline, where members can reach an attorney any time, day or night, if they have a surprise visit from a government agent.
If you would like to help, please consider sending a birthday gift HERE.
You may have noticed that FTCLDF has important food freedom litigation pending (see Maine Lawsuit details HERE) and we are working on a number of important issues (see our latest quarterly newsletter HERE). We also continue to work on the PRIME Act, recently reintroduced in Congress. The PRIME Act would allow for the use of custom slaughter and processing facilities to prepare meat for sale to customers. You will be hearing more from me soon on this important bill.
If you’d like to ensure that FTCLDF continues strong and is available for our members whenever they need us, please DONATE TODAY!
FTCLDF is a true grassroots organization and receives no government funding and little or no corporate funding. The main sources of revenue are membership fees, individual donations and grants from various organizations.
Thank you for all that you do to work towards a better food system, whether that’s producing your own food locally or buying from those who do. It often costs a little more time, effort, and money but it’s well worth it for a stronger more localized food system.
DONATE NOW
In good health,
Alexia Kulwiec
Executive Director
