Agenda Against Local Food, No Chickens on Farm & Food Freedom Fundraisers
Dear Food Freedom Friend,
The rights of regular people like consumers, homesteaders and farmers to purchase, raise and sell the nutrient-dense foods of their choosing are being threatened. We're talking backyard chickens (and much more!) in South Carolina and Virginia and food clubs in several states.
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series of events in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley this August that fundraise for our food-freedom-expanding work that helps the backyard gardener to the small-time farmer. The events even include the very popular
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Annual Appeal through June 30.
I didn't expect to write about raw milk twice in a row. While the West Virginia raw milk mangling was despicable, driven no less by an anonymous tip, it wasn't unexpected. You don't play ball with the big kids and not take some dirty elbows
People across the country are fighting for the right to provide for their families with gardens and small backyard livestock. My family is one of those affected, and the new laws are taking the food off my children's plates. This is our story.
Henrico County Virginia officials have told FTCLDF member Stewart Goodwin that she cannot have chickens on her property that is zoned for agriculture. Here is Stewart's account of her dispute with the county.
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.