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Why I Support the FTCLDF and Its Focus on Restoring Our Constitutional Rights

When I was in seventh grade, I had a class on American government. It could easily have turned out to be a dinky civics class, except the teacher was so talented, and passionate, about the U.S. Constitution, that I couldn't help but become completely engaged. The excitement of that class, which introduced me to the genius of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, an...... more

Will Winter Rebuts Minneapolis Star Tribune Editorial Calling for Raw Milk Ban

In the wake of raids and search warrants executed against raw milk producers and consumers in Minnesota....more

Soy and Sanitation: Poor Reason to Go Vegan

Fears about salmonella poisoning, listeria, swine and avian flus from animal foods are boosting the market for soy and other vegan foodstuffs and supplements. The demand is being fed by vegans, of course, but also from increasing numbers of omnivores who've been convinced that plant foods are the best way to avoid....more

Raw Milk Nation

July 30 - Feds raid Amish dairy and threaten action over raw milk sales
July 30 - Raw milk activist marks trial with operetta
July 30 - The Dangers of Dairy: Raw vs. Pasteurized
July 30 - Fracking With Food: How the Natural Gas Industry Poisons Cows and Crops
July 29 - Latest Raw Milk Legal Follies
July 29 - Local food trend helps more folks eat fresh fruits, veggies
July 29 - Raw Milk The Wonder Tonic?
July 29 - Gingery: No way to allow raw milk sales
July 28 - The fight over raw milk: a matter of choice
July 28 - Culture meets agriculture: Summer symphonies in farmer’s barn includes cows
July 28 - Raw Milk Controversy: Raids and Regulations
July 28 - Raw moo-juice can’t cross over the Tetons
July 28 - Raw deal good for backyard dairies
July 28 - Most Americans Worry About Safety Of Food Supply
July 27 - Attacks on Raw Foods Accelerate to Police State Levels
July 27 - The Heart of Teaching and Learning: The Kids Want Kale
July 27 - Board of health takes up raw milk proposal
July 27 - Growers look to industry groups over FDA for GAPs information
July 27 - An Exchange on Raw Milk
July 27 - Indiana Consumers Hold Farmers Responsible for Food Safety And Animal Care
July 27 - Local organic food: An answer or a sure path to disaster?
July 27 - Imagining Bad Things: Yes, the Food Raids Are Wonderful Marketing, But...
July 27 - Russian Immigrant to Canada Discovers Healing Power of Raw Milk
July 26 - Raw-food raid highlights a hunger
July 26 - Lawmakers Propose Labeling in Response to Supreme Court's Monsanto Decision
July 26 - Local versus Organic: Joe's Garden Forces the Choice
July 26 - How Willie Nelson’s Bedrock, the Family Farmer, Could Save the American Economy
July 26 - Raw food raid raises questions over existing milk laws -- and the safety of potlucks
July 26 - 2010: The Summer of Raw Food Raids
July 26 - Bumper crop: New law lets farmers sell more products
July 26 - Tell Congress that you want a Fair Deal for Farmers and Ranchers
July 26 - Why Factory Farms Threaten Your Health
July 26 - Steak or Veggie Burger: Which is Greener?
July 26 - Bacon Lovers vs. Soy Huggers: The Smackdown
July 26 - Death of the farm?
July 26 - House Ag Committee to USDA: Take your livestock reform and shove it
July 26 - The Regime's War on Food
July 26 - Raw Nerves
July 26 - A Growing Concern
July 26 - Fed Up! Genetic Engineering, Industrial Agriculture, and Sustainable Alternatives
July 26 - Soldier fights fine for sharing pig
July 23 - Food, Lies, and Videotape
July 23 - Massachusetts program turns refugees into farmers
July 23 - Introducing 'The Monsanto Challenge'
July 23 - Raw Milk Committee Meets, Begins Guideline Formulation
July 23 - Rah Raw Raw
July 23 - Debunking Myths About Agriculture
July 22 - Want raw milk? Lease a farm - and hire a lawyer
July 22 - The Truth About Raw Milk - Part 2
July 22 - USDA Tells Big Ag to Stop Bullying Small Livestock Farmers
July 21 - The Truth About Raw Milk — Part I
July 21 - Raw data
July 21 - As Food Recalls Soar, Regulation is a Perpetual Myth
July 21 - Raw Milk Worth Risks? Enthusiasts Drink Up Despite Warnings from FDA
July 21 - Farmer's fight over raw milk lands in courtroom
July 21 - Raw milk farmer seeks Tory seat
July 21 - It’s Irrational to Say that People Who Get Risk Wrong are Irrational.
July 21 - Raw Milk Worth Risks: Would you drink it?
July 20 - The War Over Raw Milk: A Battle Heats Up
July 20 - The Despicable Reason Behind Raw Milk Bans
July 20 - Is Raw Milk Really Dangerous?
July 20 - Farmers making move to organics
July 20 - What do 88% of (raw milk drinking) dairy farmers know, that we don’t?
July 20 - Quinn signs laws promoting local food
July 20 - As E. coli concerns mount, produce finds itself in crosshairs
July 19 - Drinking Raw Milk Is Worth The Risk, Advocates Say
July 19 - Don't let Big Ag drive small farmers out of business
July 19 - Raw Milk: New Video with Mark McAfee
July 19 - Ban On Raw Milk Makes Enthusiasts Curdle
July 19 - Why Grass Could Save America's Dairies
July 19 - With milk prices low, dairy farmers turn to beef cattle
July 19 - Should Taxpayers Subsidize Soda?
July 16 - Research shows that eggs from pastured chickens may be more nutritious
July 16 - Open Data in Agriculture and Why It Matters
July 16 - Upstate NY farmers turn to local slaughterhouses
July 16 - E. coli discovery in lettuce raises new food safety fears
July 16 - FSIS Names Advisory Committee on Meat & Poultry Inspection
July 16 - Raw milk farmer Michael Schmidt on this year's "Symphony in the Barn"
July 15 - Raids are increasing on farms and private food-supply clubs
July 15 - Eat this red meat with confidence
July 15 - Raw milk working group meets
July 15 - Farmers direct dairy sales grow
July 15 - Antibiotics in livestock affect humans, USDA testifies
July 15 - National Organic Coalition to FDA: Bring reason to food safety frenzy
July 14 - Hydrocarbons in Cereal Stoke New Debate Over Food Safety
July 14 - Salsa, guacamole dips tied to food poisoning: CDC
July 14 - Regulating tomatoes
July 14 - Tainted cereal exposes soggy food-safety system
July 13 - State cracks down on organic sales
July 13 - Time vs. OTA: Organic Egg Debate
July 13 - Small organic farming versus Big Government
July 13 - United Nations Supports Organic Farming to Fight World Hunger
July 13 - Food safety requirements for large-scale producers of eggs go into effect
July 13 - Local food movement sprouts in Detroit
July 12 - Why I Support the FTCLDF and Its Focus on Restoring Our Constitutional Rights
July 12 - In Colorado, Making a Strong Case for a National Dairy Association
July 12 - How do you define local?
July 12 - Organic farmers rely on relationships
July 12 - Obesity: Making fresh produce a summer ritual
July 12 - Feinstein's call for BPA ban bill riles lobbies
July 12 - William G. Winter: In defense of consuming raw milk
July 12 - US opposes honest labeling of GMO foods
July 12 - Agriculture colleges sell cow herds to cut costs
July 12 - The war on raw milk
July 12 - Milky debate turns murky
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USA - June 23 - USDA Dietary Guidelines for 2010
USA - June 15 - USDA Has Announced Two More Public Meeting on its Animal Traceability Framework
Northeast - June 11 - Northeast Raw Milk Symposium and Fundraiser: August 12-13
USA - May 24 - Attend Slow Money's Second National Gathering
WI - May 17 - Rally in Madison, Wisconsin to Insist that Governor Doyle signs the Raw Milk Bill
VT - May 10 - Ask Your State Senator to Support S295
MA - May 7 -
Healthy Raw Milk! OCA Takes a Stand in Massachusetts
USA - Apr 30 -
USDA to Hold Public Meetings on Animal ID
WI - Apr 26 -
Call Gov. Doyle to sign Raw Milk Bill into Law
USA - Apr 26 -
FDA Steps Up Enforcement Against Raw Milk
USA - Apr 25 -
The National Organic Standards Board is being bullied by the United Egg Producers
WI - Apr 20 - Wisconsin Raw Milk Activist Wins Important Court Victory
MA - Apr 15 -
MA Raw Milk Farms Threatened as State Moves to Make Buying Clubs Illegal
USA - Apr 6 -
Act Now to Legalize Raising Domestic Muscovy Ducks
WI - Mar 25 -
WI Assembly Committee Vote
USA - Mar 5 -
WAPF ACTION ALERT ON SENATE FOOD SAFETY BILL
WI - Mar 4 -
URGENT - Wisconsin Raw Milk Hearing on 3/10/2010
USA - Mar 1 -
Register Now – 2nd Annual Int’l Raw Milk Symposium – April 10, 2010 – Madison, WI
FL - Feb 26 -
Florida Food Freedom Act
USA - Feb 22 -
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ALFALFA
WY - Feb 12-
Wyoming Food Freedom Act - HB 54 - Opportunity to expand raw milk sales
USA - Feb 09-
USDA Announces New Framework For Animal Traceability!
USA - Feb 09-
Stop Genetically Engineered Alfalfa!
USA - Jan 25 -
Contact the White House – Don't Let Lobbyists Weaken New Organic Dairy Standards
USA - Jan 7-
Senate Food Safety Bill
MA - Dec 16 -
Raw Milk Hearing in Framingham, MA, This Wednesday, December 16
WI - Dec 10-
Raw Milk Bill Introduced in Wisconsin
WI - Nov 23 -
WI Raw Milk Bill LRB 3242-3
SD - Nov 21 -
SDDA Proposes Rules to Create Defacto Ban on Raw Milk Sales in South Dakota
USA - Nov 18 -
Senate Food Safety Bill Moving Forward. Call NOW!
USA - Nov 10 -
FTCLDF Alert about Senate Food Safety Bill
OH - Nov 2 -
Don't be deceived, Issue 2 Not as Good as it Sounds
USA - Oct 30 -
Senate Food Safety Bill
WI - Sep 22 -
Bias and Inaccuracies in Wisconsin Reports on Raw Milk Illness
PA - Aug 31 -
PA Raw Milk Action Alert!
USA - Aug 12- Meet with your Senators at the District Offices to Discuss Food Safety!
USA - Aug 3-
HR2749 Passes House
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Oppose HR 2749, a bill that fails to address the real issues of food safety yet gives FDA increased power with less accountability. Its one-size-fits-all regulatory scheme will impact small farms and artisanal producers for the worse. 

Support HR 778 Now, a bill that would effectively end the current federal ban on raw milk and raw milk products for human consumption in interstate commerce.

 

 

 

 
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