Farm-To-Consumer Legal Defense Fund Employee Directory

FarmingVirginia, United States11-50 Employees

The Farm-To-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) is a nonprofit organization focused on protecting the rights of family farms, artisan food producers, homesteaders, consumers, and affiliate communities to engage in direct commerce with minimal government interference. Its work aims to preserve access to a variety of foods sourced directly from producers, safeguarding the ability of farmers and artisanal producers to offer products and for consumers to choose foods from the source. The organization identifies with the farming industry and positions itself as a grassroots advocate that operates without government funding and with limited corporate support, relying on membership fees, individual donations, and grants from like-minded nonprofits. Based in Falls Church, Virginia, FTCLDF describes its mission as defending the direct-sale food network against regulatory constraints, including interstate commerce restrictions on certain products, such as raw dairy products, illustrating its involvement in food- and farm-specific legal matters. A notable recent development includes collaborations with like-minded groups on legal actions related to federal food safety and interstate commerce policies affecting raw dairy products.

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