{"id":5483,"date":"2014-03-18T15:33:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T20:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realfoodhouston.com\/?p=5483"},"modified":"2016-04-28T20:04:35","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T01:04:35","slug":"food-freedom-is-essential-for-all-of-us-no-matter-what-kind-of-food-we-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/2014\/03\/18\/food-freedom-is-essential-for-all-of-us-no-matter-what-kind-of-food-we-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Freedom is essential for all of us no matter what kind of food we eat!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmtoconsumer.org\/news_wp\/?page_id=14839\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5485\" src=\"http:\/\/realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Raw-Milk-Freedom.jpg\" alt=\"Raw Milk Freedom\" width=\"978\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Raw-Milk-Freedom.jpg 978w, http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Raw-Milk-Freedom-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/a>Do you drink raw milk?\u00a0 Do\u00a0 you eat pastured meat?\u00a0 Do you like to get your fruits and vegetables direct from the farm?\u00a0 Do you want to make your own choices as to which foods you eat?<\/p>\n<p>If any of these are important to you, know that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmtoconsumer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund<\/a> (FTCLDF) is the <em><strong>only<\/strong><\/em> organization that supports and defends your right to choose the foods you want to eat!<\/p>\n<p>Farmers, dairies, consumers, co-ops, and all supporters of food freedom can and should be members of the FTCLDF!<\/p>\n<p>The FTCLDF helps when individuals can&#8217;t afford to defend themselves, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paying for expensive litigation to save small farms and their communities<\/li>\n<li>Having attorneys answer &#8220;farmer 911&#8221; phone calls in the wee hours of the morning<\/li>\n<li>Suing the FDA and USDA over unfair small farm regulations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Robb Wolf, author of <em>The Paleo Solution<\/em>, says<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Regardless of what nutritional camp you identify with, food freedom is not only vitally important, it is the unifying thread between all nutritional approaches. Want access to raw dairy? Pastured meat? Non-GMO fruits and vegetables? <strong>The only organization that fights for your right to these foods is the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund.<\/strong> This is why I not only joined these folks but make my main philanthropic activity focused on FTCLDF. Even though I&#8217;m the &#8220;Paleo&#8221; guy, I believe food freedom trumps any and all nutritional ideologies. If this resonates with you, please support FTCLDF.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Robb Wolf, Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms, and Sally Fallon Morell are all members of the FTCLDF.\u00a0 My husband and I are members too!<\/p>\n<p>The FTCLDF has helped Vernon Hershberger, Mark McAfee, Alvin Schlangen, and many more.\u00a0 Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmtoconsumer.org\/news_wp\/?page_id=14872\" target=\"_blank\">how they were helped<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The need for legal representation of our food rights is expanding and the FTCLDF needs your help to continue the fight.<\/p>\n<h3>The FTCLDF is having its first membership drive and, as a bonus, is offering free gifts if you join <span style=\"color: #ff0023;\"><em>before midnight March 28th<\/em><\/span>. Please join today!<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_5492\" style=\"width: 123px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eat-the-Yolks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5492\" class=\" wp-image-5492 \" src=\"http:\/\/realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Eat-the-Yolks.jpg\" alt=\"Eat the Yolks\" width=\"113\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the great gifts available to new members<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When you join you may choose one of these super gifts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Polyface YOU Workshop<\/em> with Joel Salatin 3-DVD Set<\/li>\n<li><em>Cultured Food for Life<\/em> Book by Donna Schwenk<\/li>\n<li><em>The Ancestral Table Cookbook<\/em> by Russ Crandall<\/li>\n<li><em>Eat the Yolks<\/em> Book by Liz Wolfe, NTP<\/li>\n<li>The <em>Heirloom Life Gardener<\/em> Guidebook by Jere &amp; Emilee Gettle<\/li>\n<li><em>Paleo Ebook Bundle<\/em> by Robb Wolf<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Other benefits of membership in the FTCLDF include 24\/7 response to questions and the &#8220;possibility of representation in court; the Fund typically pays for all court costs. The Fund is not an insurance company and cannot guarantee representation on all legal matters. Your membership fees and donations help to keep local food sources available and preserve family farms facing unjust enforcement actions.&#8221;\u00a0 <em>My husband and I have called their help line and got immediate response.\u00a0 You can too!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For more information about the FTCLDF, visit their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmtoconsumer.org\/news_wp\/?page_id=14839\" target=\"_blank\">member page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmtoconsumer.org\/news_wp\/?page_id=14839\" target=\"_blank\">JOIN NOW!<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmtoconsumer.org\/news_wp\/?page_id=14839\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5488\" src=\"http:\/\/realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Save-Your-Bacon.jpg\" alt=\"Save Your Bacon\" width=\"978\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Save-Your-Bacon.jpg 978w, http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Save-Your-Bacon-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclosure<em>: I receive <strong>no<\/strong> compensation for this promotion. I strongly support Food Freedom and the superb work of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you drink raw milk?\u00a0 Do\u00a0 you eat pastured meat?\u00a0 Do you like to get your fruits and vegetables direct from the farm?\u00a0 Do you want to make your own choices as to which foods you eat? If any of <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/2014\/03\/18\/food-freedom-is-essential-for-all-of-us-no-matter-what-kind-of-food-we-eat\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10,14,16,11,321,6],"tags":[26,25,28,41,38,365,24],"class_list":["post-5483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-access-to-good-food","category-access-to-real-food","category-food-freedom","category-food-rights","category-health-freedom","category-raw-milk","tag-food-freedom-2","tag-food-rights-2","tag-ftcldf","tag-grassfed-beef","tag-local-food","tag-pastured-meat","tag-raw-milk-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Raw-Milk-Freedom.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p70SEj-1qr","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5483"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6703,"href":"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5483\/revisions\/6703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}