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This week, we continue our discussion with Pete Kennedy of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, where he’ll describe the Great Apple Muffin and Oatmeal Cookie Confiscation by authorities in Michigan, several more ways in which our food freedoms are assaulted, and how Peter’s role at the Fund helps real farmers make a living and thoughtful consumers get access to health-promoting foods. If you missed the first half of this interview with Peter when he described the outrageous cases in which he has to defend small farmers, how the government protects corporate food operations from responsibility and what the FDA thinks about your right to consume healthy food, listen now.

The Wise Traditions speaker series continues. With less than 6 weeks to go until the Weston A. Price Foundation's International Conference in Atlanta, Aaron interviews Pete Kennedy, president of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. Pete talks about the success of the recent BaconPalooza that was held by the FTCLDF at Joel Salatin's Polyface Farms. Pete then gets into the programs the FTCLDF will be involved with at the upcoming Wise Traditions Conference, including the debate at the fundraiser dinner with Dr. Joseph Mercola and Joel Salatin on mandatory government labeling of GMOs. At the Conference, Pete will be speaking about legal developments in raw milk access. Pete shares with Aaron some recent news about raw milk in various states. Pete also discusses the issue of right to farm acts, including some cases going on with the right to farm in Michigan.

Gary, general counsel for the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense makes a visit to The Appropriate Omnivore. The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund is a terrific non-profit organization that defends the rights small farms to be able to sell goods and products directly to the consumers. Gary gives an explanation of how the FTCLDF came to be and what cases they're currently taking on. Many of the FTCLDF's work is in regards to raw dairy farmers and Gary mention some specific cases. Gary also lets listeners know how they can become members and donate, so the FTCLDF can continue doing the excellent work that it does.