We don’t need to tell you that federal, state and local governments place expensive and confusing regulatory burdens on smaller, independent farmers and ranchers.

While more and more consumers wish to support their local farms and ranches, many are unaware of the legal difficulties you face, which makes the work of Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund so crucial. In fact, even as more legislators are beginning to understand these issues, regulatory agencies continue to enforce restrictive regulations better-suited for large, corporate operations.

The more funds we can raise, the more muscle we have to push back on this trend. Your emails and social media posts to customers will reach so many more people than we could on our own.