Our Mission

To advocate for good food policy that creates a more resilient system for small food and farm businesses, while providing entrepreneurs with support, guidance and resources on how to work within the law and celebrating those businesses that thrive within it.

Our People

Peter Ruddock is an advocate for sustainable food and all things that strengthen local food economies.  He believes that when we make food choices, we must employ a triple bottom line:  choosing food that is good for the Earth, good for all of those who work to bring it to us and good for our health when we eat it.

Over the years, Peter has honed his advocacy by volunteering and working for numerous organizations whose missions complement his own, including Slow Food and Slow Money, the Ecological Farming Association and the California Food Policy Council.  He worked as the Policy Director of the COOK Alliance, advocating for policy change which would support home-based food businesses and make them more widely legal. He is also currently the board president of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund.

Peter also reports about food, environment and community as Green Omnivore (on the web and on Facebook).

Our Network

Proud to participate in the National Right to Food Community of Practice.

Proud to partner with Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund.

Founded: February 25, 2022