Want to win a trip to a luxurious Tuscan villa, attend cooking classes, and experience the Italian countryside? All while meeting three of your favorite bloggers?

The proceeds of this raffle will benefit the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. The Fund defends the rights of small family farmers to produce and sell nutrient dense foods directly to consumers, and is on the front line in the battle to protect consumer access to raw milk.

In an effort to raise $100,000 for the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, we've organized a wide variety of prizes to ensure that EVERYONE'S a winner! 

(See the full list of prizes in the sidebar.)


GRAND PRIZE TUSCAN GETAWAY

This is an out-of-this-world dream opportunity to meet three of your favorite bloggers, expand your culinary horizons by taking a class in Italian cooking, and take a break from the hectic pace of life.  You and a guest will join Jenny McGruther of Nourished Kitchen, Kristen Michaelis of Food Renegade and Sarah Pope of The Healthy Home Economist for a weeklong culinary getaway to Tuscany.

Just look at these pictures from the villa where you'll be staying!




This will be a traditional foods culinary getaway that you are sure to remember for some time to come.

You'll start the week off with an authentic Italian welcome dinner, then move right into fresh pasta making with Carla (owner of Jovial Foods and your hostess at the family's Lucca villa), her family and Jovial’s local pasta artisans.

Einkorn sourdough bread baking will be your main focus for the week, with one in-depth class and preparation and explanations all week long.

You will also learn to prepare traditional Italian foods as well as how simple delicious cooking can be with carefully selected seasonal vegetables, heritage meat, and fresh fish.

How to Support the Fund Further

Never heard of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund?  Check out their website. Membership is $50/year for consumers and $125 for farmers/artisan food producers. Why not join?

Terms and Conditions

If winning this raffle prize, you agree and acknowledge that you are participating in the events and activities of your own free and intentional will. You acknowledge this freely and knowingly and that you are, as a result, able to participate in said events and hereby assume responsibility for your own well-being. This acknowledgement includes your guest(s) participation in these events and activities.

You also agree and acknowledge that you and your guests, if any, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, Jovial Foods, Sarah Pope, Kristen Michaelis, and Jennifer McGruther for any losses, claims, damages, awards, penalties, or injuries incurred by you or by any third party, including reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, which arise from, caused by or are attendant to your participation in these events and activities.

You and your guest must have an active and unexpired passport for travel. Use the form below to purchase raffle tickets by no later than September 7th, 2015 at midnight PST. Everyone age 18 and older and flying within the continental U.S. is eligible to enter except for residents in the states of New York, Rhode Island and Florida. No purchase necessary to enter or win (although we *do* appreciate your financial support of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund).  To enter without buying raffle tickets, hand print your name, address, day and evening phone numbers, email address (if any), and date of birth, the date of the drawing, and description of the prize(s) on a 3″ x 5″ piece of paper and mail it in an envelope with proper postage to Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, RE: Tuscany Raffle, 8116 Arlington Blvd, Ste. 263, Falls Church, VA 22042. It must be postmarked no later than September 1, 2015. Limit: 1 entry per envelope. Winner will be announced no later than Wednesday, November 9th, 2015.





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What You Could Win

  • Grand Prize Tuscan Getaway sponsored by Jovial Foods.

    Win a trip to Italy from October 10th-17th for you and one guest to join Jenny from Nourished Kitchen, Sarah from The Healthy Home Economist, and Kristen from Food Renegade at a stunning 18th century Tuscan estate. Prize includes air travel (valued no more than $1500 per person), lodging and culinary classes for the winner and a guest. Valued at $6,750. [1 WINNER]

  • $500 Gift Certificate from Radiant Life.

    Good for any purchase made at Radiant Life. Valued at $500. [1 WINNER]

  • $250 Gift Certificate to Kombucha Kamp

    One winner will receive a $250 Gift Certificate to Kombucha Kamp to use in their online store which stocks Kombucha, Jun, and Kefir starters as well as continuous brew kits and more. Valued at $250. [1 Winner]

  • $200 Gift Certificate to Cultures for Health

    Win a $200 Gift Certificate to Cultures for Health, good on all their products including starters, kits and more. Valued at $200. [1 WINNER]

  • Large Gelatin Sampler Pack & Grass-Fed Beef Liver Capsules from Vital Proteins.

    1 32oz canister of pasture-raised beef gelatin, plus 1 20oz canister of pasture-raised collagen peptides, and 120 Grass-fed Beef Liver Capsules. Valued at $123. [1 WINNER]

  • 1-Year Thrive Market Membership Plus $50 Credit

    Three winners will receive a 1-Year membership to Thrive Market, which allows you to shop for natural and organic products at wholesale prices, in addition they'll also receive a $50 credit. Valued at $110. [3 WINNERS]

  • Soup Sampler Pack from Wise Choice Market.

    Get a sample of each of their soups, made with real broth from pasture-raised animals. Valued at $69. [1 WINNER]

  • Signed Copies of The Nourished Kitchen cookbook.

    Five lucky winners will get a signed, hardback copy of Nourished Kitchen by Jenny McGruther. Valued at $28. [5 WINNERS]

  • Ghee Sampler Pack from Pure Indian Foods.

    Three lucky winners will get a sampler of a variety of flavored ghee made from pasture-raised cows. Valued at $20. [3 WINNERS]

  • EVERYONE WINS coupons from some of your favorite online vendors.

    Everyone who purchases a raffle ticket will save 10% off any purchase at Radiant Life, 10% off any purchase at Pure Indian Foods, 10% off any purchase at Wise Choice Market, 15% off at Cultures for Health and 20% off any purchase at Vital Proteins. [EVERYONE WHO BUYS A RAFFLE TICKET WINS THIS!]