date:Dec 29, 2012
A California oyster company is getting some financial help in its lawsuit against the U.S. federal government seeking permission to remain in operation.
The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, a nonprofit organization that helps family farms and artisan food producers in need of legal aid, has set up a litigation fund for the Drakes Bay Oyster Companys suit against the U.S. National Park Service (NPS).
The farm, located on the shores of Drakes Estero in Marin County, Calif., has been operatin