After years of hard work and sacrifice, Laura Bennett thinks she’s on the brink of reaching her goal: becoming a junior partner at a prestigious law firm in Manhattan when her beloved grandfather passes away. As the executor of her grandfather’s estate, Laura returns to her childhood home in the quaint, struggling community of the Rockaways, planning to sell the family Christmas tree farm to fund her ambitious legal career. But Ethan Carter, the hardworking manager of the tree farm, has another plan. One rooted in his steadfast love for the land and its people. Can Ethan and the magic of Christmas convince Laura to stay and honor her grandfather’s legacy and the community that shaped her? Ideal for fans of heartfelt romance and small-town charm, The Lawyer and the Christmas Tree Farmer is a tale of love, resilience, and the true meaning of family, perfect for curling up with during the holiday season.

This introductory textbook provides an overview of the concepts necessary for an understanding of agricultural and agribusiness law. The text will help students of land-based industries with little or no legal background to appreciate and identify issues which may require referral or consultation with legal counsel. Each concise chapter addresses a different legal issue that those employed in agriculture and agribusiness may face, and both federal law and representative examples of state law are included. In addition to traditional topics such as contracts, property law and estate planning, the book also covers more contemporary issues such as organic certification, animal law, genetically engineered crops and food safety. Agricultural law extends beyond those directly engaged in farming to those in agribusiness who provide services and inputs to farmers, buy farmers’ products, store or transport products, manufacture food products, and serve as intermediaries between farmers and consumers. The book will therefore also serve as a reference and a guide for those employed in agribusiness as well as agriculture.

Food law is a rapidly developing area, with interest being driven at the consumer, handler and farm level. This introductory textbook provides an overview of the concepts necessary for an understanding of food law and regulations, providing the non-specialist reader with a more comprehensive understanding of food systems from production to consumption. Food Systems Law first introduces the US legal system and then moves on to explain the Federal Regulation of Food systems, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the Farm Bill, the single most important piece of legislation which impacts the way in which federal resources are used within the food industry. The following chapters provide concise explanations of key topics including food safety, food labeling, organic certification and food waste, with examples from US law and policy included. Importantly, the book also addresses key topics which overlap with food law, such as environmental, health and agricultural law. This textbook is geared towards a non-legal audience, particularly students of interdisciplinary food studies and food science who are taking food law courses, as well as those studying agricultural law, food policy and environmental law. It will also be of interest to professionals working in the food industry and those who want to learn more about how food is regulated.