This is another story of a plain person (formerly Amish) busted for providing fresh farm food to people who own it and for tending the cows of others. From America’s Dairy State (Wisconsin) Vernon Hershberger and his family and private storehouse were raided April 2010  for not having the right kind of state license....
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Is this not religious persecution as well as robbery in broad daylight? FDA is now charging $270 per hour per agent for stunts like this! The talented PR/Media Relations Officer Kimberly Hartke says this “The FDA is asking for a judge to destroy the livelihood of an Amish Farmer who is popular with the...
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Two stories tonight on the raw milk war front. But first: a special announcement from the Journal about a farm-fresh milk marketing venture about to be kicked off! The Journal will be introducing a farm-fresh milk marketing tool in the form of a 5 x 8 inch, professionally designed and edited flyer. It clearly...
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Folks, you can’t make this stuff up; although for a moment I thought it was– like an exaggerated satire from The Onion. The health inspector arrived shortly before the guests sat down to chow down–down on the farm. The farm fresh gourmet menu was not fit for the pigs or composting and had to...
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Under current federal law, it is illegal for an individual to purchase raw milk and carry it into another state. This includes those states where raw milk sales are legal–at retail or on the farm. It’s too bad that both producers and consumers must sneak around and made to feel like real criminals when...
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An eventful week has followed the Rawesome food club and Healthy Family Farms (HFF) raids. Food rights activists are getting better organized, not just on the internet, but in hosting events and rallies. After the FDA bust on Amishman Dan Alyger’s raw milk delivery service in May, bloggers and national print media came together...
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Now, look what we have here. Goat herder, Mike Hulme, and his goat share owners are not taking the recent California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) cease and desist order lightly. As members of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense fund they are taking the fight for their civil liberties to court.
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