by David Gumpert | May 12, 2016 | What's New |
The U.S. Justice Department has set a May 19 deadline for Miller’s Organic Farm to accept inspection by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and is ignoring his peace offer. If owner Amos Miller fails to allow inspection of his facilities by the deadline, the U.S....
by David Gumpert | May 1, 2016 | What's New |
As Amos Miller goes anxiously about his work, awaiting the inevitable harsh government action against his Pennsylvania farm, he is at long last learning more about the mysterious illness in California that the CDC blamed on his milk. In a March 18 report posted...
by David Gumpert | Apr 28, 2016 | What's New |
Of all the areas where food rights are threatened by government over-reach, the most insidious may involve seeds. Not only are seeds essential to the food production process, but any threat to their availability, or alteration of their integrity, is a threat to human...
by David Gumpert | Apr 22, 2016 | What's New |
A significant government legal action—either a raid or a court suit— seems to be in the offing against Miller’s Organic Farm in Pennsylvania. In an effort to counter and possibly head off the regulatory hostility that is gathering, members of the farm’s private...
by David Gumpert | Apr 13, 2016 | What's New |
The mainstream media had a grand old time last month reporting that several West Virginia legislators appeared to have been sickened by raw milk, just days after passing legislation to legalize herdshares. The hosts of the Today Show yukked it up. You could see Matt...
by David Gumpert | Apr 8, 2016 | What's New |
As previously reported here, Vermont farmer John Klar has openly challenged state laws that restrict farmers and consumers from an age-old tradition of slaughtering animals on-farm and then having them processed at local state-inspected custom processors. Klar here...
by David Gumpert | Mar 31, 2016 | What's New |
Those of you old enough may recall a television show of the late 1950s and early 1960s, “To Tell the Truth”. It featured a panel of celebrities charged with correctly picking out from among three anonymous individuals the one with an unusual occupation or experience,...
by David Gumpert | Mar 25, 2016 | What's New |
Many sustainable farmers have privately railed against state and federal rules that require cattle to be slaughtered in regulated beef slaughtering facilities. Now, Vermont farmer John Klar has resolved to do something about his personal frustration, describing his...
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