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So-Called “Milk Safety” Coalition Opposes Legalization of Raw Milk Sales in Wisconsin
Follow the money . . . if you want to know who is opposing your right to make your own choices regarding the food you buy and consume. The “Wisconsin Safe Milk Coalition” is a meta-organization (an organization of organizations) that stands ready … Continue reading
Posted in Food rights, Free Market, Legislation, Policy, Regulation
Tagged consumer choice, food freedom, food law, food policy, food rights, free market, freedom, liberty, raw milk, Real food, Wisconsin
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Why You Should Attend a Future MOSES Organic Farming Conference
Filled with people desiring to exercise their God-given (and Constitutionally-protected) right to choose, produce, and provide nourishing foods, the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) Conference in LaCrosse, Wisconsin was an energizing 2 1/2 days. Even the exhaustion when I returned … Continue reading
Posted in About, Food rights, Policy
Tagged ag policy, consumer choice, food freedom, food law, food policy, food rights, freedom, liberty, localag, organic, policy, Real food, regulatory overreach
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Matching Farm Product Supply and Demand is Easier Than You May Think
FarmMatch.com is a new matching service that helps buyers and sellers of farm products in the U.S. easily locate one another, providing free advertising for those selling farm products (including farms, buying clubs, farmers markets, and restaurants) and allowing consumers to locate … Continue reading
Posted in Free Market, Policy, Tips for Foodies
Tagged consumer choice, food freedom, free market, freedom, liberty, Real food, Self-sufficiency, Sustainag
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The Problem with the “Health Care” Debate
Many people have already filled the blogosphere with legal analyses of yesterday’s “health care” ruling, including personality profiles of the justices who joined in and dissented from it and suppositions regarding their motives. My purpose here is to take a step back … Continue reading
Posted in Court actions, Legislation, Policy, Regulation
Tagged court action, health, law, Nutrition, organic, Wellness
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Legal Checklist for Edible Landscaping/Front Yard Gardening
Edible landscaping is a great use of space and can be as beautiful as it is functional. But, it also entails legal risk. The following checklist is intended to help you avoid trouble (or, if you choose, to cause trouble … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, Policy, Regulation, Uncategorized
Tagged ag policy, food freedom, food law, freedom, gardening, law, liberty, property rights, regulation, Self-sufficiency
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The Link Between Raw Milk and Essential Liberty
Our food freedom has never been less certain in the United States. The recent crack-down on the sale and distribution of raw milk by various state governments is a symptom of this very serious problem. I’ve written about the raw milk issue … Continue reading
Posted in Policy
Tagged Ag law, ag policy, consumer choice, food freedom, food policy, liberty, raw milk, Real food
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“Feral” Hogs: The State and BigAg vs. LocalAg and SustainAg – Using Bully Tactics to Crush the Competition.
What Hath the Michigan DNR Wrought? The Michigan DNR has turned the constitutional right to private property and the guaranty of due process of law on its ear. Private property is the bedrock of our nation’s liberty and its economic … Continue reading
Posted in Free Market, Policy, Regulation
Tagged Ag law, ag policy, bigag, consumer choice, food freedom, food law, food policy, freedom, law, liberty, localag, policy, Real food, regulation, Sustainag
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Subsidizing Sickness: The USDA’s Unhealthy Influence on the Health Market
I am not a conspiracy theorist, having traded my tin-foil hat for a brief case, but I am a firm believer that there are many opportunists among us. So, while the governmental agencies and corporations perhaps never sat in a smoke-filled back room colluding … Continue reading
Posted in Policy
Tagged Ag law, ag policy, food guide pyramid, food law, food policy, free market, health, law, policy, regulation, subsidies, USDA
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One Farm Kid’s Perspective on Youth Ag Worker Safety
Last September, the US Department of Labor issued a notice of proposed rule making seeking to limit the ability of young workers to get farming experience, ostensibly for the safety of these workers. The National Ag Law Center examined the rule in this report issued … Continue reading
Posted in Policy, Regulation
Tagged Ag law, freedom, liberty, regulation, regulatory overreach
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GMO-Free Foods Across the Pond: The Impact of the US/EU Organic Equivalence Agreement
On February 15, 2012, the United States and the European Union entered into an Organic Equivalence Agreement under which the US and the EU agreed to treat each other’s system of organic certification as equivalent to its own, with these caveats: … Continue reading
