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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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Health Benefits of Organic vs. Conventional Foods – A Lesson in Reading Beyond the Headlines
Yesterday’s headlines read “Stanford Scientists Cast Doubt on Advantages of Organic Meat and Produce” (NYT), “Why Organic Food May Not Be Healthier for You” (NPR), “Organic Food No more Nutritious than Non-Organic,” (MSNBC) and “Little evidence of health benefits from organic foods, … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond the Headlines, Tips for Foodies
Tagged consumer choice, GMO, health, Nutrition, organic, Real food
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Minnesota Supreme Court Holds that Pesticide Drift Doesn’t Harm Organic Farmer
Or, Only Where Pesticide use is Intentional does it Disqualify Food from Being Considered Organic Sometimes, I wish a case would have ended sooner. In a troubling case out of the Minnesota Supreme Court, the Court reversed the Appeals Court’s … Continue reading
Posted in Court actions
Tagged Ag law, consumer choice, court action, food law, Minnesota, organic, property rights
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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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Minnesota’s Food Freedom Trial Postponed
UPDATE 5/17/12 – According to the Raw Milk Freedom Riders’ web site, the trial has been postponed again. This time, no date has been set. 5/16/12 post: Be there . . . or . . . not. As you choose. But, … Continue reading
Posted in Court actions
Tagged consumer choice, court action, food freedom, food law, freedom, law, liberty, Minnesota, raw milk, regulatory overreach
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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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Sustainable Ag 101: Supply and Demand
Supply and demand. It’s at the center of Econ 101. It should also be at the center of Sustainable Agriculture 101. As important as local, sustainable agriculture is to our bodies, minds, and spirits, it also benefits our pocketbook (the fourth estate of the human … Continue reading
