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Across the Fence:  Feds shut down amish farmer for selling Milk.  |
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Dorinda
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dorinda
St. Cloud
Florida
USA
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 Posted - Feb 16 2012 : 6:15:52 PM
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Go to Washingtontimes.com and type this in. Made me upset when I read this article. Want be long and they will be shutting down us farm girls.
Wow no wonder our Federal government is broke. This is what my tax dollars are going to. Picking on the poor Amish farmer trying to make a living. We no longer live in a free country. That is why I do not do facebook or advertise my business over the computer. To many nosey government people out there.
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batznthebelfry
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Athol
Ma
USA
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Posted - Feb 16 2012 : 11:09:42 PM
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this had me so mad when I read it last week...of all the people to mess with...I adore the Amish & love their way of life & to think big business is so upset over them selling raw milk that they have to go in with guns drawn on this farmer & his family......Whats so weird about this is if the farmer had posted for sale a glass gallon jar that comes with free milk in it...he would be legal & no one would think twice about it....Its such a shame that anything that seems so natural as raw milk is getting nailed while junk food is out there being sold even though we know that it is harmful....you are right we have no freedoms that our country is based on as long as big business has the money to fight us...soon our own little gardens will be raided & ripped out because by law we don't have the right to eat what we want specially if we harvest our own seeds & are no longer buying them from a company....just too sad for words...Michele'
Chickens rule!
The Old Batz Farm
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
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USA
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prayin granny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Linda
Kansas
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Posted - Feb 18 2012 : 07:46:15 AM
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Sad, scary stuff!!
Blessings,
Linda
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Simple Living
True Blue Farmgirl
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Joan
Staten Island
NY
USA
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Posted - Feb 18 2012 : 08:24:30 AM
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My husband and I always travel(every three months) to Lancanster, Pa just for serenity and supporting the Amish farms there. What is going on with this government! It's true, we are No longer a free country.
I have to say I come from New York, and this Mayor we have Blumberg is taking away people's rights away that use to be free. I don't smoke cigerettes but he has no right to say no smoking in public parks, in apartment buildings etc. Politicians need to become human again.
Happy Trails
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Red Tractor Girl
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Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Feb 18 2012 : 10:01:30 AM
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I just read this myself and it appears that the technicality is that is was sold across state lines. The buyers of the milk knew that this was the problem and a risk. They could have chosen to go to his farm in Pa and purchase the product themselves to protect the farmer. So why did they not do that when they knew the issue?? I hold them partly accountable for this as well. The commerce regs are to protect people from known diseases. People buy what they need from farmers to get raw milk and fresh products all of the time. It seems fair that if you want to take that risk, then you have a equal responsibility to abide by the laws that are not In place to hurt you but to
Prevent farmers who might not be ethical from selling products to people who could be harmed. I think it is not helpful to bash regulations like the sale of raw milk when clearly it has prevented terrible diseases like typhoid fever. What if you thought the milk was safe and it wasn't and your two year old caught some transmittable disease and died?? Who would you hold responsible then? I don't think Amish has anything to do with it. The farmer was warned and he and his clients chose not to figure out a legal way . I think any farmer was was engaging in unlawful sales practices would have been penalized. For me, I appreciate the public safety laws we have in place because that is how countless lives have been saved and we don't have to worry about things like safe food as found in third world countries. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Feb 18 2012 : 6:12:20 PM
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It's definitly a sad situation from many different sides. On one hand I feel for local and small agriculture- trying to make a living and produce wholesome food to feed the country. On the other hand I also feel for those who are forced to enforce laws that are rigid. I for one am just glad it is not my job to make laws, interperet or enforce laws! What a huge burden!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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Dorinda
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dorinda
St. Cloud
Florida
USA
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Posted - Feb 18 2012 : 6:42:58 PM
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Alee It is a sad situation for our grandchildren and great grand children and generations to come. There can be to many rules and laws. I grew up in such a free country along with alot of our other older farm girls. We were free to run and play on what ever property we wanted to roam on. No body said a word or had you arrested for trespassing they knew it was just children being children. My husband and I in our 20's enrolled our son in 4-H . He started out showing hogs . The first couple of years were lots of fun. Then all of a sudden someone formed this hog committee. They started coming up with all these rules and regulations. My 2 sons are 8 years apart so by the time my youngest son started getting envolved with showing hogs there were so many rules and regulations we pulled him from the program. We are now in our 50's and were not surprised at all this year when we heard the program was a flop and not many kids were signed up to participate. The sign ups were so low that they had to open it up for other county kids to join so our big fair and show exhibition was not looked at as a flop. You can have to many rules and regulations. The same goes for laws. We were just telling the kids last week how we use to go to town on the weekends and have the most fun. The guys use to take a shopping cart from the old Winn-Dixie and tie it to the back of some ones pick up truck. Then one of the guys would get in the cart and they would pull him through town. It was hysterical. We had the most fun. But if you did that now you would go to jail for grand theft and have a felony against you. I feel so sorry for the generations now because they do not have the freedom we had back then. Way to many laws and regulations. I hope i did not confuse you with the hog story I was using that story as an example to what can happen when you start getting to many laws.
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2012 : 10:57:27 AM
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We have a similar situation near where I live. A Blue Hill Maine farmer wants to sell raw milk from his farm, but the state won't let him unless he meets certain requirements. I see both sides of the coin. You want to protect people from illness (milk fever. My own grandmother almost died from it.) from drinking raw milk and protect the farmer from lawsuits if someone should get sick. On the other hand, I understand that this man wants to do what he loves most with out government interference. Imho, err on the side of caution. Sorry guys.
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
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Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2012 : 4:06:02 PM
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I agree, such a sad situation. Too much government interference for me.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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osbornefarms
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Leslea
tn
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2012 : 6:36:53 PM
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2012 : 7:22:42 PM
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i have read what you girls wrote. i would like to share another opinion. as a raw milk sales person i say follow the laws. i can sell raw milk from 3 cows in oregon off my farm. or i can share herd and then deliver to folks. yet i feel i need to speak for the ones who cannot right now. when i was younger i remember reading monsantos goal was to own all soy production in the world. well folks laughed. if they control the food chain they control you. then dow and monsanto the big guys got together decided hey lets patent plants already growing. goverment said sure ok pay us money and you can own plants and seeds. so they now own almost all apples. the list goes on and on. watch your documentaries on netflix. the gov. guys used to be CEO s of dow and monsanto etc. they have started a campaign about 3 years ago to shut down small dairies they are using trumped up information to go in with over kill guns and attack gear. they raided a food coop in santa cruz with guns. to what take milk. they have been attacking small farms across america. those trying to NOT grow GMO trying to offer clean real food. this is close to my heart. yes our places should be clean etc. but honestly when the fryer farms THEY own are filthy. we need to keep our right to choose the food we want to eat. that is the point we are trying to get across. if i want to drink milk eat eggs or chicken from a farm... it is my BUSINESS. most folks are just trying to make a good product and cover expenses and pay the farm payment. so pray for your small farmer. that wallmart and dow and monsanto do not end up all we have to choose from. sincerely said from my heart. this is JUST MY HUMBLE FARMGIRL OPINION. i love my farm and my milk cows. happy days to you all sherrye i am hoping i wrote this ok i am not going to proof read it. i need to sleep.
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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