Wisconsin is prosecuting a dairy farmer, Vernon Hershberger, over his sale of raw milk. Hershberger is representing himself, and his effort to have the charges dismissed has been denied. Should organic milk sales be lawful in Wisconsin, America’s Dairyland? What do you think? Raw (Organic) Milk Poll
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Farming, Food, Liberty
Supporting food freedom, and agriculture without government subsidies
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Reason interviewed free-market farmer Joel Salatin in an article published on 5.5.12. Two of Salatin’s observations stand out. On deciding what to eat: I think the government should allow this debate to flourish in the marketplace of ideas. The government entered this debate in the early 1970s by publishing the first food pyramid, a guide…
Recent Tweets, 10.2 – 10.8
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Beast Mode: Brewers to NLCS after dramatic victory in 10th –bit.ly/ovW5GF 7 Oct Roenicke rejects ‘do or die’ label for Game 4 He’s right: it’s more like do or get really sick #BeatAZ – bit.ly/nC6xnE 5 Oct The war on small farmers: Raw Milk Raids and Court Cases Enter New Territory bit.ly/pkblnh 5 Oct Bernanke Says Economic Recovery…
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Hopeless: Gingrich Tells Limbaugh That His Phrase ‘Right-Wing Social Engineering’ Was Not A Reference To Ryan Plan http://bit.ly/mTQMF1 19 May Amazon now sells more Kindle than print books Amazon News Release http://bit.ly/kBul6I 19 May Citizen to candidate Newt Gingrich: “Get out now before you make a bigger fool of yourself” YouTube http://bit.ly/iEpzFk 17 May Does…
Comment Forum
Friday Comment Forum: Should Some Foods Be Banned?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 5 Comments
Here’s the Friday open comments post. Update: Sorry — comments now open as of 1:22 PM. Today’s suggested topic — should some foods, like raw milk be banned? If they are banned, how should a ban be enforced? The use of pseudonyms and anonymous postings is, of course, fine. Although the comments template has a…
Laws/Regulations, Liberty
Raw Foods Raids: The Fight for the Right to Eat the Food that You Want
by JOHN ADAMS •
Guns drawn, property destroyed — all over milk. Here’s the description accompanying the video: This summer armed government agents raided Rawesome Foods, a Venice, California health food co-op. What were the agents after? Unpasteurized milk, it turns out. Raw milk raids are happening all over the United States. The Food and Drug Administration warns that…
Laws/Regulations
Reason.tv: Nanny of the Month for September 2010 – Busted for Growing Veggies!
by JOHN ADAMS •
Reason presents the Nanny of the Month for September 2010. While America thinks of new ways to live a truly green lifestyle, including eating locally-grown produce, in DeKalb County, Georgia officials want to fine a man for growing too many vegetables. Here’s the description accompanying the video: Nanny of the Month turns one-year-old this month,…
Recent Tweets, 9-26 to 10-2
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Frogs bring color – and danger – to Milwaukee Public Museum – JSOnline http://bit.ly/dhajf7 5:54 AM Sep 30th RT @reasonmag: Faking the Pledge: How Republican promises of fiscal sobriety ring hollow http://ow.ly/2LDtQ 10:45 AM Sep 29th CatoInstitute: Buckley opposed War on Drugs – why don’t today’s conservatives? Harvard economist J Miron makes case: http://lat.ms/cncXcG 10:39…
Recent Tweets, 9-19 to 9-25
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@davidgumpert: A WI dairy farmer’s answer to DATCP’s lifting of Grade A dairy license: new set of raw milk standards. http://bit.ly/aNJqer 1:10 PM Sep 24th No time like the present @WiStateJournal: Op-Ed: Overhaul lawyer oversight in wake of Kenneth Kratz case http://ow.ly/196yVs 3:21 PM Sep 22nd Indeed – sound, serious reporting @WiStateJournal: From your letters:…
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Reason’s Tim Cavanaugh: Injecting more debt into the deflating housing balloon is like trying to drink yourself sober http://bit.ly/aoFOy5 about 11 hours ago Growth industry — Lobbying of state Legislature up 12 percent http://bit.ly/bWgI97 about 20 hours ago Walworth County’s back roads draw bicyclists from throughout southern Wisconsin — Walworth County Today http://bit.ly/a7HIpy 6:55 PM…
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Laws/Regulations, Liberty
LA Times: Food Raid Raises Questions Over Existing Milk Laws…and the Safety of Potlucks
by JOHN ADAMS •
The battle over the right to drink natural, unpasteurized milk is a national one, as a story in the Los Angeles Times confirms. If government can ban raw milk because of the supposed danger, why wouldn’t it ban the uncertain practice of potluck dinners at schools, churches, and workplaces? I wouldn’t support a ban on…
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Economy, Free Markets, Law, Laws/Regulations, Politics
Milk, Wisconsin Dairies, Competition, and Anti-Trust
by JOHN ADAMS •
Jessica Vanegeren of the Capital Times has a thorough story online about the dairy industry in Wisconsin and beyond, entitled, Does Dean Foods Have Unfair Advantage? Hers is thorough description of the Wisconsin dairy scene, emphasizing the influence of Dean Foods. I would only add that our outgoing governor has shown himself susceptible of pressure…