Posted by Andrew Ward on 05/18/11 Last updated 05/18/11
On Monday morning, hundreds of passionate parents, children, and health freedom activists attended a Farm and Food Freedom Rally on Capitol Hill to proclaim their right to acquire and consume the foods of their choosing, and to protest FDA terrorism against Amish farmer Dan Allgyer and other farmers across America.
Home-made signs such as "Those who wrote our Constitution drank raw milk" and "Support food choice!" were visible in every direction at this positive grassroots rally, which also included inspiring speeches by Mark McAfee, Founder and Owner of Organic Pastures Dairy in California, Sally Fallon Morell, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, and Baylen Linnekin, Executive Director of Keep Food Legal, among others. The speakers were also joined by Morgan the Jersey cow, who was harmlessly milked on the Upper Senate Park grass.
Check out the short video complation by the Washington Times below to get a taste of event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FHsen2LYEE
Among other media outlets at the event, Adam Kokesh of Russia Today's Adam vs. the Man attended and interviewed health freedom activists Liz Reitzig and Mark McAfee about raw milk and the ridiculous claims of the FDA regarding its safety, and Judge Napolitano interviewed speaker Baylen Linnekin about food freedom here (starts at 25:55). You can also check out some quality photos of the rally from UPI here.
Word is spreading about the deranged FDA's tactics and misplaced resources in its sickening War on Food and Your Health. It's time to work with the momentum and push the FDA off local, family farms. Congressman Ron Paul has introduced common-sense, Constitutional legislation that would make the sale of raw milk across state lines legal. Contact Congress and ask that they support this legislation while telling the FDA to back off traditional farmers and the rights of Americans.
Way to stand up for freedom guys!!
I've never smoked cigarettes, but since it's become illegal to smoke in private businesses in NC, I joke to my friends whenever I smell cigarettes that it's the "smell of freedom". As much as I think cigarettes should be legal, you're fight for freedom is far more important.
Keep it up!
The word is spreading about the FDA's disgusting tactics against Amish farmer Dan Allgyer, and the energized movement for food freedom. Via Natural News:
(NaturalNews) The freedom to grow, sell, and buy clean food is under serious attack. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made it clear that the agency is not a friend of food freedom and that it is willing to do whatever it takes to go after those involved in the "Slow Food" movement in order to protect corporate interests.
In response to this increasing FDA tyranny against traditional food, a group of food freedom advocates is holding a "Rally for Food and Farm Freedom" in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2011, and you can help lend your support by attending or offering financial assistance.
For more information on the rally and the food freedom advocates, click here.
Wish I could be there, but times are too tough to justify that long of a road trip. My thoughts will be with them, though, while I continue to work towards our own family's ability to live off of our land and the animals we raise here.
*looks around nervously and speaks loudly* Just for our own personal use, though, of course I would never think to sell anything in today's super-safe atmosphere. Thank you, FDA, for protecting me from myself, and please don't come beat me up for daring to drink raw milk and going against your mandates from on high. I promise that I'll close the curtains before the glass touches my lips, so I don't taint my neighbors with glimpses of my scandalous perversions.
Bah. Leaves a bad taste in the mouth...much like processed milk :)
In the wake of disgusting FDA tactics against Amish farmer Dan Allgyer, a defense fund has been set up for him and the private buying club with which he is associated. I can personally vouche for its legitimacy.
The buying club Grassfed On The Hill (customers of Dan Allgyer more details on us at www.grassfedonthehill.com) have setup this donation page. The money raised will go towards legal fees for our consumer lawsuit against the FDA, challenging their juristiction on ALL private clubs providing raw dairy. In addition, we could have other expenses as we raise awareness for this cause (such as our rally sound system equipment!). Full disclosure of how money is spent will be on our website www.grassfedonthehill.com, we believe in transparency!
Also, for those in the Washington D.C. area, the Rally for Food and Farm Freedom will take place Monday, May 16th, from 10am-1pm. More details can be found on their Facebook event page. Be sure to attend if you can!
I am posting this comment here because simple, humble farmers 'work' with Mother Earth. As we 'worry' about economics, having goods cheaper etc. we have in the process allowed the injury to Nature - to plant, animal, water, air soil. Mother Earth is a great Being with consciousness. She MUST preserve LIFE on this planet!! If Dr Paul and CONGRESS pass HR 1230 to allow more oil drilling; continue to support corporations which rape and pillage like Exxon, BP, Agra, Monsanto, Reynolds, Weyerhauser etc. she WILL continue her assault. She is about to destroy Japan for their arrogance of placing a nuclear plant near the ocean whose radioactive water is NOW mutating life forms in the entire Pacific Ocean! CA, OR, WA are next with a 10.0 earthquake....please, PLEASE we must all 'go within' and help to stop the pollution, as individuals and as businesses.
It is now the time for all elitism to stop! Listen to the words of Thomas Jefferson to INSPIRE our Congress:
"No man ever had less desire of entering into public offenses than myself. In truth, I wish for neither honors nor offices. I am happier at home than I can be elsewhere. I have no ambition to govern men, no passion which would lead me to delight to ride in a storm. Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct. I LOVE TO SEE HONESTY and HONORABLE MEN at the helm, men who will not bend their politics to their purses, nor pursue measures by which they may profit, and then profit by their measures. I have the consolation of having added nothing to my private fortune, during my public service, and of retiring with hands as clean as they are empty."
Mother Earth is cleansing...a 10.0 earthquake is predicted by many for CA,OR,WA. LEADERSHIP in Congress could change her mind. CONGRESS MUST LEAD FEARLESSLY and RIGHTEOUSLY NOW TO CLEAN UP THE POLLUTION!! The first big earthquake is predicted for JUNE!!
Mary Hath Spokane, Peace Prophet to the World and Leader of http://www.revolution2011.org
I agree Thomas Jefferson shared the full truth and nothing but the truth in the Declaration of Independence but if Mother earth is this determined please start with Washington DC, it needs about a 15 to clean up this mess. If it happens in Ca, Or. or Wa. it will only cost everyone else more. Cut the life line right there in Washington DC and lets throw a party, level what is left and assure the Bankers will no longer come here to do their business especially from the land of our enemies playing Allie.
This will solve the FDA, Department of Education, Dept. of Energy, IRS, the Dept. of Treasury and any other un-useful departments not mentioned.
Posted by Andrew Ward on 04/29/11 Last updated 04/29/11
The thuggish FDA has once again proved its uselessness by having an undercover goon join a private food buying club to get dirt on Amish farmer Dan Allgyer. His crime? Selling unpasteurized milk from healthy, grass-fed cows across state lines to members of cooperatives seeking unprocessed food. The Washington Timesreports:
A yearlong sting operation, including aliases, a 5 a.m. surprise inspection and surreptitious purchases from an Amish farm in Pennsylvania, culminated in the federal government announcing this week that it has gone to court to stop Rainbow Acres Farm from selling its contraband to willing customers in the Washington area.
These busybodies are citing Allgyer's violation of the misinterpreted commerce clause, which was originally intended to prevent states from prohibiting individuals from doing business with one another across state lines. In other words, the federal food authorities are doing the exact opposite of their constitutional mandate... during the meltdown of our economy.
Contact the FDA here. Tell them they should stop wasting your tax dollars on raids and spying operations on peaceful Amish farmers and members of private food groups.
For media inquiries, you can contact Tamara Ward (no relation to me) at 301-796-7567 and Tamara.Ward@fda.hhs.gov
And be sure to "dislike" the FDA's actions on Facebook.
Makes me sick. The Amish people are self sufficient and ask for nothing from the government. They are hard workers and live successfully and happily on very few of the material things that we consider to be necessary.
When I was a child, we had our own milk, butter, and cream from our own cow and thrived just fine.
Everywhere you look there are tyrants. I'm really looking forward to the day their paycheck won't buy a loaf of bread. That will be about the time they will ask the Amish for a handout.
(BTW, baby cows have sense enough to stop drinking milk after a while.)
Here is a copy of the email I sent to the FDA by following the link provided.
Dear FDA,
Really? Unpasteurized milk is a problem big enough to warrant a year long sting on an Amish farmer? How much tax money did you waste on that?
I'll tell you what, when you outlaw cigarettes, then I'll listen to your alleged proof that raw milk is bad for me or anyone else.
Get serious, or better yet, get an honest job.
-Matthew Haws
Of course my letter will have no effect on the wheels of government as they slowly grind down the remaining freedoms we enjoy, but perhaps the bureaucratic functionary who reads my email may suffer a twinge of conscience and back off a bit on the next innocent American who is trying to make a living.
Here you have it criminals protecting you from supposed criminals. Those Amish are such evil doers aren't they?
It does make you wonder what criminal actually means now days. If you are producer and you are able to sustain your community you are a criminal. How can we have good pure milk going anywhere when we can have the the specially formulated milk by the FDAs approval. Genetically altered to make you healthy yet we have the highest disease rate in the world.
What is the motive behind these things? No one has ever wondered that and just assumes it is big government liking to control everything in sight (that is partially true) but what is adding fuel to that particular fire? My guess is that it is bigger companies not liking the competition. Look a bit deeeper and you might find that. That is what I learned from Atlas Shrugged.
This is most likely another case of big business lobbying the government to put laws in place for no other reason than to eliminate competition. Follow the money if you want to know why our government does what it does!
The ironic part is that raw milk is healthy for people, while government approved pasteurized and homogenized milk has harmful effects on humans. But the FDA can't let facts get in the way of its support for big agra.
Anecdotally, as a child I used to drink milk straight from the cow on my uncle's farm. It tasted great and I never had a problem with it. I can't drink milk from the store without severe reactions. So is the government protecting me or the people who bribe the officials?
Great idea MichaelBarry! I wonder if we could do surpise inspections of Congress and make citizen arrests. If we could, it would stop new spending by Congress because there wouldn't be enough left there for a quorum.
I hope Ron Paul is our next President so he can begin draining the swamp in D.C. - it really stinks and is getting worse.
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