Most of us won't be able to make the premier, but you can see the trailer right here...
For future screenings where you can see the entire documentary, visit Farmageddonmovie.com. And don't forget to visit Farm To Consumer Legal Defense Fund for ongoing news in the area of food freedom!
Update: Thanks to Homestead Revival™ Reader Becky of Willow Avenue Pottery, she has shared a link to hear the mom who made this documentary, Kristin Canty, interviewed on The Renegade Farmer.
Share your experience...
What state so you live in (or country) and what food product or farming practice (such as selling directly from the farm) is "illegal" in your state that you'd like to see deregulated?
It is illegal to sell raw milk (except as pet food) in Indiana.
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I live in California, where the sale of raw milk for human consumption is "legal" (I say that in quotes because the law has a bunch of specifications underneath it); however, I live in the county of Humboldt, the only county in the entire state with a local ordinance outlawing the sale of raw milk... did I mention that we are the most lush dairy county in the state? I have attended a county board of supervisors meeting regarding the raw milk issue, along with Mark McAfee from Organic Pastures who came all the way from Fresno to attend our county meeting. No success.
This is just plain ridiculous! If I can buy all of the crap (pardon the language) on the store shelves, why can't I buy raw milk when I WANT it, from whom I want to buy it?
That is horrible. I have resently moved to Nova Scotia where small farms abound everywhere. No wonder in this day and age the wealthy get wealthier. How do we break this cycle and help the small independant farmers and buisiness people.
ReplyDeleteI live in Wisconsin. Of course, raw milk regulations. I remember when, and not that long ago, my friend's Dad use to just give us milk from the bulk tank. NOTHING tasted better than their milk right from the cow! Miss that! When over at their house, I use to sneak glasses of milk.. :) Blessings from Wisconsin!
ReplyDeleteThats nuts ! We live in South Western Ontario Canada the Amish and farming are a majour part of our area, most of the grocery stores depend on the farmers here for fresh produce and the farmers market is as well ! In one of the small towns they still sell milk in the old milk bottles and are delivered by horse and buggy it is the tradition of the town as well as a huge part of their history ! All I know is that here ya cant sell your produce if your not a registered farmer with the Government ! Have a great day !
ReplyDeleteI live in Washington State and have bought milk and cheese from the farm. I couldn't listen to the clip because I don't have speakers on this computer...anyway, I am way behind on all of this and have just started hearing about people not being able to sell raw milk in places, I will have to find out about our State. I am about sick and tired of the government hiring (and us paying their wages) people to harass us and stop us from living as a free people...ugh...the ugly side of me comes out about all of this!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Amy! I live in Iowa, and believe it or not, it's illegal to sell raw milk here... in IOWA! I don't get it. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteI also wanted to tell you that my friend Zan Asha from the Renegade Farmer interviewed Kristin Canty on her blog radio. Here's the website if you'd like to listen to it. :)
www.blogtalkradio.com/therenegadefarmer/2011/05/15/the-renegade-farmer-interviews-kristin-cantyfarmageddon
I'm not finding a Farmageddon.com website. It'd be fun to see a website by this gal.
ReplyDeleteI did & do visit Farm to Consumer legal defense to try to keep up as often as I get time to - in between planting, harvesting, canning, and living this awesome homesteading life of course :-)
I live in Iowa and would love to see raw milk available for sale. I had hoped the legislature would pass the bill this year, but it was defeated in committee. This is really sad since I think having raw milk available would help kids such as my daughter. She is lactose-intolerant and I believe that is because of the fake lactose they add to milk after highly processing it. The powers that be do not share my beliefs.
ReplyDeleteBrenda, Sorry! I put the wrong URL and forgot to link it. Try it now at farmageddonmovie.com or click my link on the words in the post.
ReplyDeleteMelissa - You should be able to find raw milk for sale at the Blue Lake Casino (on tribal land) which is located just east of Arcata in Blue Lake. Thanks to Heather Scott of Mountain Home Quilts for the lead!! This is one of the reasons I love the homesteading community - we can help each other out!
ReplyDeleteI live in Washington State where I am still able to buy raw milk at the Health Food Store and at some smaller stores. Same with eggs. We keep hearing about things that happen "back East" like big fines for selling rabbits for meat and for giving away "extra" produce. It is still the United States east of the Mississippi?
ReplyDeleteI posted the video on facebook with this comment....
--->"I keep hearing rumors about these events. I guess we have extra officers because no one is growing pot anymore, no one is trafficking young girls anymore so we have to do something to keep law enforcement busy?....coming to a farm...errr...theater near you. (Thank you Amy at Homestead Revival)"
Deborah at Rainsong (http://songs-of-coming-rain.blogspot.com/) I am having a wild time signing in.
I buy produce, meat, eggs from the farmer's market as much as we can afford. We have a small garden. But when it comes to things like milk, cheese I am more comfortable from the grocery store because there are standards enforced. I make yogurt, cottage cheese from grocery store milk. I am afraid to buy something raw from people I do not know who do not have to adhere to standards. Is that a valid concern ?
ReplyDeleteIt is illegal here to sell, transport or be in possession of raw dairy (not just cow but goat and sheep as well) products here. There is a loophole in the law so folks are using it. My husband and I do not feel comfortable purchasing raw milk from others. We just have extremely high standards when it comes to sanitation. However, there is a small family owned dairy in our area that runs a small dairy store. Even though their products aren't raw, they are as close as to raw as you can legally purchase in our area. Our local markets have started being a distributor for the dairy so we don't have to make the extra trip out to their store.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, sure - you should be concerned with sanitation practices from a raw dairy farmer. This is why we often say "get to know your farmer!". However, the mistake most people make is thinking that because something came from the grocery store, has a USDA seal of approval, and is pasteurized, it must be safe to drink. Not always the case. Notice any food recalls lately? Spinach, eggs, cucumbers, meat, and even milk (just google "milk recall"). You will have a better chance of knowing how your farmer down the road is cleaning his barn/animals than the big corporate giants. And do you realize that the standards for conventional farms and slaughterhouses is much lower than those for raw or organic, etc.? The difference overall is night and day. The best solution to all this is to raise your own, but I'll be the first to admit that this is not always possible.
ReplyDeleteThank you for responding. We live in suburbia and though we would love the idea of more land, sounds foolish but things like snakes, protecting livestock from possum, raccoon, coyotes even rats is scares me. We do not have farms within driving distance. Yet I come to blog like yours because I want to grow a better garden, learn how to bake bread, seew a little better and so on. Any tips on how we, suburbanites who does not want to live a farm life, but live more sustainably go about doing that ? Thank you
ReplyDeletevery cool, I was amazed by food INC
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, you're already on the right track. I would start talking to friends or google for a CSA in your area or go to my Resource Page (right sidebar near the top) and find the link for Local Harvest. A CSA is a way to get small farm organic produce delivered either to your door or to your community where you pick it up. You may pay a bit more, but usually you get great food and you help a small farmer. Mine even has add ons for things like beef, milk, nuts, etc. If you go the CSA route, it would be a good idea to take a weekend drive to check out the farm(s) where the food is raised. Also, you can shop through a co-op such as Azure Standard.
ReplyDeleteWe live in Oklahoma, where it is illegal to sell raw milk except at the farm. I would love to see that changed so the local health food store could carry it and we could avoid the long drive.
ReplyDeleteWe recently visited my parents in Florida and were able to purchase raw milk at a local foods markets...it has to be labeled "for pet consumption" only, but is at least available in stores.
This is the tip of the iceberg and is all about control. He that controls the food supply, controls everything.
ReplyDeleteIt is illegal here in Wyoming, but I am and will contiue to fight for it! Great Post and I am sharing this video on my blog as well.
ReplyDeleteI was thrilled to find raw milk for sale at our local farmers market this year. This is from realmilk.com under Idaho: "Raw milk sales are legal on the farm and in retail stores. Farmers must obtain a Grade A Milk License and a Retail Raw Milk license". Watched the trailer. It really is frustrating in this day and age. I feel for those farmers.
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Thank you for posting this Amy! A lot of people still dont know what's going on out there.
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Here in North Carolina it is illegal to purchase and consume raw milk (only except for pet milk)- it is even illegal to buy a share of a cow as well!!! :((
ReplyDeleteJust more confirmation that we're following God's lead and guidance to get back to the basics. He knows what He's doing in protecting and preparing His people!
ReplyDeleteHere in Missouri I believe it is illegal to sell raw milk. although there are places you can find it. with all the e-coli scares I believe it is going to get worse. when I was in school i remember in home economics we were taught to properly wash and store our produce. I don't think anyone is doing that anymore. they think because it is soaked at the store it is clean. not so!
ReplyDelete“Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now.” (Often paraphrased as): “If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny.”
ReplyDelete~Thomas Jefferson, 1781
Our founding fathers warned us about this!
It's time to heed the warning - and act!
We need to stop the food police!
I have an article about kids banned from bringing their own food to school on my blog, too:
http://stackedstonefarm.blogspot.com/2011/04/here-come-food-police.html
Crazy world we're living in!
-momdrinkstea
Thanks to you I have survived my first bee keeping exercise. I would not have fed them if you didn't share that experinece with us. How are the bees doing? Would it help if you re-queened?
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http://weekendfarmer.blogspot.com
Raw milk. I live in North Carolina and it's illegal to buy raw milk for human consumption here. A have a large family and it would be kind of hard to convince anyone that our cat drank 7 gallons of milk a week.
ReplyDeleteAmy....right on...I keep hearing more stories all the time, between the dairy and almonds and the chickens and beef....I have a few posts up recently. I haven't been able to comment here for awhile, let's see if this one goes! xxoo A
ReplyDeleteWeekend Farmer, unfortunately there or no bees left to requeen. I've learned a lot about what NOT to do this year. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt is illegal to sell raw milk for human consumption in Georgia. I find that ridiculous! Meanwhile, we have repeated reports about Kellogs shutting down plants (in Georgia)due to filth and listeria. Craziness!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Farming is making a comeback. I need to stay positive. It's back to basics!! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post