A PA farm who does it right. I’ve seen something similar years ago up here when an “alternative” doctor got hauled up by the provincial health board, and everyone got up in arms about health freedom. Thing is WE went to this “doctor” and he was rude and unprofessional. The fact he was loosing his license was because he was a lousy doctor who wrapped himself in the “alternate” flag to give himself cover.
1. This latest Listeria positive test...It says samples were taken from his farm and then they were told there was listeria. Are we back to blindly taking governments word on things? Did they collect and handle the samples responsibly? Did they sit unrefrigerated for any period of time outside of Miller's farm? Where are the transparent reports on this listeria case?
2. Redding winning the respect of the farmers isn't necessarily a vote of confidence. Most farmers are using poor practices that drain the land; they are spraying glyphosate and producing food that is sub optimal from a nutritional standpoint. They are using govt subsidies to grow commodity crops and contributing to the degradation of the environment. Is that who's support Redding won?
Once again, I commend you for following up with the suggestion that people get out there and do it on their own. It's quite a task, but it's the correct answer. At the end of the day, I don't think Miller's farm should be as large as it is, but I also think it's absurd to believe people cannot choose their own food source, when pasteurized dairy is responsible for 99% of dairy related foodborne illnesses.
If a farm screws up and people get sick, word will make its way around. People take these things very seriously and do not need FDA or any other regulatory agency to "save the day." If anyone can produce food, then anyone else can tell the community if they are screwing it up. Word of mouth. Then, the person either gets better or goes under. Natural, organic evolution.
Liz--I’d like to see you go on Del Bigtree’s show, the Highwire, and discuss this with him. His recent take on it seems to miss the point, but Del strikes me as someone who is happy to admit he’s made a mistake.
This makes me so mad. All of the science shows raw is best and the other is toxic. The judge COULD have done the right thing but our system is so beyond corrupt. If I was Amos I would go back to just doing what he was doing and tell the gov where to stick it.
Don't Spill on Me. That would be gross.
https://yourfamilyfarmer.com/raw-milk-safety-faqs
A PA farm who does it right. I’ve seen something similar years ago up here when an “alternative” doctor got hauled up by the provincial health board, and everyone got up in arms about health freedom. Thing is WE went to this “doctor” and he was rude and unprofessional. The fact he was loosing his license was because he was a lousy doctor who wrapped himself in the “alternate” flag to give himself cover.
This smells similar.
2 curiosities to me...
1. This latest Listeria positive test...It says samples were taken from his farm and then they were told there was listeria. Are we back to blindly taking governments word on things? Did they collect and handle the samples responsibly? Did they sit unrefrigerated for any period of time outside of Miller's farm? Where are the transparent reports on this listeria case?
2. Redding winning the respect of the farmers isn't necessarily a vote of confidence. Most farmers are using poor practices that drain the land; they are spraying glyphosate and producing food that is sub optimal from a nutritional standpoint. They are using govt subsidies to grow commodity crops and contributing to the degradation of the environment. Is that who's support Redding won?
Once again, I commend you for following up with the suggestion that people get out there and do it on their own. It's quite a task, but it's the correct answer. At the end of the day, I don't think Miller's farm should be as large as it is, but I also think it's absurd to believe people cannot choose their own food source, when pasteurized dairy is responsible for 99% of dairy related foodborne illnesses.
If a farm screws up and people get sick, word will make its way around. People take these things very seriously and do not need FDA or any other regulatory agency to "save the day." If anyone can produce food, then anyone else can tell the community if they are screwing it up. Word of mouth. Then, the person either gets better or goes under. Natural, organic evolution.
Liz--I’d like to see you go on Del Bigtree’s show, the Highwire, and discuss this with him. His recent take on it seems to miss the point, but Del strikes me as someone who is happy to admit he’s made a mistake.
This makes me so mad. All of the science shows raw is best and the other is toxic. The judge COULD have done the right thing but our system is so beyond corrupt. If I was Amos I would go back to just doing what he was doing and tell the gov where to stick it.