Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Supporters of Amish farmer rally at Capitol

Four weeks after the government moved to shut down Amish farmer Dan Allgyer for selling fresh, unpasteurized milk across state lines, angry moms who made up much of his customer base rallied on the Capitol’s grounds Monday to demand that Congress rein in the food police. The moms milked a cow just across the street from the Senate and served up gallons of fresh milk, playfully daring one another to drink what, if sold across state lines, would be considered contraband product. “The FDA really screwed up this time. They got between a mom and a farmer,” said Mark McAfee, who runs Organic Pastures Dairy Co. in Fresno, Calif., which under his state’s laws he legally sells at 400 markets, but which he cannot ship across state lines without running afoul of the Food and Drug Administration...more

Here is the Washington Times' video footage of the event. Check out the T-Shirt which says "PASTEURIZE THE FDA INSTEAD".

1 comment:

Christina Walsh said...

The Institute for Justice would like to obtain permission to use this photo for a forthcoming report on food freedom. Please contact me at cwalsh@ij.org. Best, Christina Walsh, director of activism and coalitions, Institute for Justice