U.S. Appeals Court Agrees to Hear Amish Farmer Amos Miller’s Food Freedom Case

Amos Miller says he is being persecuted by the federal government for practicing his religious freedom to raise and prepare food the way he believes God intended food to be raised and prepared – in accordance with nature.

Miller practices rotational grazing on his small, holistically managed, century-old farm in Bird-In-Hand Pennsylvania. His heritage-breed cows are raised on organic pastures, with the chickens following behind, eating the bugs from their droppings, and whey-fed pigs trampling all the fertilizer back into the ground behind them.

Around 4000 members of his private food buying club are dependent on his meat, eggs and dairy products, as well as fermented fruits and veggies… and are willing to spend top dollar to get it shipped to them all over the country, as they don’t trust food from the grocery store.

But last spring, a federal judge told Miller to cease and desist all meat sales, and sent armed U.S. marshals to search his property, farm store and freezers. They have taken inventory of all his meat, and now visit him every couple of months to make sure he hasn’t slaughtered or sold anymore animals until his ongoing court trial is settled.

Last summer, the judge also ordered Miller to pay $250,000 for “contempt of court,” and said he will also have to pay the salaries of the USDA investigators assigned to his case, which now adds up to more than $300,000, an amount that would put him out of business.

In May, the judge told Miller he had no right to represent himself in court after Miller attempted to fire his court-appointed attorney, whom he believed was not making any effort to defend him.

Miller has now taken the matter of whether or not he has a legal right to defend himself to the U.S. Appeals Court in Philadelphia, delaying his upcoming September district court hearing.

https://returntonow.net/2022/08/19/a...appeals-court/

This is government overreach, lots of no preservative meat is sold in this country. The Government favors Organic only when they are getting their cut. Our Government has become organized crime.-OG
 
Amos Miller says he is being persecuted by the federal government for practicing his religious freedom to raise and prepare food the way he believes God intended food to be raised and prepared – in accordance with nature.

Miller practices rotational grazing on his small, holistically managed, century-old farm in Bird-In-Hand Pennsylvania. His heritage-breed cows are raised on organic pastures, with the chickens following behind, eating the bugs from their droppings, and whey-fed pigs trampling all the fertilizer back into the ground behind them.

Around 4000 members of his private food buying club are dependent on his meat, eggs and dairy products, as well as fermented fruits and veggies… and are willing to spend top dollar to get it shipped to them all over the country, as they don’t trust food from the grocery store.

But last spring, a federal judge told Miller to cease and desist all meat sales, and sent armed U.S. marshals to search his property, farm store and freezers. They have taken inventory of all his meat, and now visit him every couple of months to make sure he hasn’t slaughtered or sold anymore animals until his ongoing court trial is settled.

Last summer, the judge also ordered Miller to pay $250,000 for “contempt of court,” and said he will also have to pay the salaries of the USDA investigators assigned to his case, which now adds up to more than $300,000, an amount that would put him out of business.

In May, the judge told Miller he had no right to represent himself in court after Miller attempted to fire his court-appointed attorney, whom he believed was not making any effort to defend him.

Miller has now taken the matter of whether or not he has a legal right to defend himself to the U.S. Appeals Court in Philadelphia, delaying his upcoming September district court hearing.

https://returntonow.net/2022/08/19/a...appeals-court/

This is government overreach, lots of no preservative meat is sold in this country. The Government favors Organic only when they are getting their cut. Our Government has become organized crime.-OG
You neglected to mention why the farmer was ordered to cease and desist his sales of his products. A health inspection found that his farm failed to follow basic food safety regulations in the handling/preparation of his products. One example was that when a utensil was dropped onto filthy flooring, it would just be picked up and put back to use without cleaning. There were several other things that clearly violated health codes, but were ignored. You need to go back and find the original report on the matter. Just because the Amish has been performing such work for centuries, doesn't mean they can just ignore modern food safety protocol.
 
You neglected to mention why the farmer was ordered to cease and desist his sales of his products. A health inspection found that his farm failed to follow basic food safety regulations in the handling/preparation of his products. One example was that when a utensil was dropped onto filthy flooring, it would just be picked up and put back to use without cleaning. There were several other things that clearly violated health codes, but were ignored. You need to go back and find the original report on the matter. Just because the Amish has been performing such work for centuries, doesn't mean they can just ignore modern food safety protocol.
he and his customers never agreed with those conditions set by the state,,
 
he and his customers never agreed with those conditions set by the state,,
It is irrelevant what he and his customers agree to. The State Department of Public Health and Agriculture at the state level, along with the FSIS, CDC and FDA are the governmental agencies tasked with ensuring that food prepared for and sold must be prepared and stored under food safety guidelines. This is why restaurants and any other food preparation and sale businesses, are "required" to abide by those regulations. Just because you don't like a law, doesn't mean you can ignore it. If a restaurant began making meals in a filthy environment, just because its customers say they like the food, doesn't mean the sanitation in the building can be overlooked.
 
It is irrelevant what he and his customers agree to. The State Department of Public Health and Agriculture at the state level, along with the FSIS, CDC and FDA are the governmental agencies tasked with ensuring that food prepared for and sold must be prepared and stored under food safety guidelines. This is why restaurants and any other food preparation and sale businesses, are "required" to abide by those regulations. Just because you don't like a law, doesn't mean you can ignore it. If a restaurant began making meals in a filthy environment, just because its customers say they like the food, doesn't mean the sanitation in the building can be overlooked.
of course it matters,,

we dont live in a fascist state,,

hey of you want to obey your betters feel free,, just dont force those of us that want to make personal decisions for ourselves,,
 
Amos Miller says he is being persecuted by the federal government for practicing his religious freedom to raise and prepare food the way he believes God intended food to be raised and prepared – in accordance with nature.

Miller practices rotational grazing on his small, holistically managed, century-old farm in Bird-In-Hand Pennsylvania. His heritage-breed cows are raised on organic pastures, with the chickens following behind, eating the bugs from their droppings, and whey-fed pigs trampling all the fertilizer back into the ground behind them.

Around 4000 members of his private food buying club are dependent on his meat, eggs and dairy products, as well as fermented fruits and veggies… and are willing to spend top dollar to get it shipped to them all over the country, as they don’t trust food from the grocery store.

But last spring, a federal judge told Miller to cease and desist all meat sales, and sent armed U.S. marshals to search his property, farm store and freezers. They have taken inventory of all his meat, and now visit him every couple of months to make sure he hasn’t slaughtered or sold anymore animals until his ongoing court trial is settled.

Last summer, the judge also ordered Miller to pay $250,000 for “contempt of court,” and said he will also have to pay the salaries of the USDA investigators assigned to his case, which now adds up to more than $300,000, an amount that would put him out of business.

In May, the judge told Miller he had no right to represent himself in court after Miller attempted to fire his court-appointed attorney, whom he believed was not making any effort to defend him.

Miller has now taken the matter of whether or not he has a legal right to defend himself to the U.S. Appeals Court in Philadelphia, delaying his upcoming September district court hearing.

https://returntonow.net/2022/08/19/a...appeals-court/

This is government overreach, lots of no preservative meat is sold in this country. The Government favors Organic only when they are getting their cut. Our Government has become organized crime.-OG
Miller is selling diseased milk and meat products.
While in a way I am sympathetic to his problem, milk was traced from ill children and adults to his farm. He is trying to get court approval to make people sick.
 
Hilarious

The maga line, even minimum standards for food safety are too damn much.
This has nothing to do with Trump or we voters who elected him.
 

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