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Wisconsin Citizens Speak Out about Raw Milk

by Rebekah Wilce — September 13, 2013 - 6:28am
  • Topics: Raw Milk, Food, Food Rights Network, Politics

    • Across the United States, the majority of states allow legal sales of raw, or unpasteurized, milk in one form or another, whether retail, on the farm, or via "herd share" arrangements. A growing number of Wisconsin citizens would like to add this state to that list once and for all.

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    Victory for Food Rights and Wisconsin Farmer Vernon Hershberger

    by Rebekah Wilce — May 27, 2013 - 6:46am
  • Topics: Raw Milk, Food, Food Rights Network

    • In what has been roundly declared a victory for food rights and private food transactions by supporters, a jury returned a verdict of not guilty on three of four charges against Wisconsin raw milk farmer Vernon Hershberger in the early morning hours of May 25.

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    Raw Milk Supporters Rally in Baraboo, Wisconsin for Farmer Vernon Hershberger's Criminal Trial

    by Rebekah Wilce — May 22, 2013 - 6:28am
  • Topics: Agriculture, Raw Milk, Food, Food Rights Network

    • Farmer Vernon Hershberger's trial started May 20 in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and will most likely continue until May 24 at the earliest. Hershberger is a raw milk producer. As the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has reported, he is charged with four misdemeanor offenses: operating a retail food establishment without a license, operating a dairy farm as a milk producer without a license, operating as a dairy plant without a license, and violating a holding order. If convicted, the Amish father of ten children faces up to 30 months in county jail and fines of over $10,000.

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    Activists Rally Around Wisconsin Dairy Farmer Facing Criminal Charges

    by Rebekah Wilce — March 5, 2012 - 9:50am
  • Topics: Agriculture, Activism, Raw Milk, Food Rights Network

    • As snow started to fall, a Mennonite dairy farmer arrived at the courthouse in Baraboo, Wisconsin, on March 2 for a hearing on four charges against him related to the production and distribution of milk and other foods. Vernon Hershberger operates Grazin' Acres Farm, a small family dairy farm in Loganville, and is part of a private food club that leases his cows and receives distributions of raw milk and other foods via what he calls a members-only "food pantry" on the farm.

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