[SCA-AE] Tragedy is relative

[Mont Bowser]

The PDA shut down Fisher Farms listing a concern about Listeria 
contamination in the milk.
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS240785+12-Mar-2008+PRN20080312
They have apparently been issuing reports to create a widespread scares for 
raw milk farm products in each local area in this fashion.

The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund website has given a bit of a 
different story on the situation that Fisher Farms and other raw milk farms 
have been experiencing in Pennsylvania.  In a nutshell, they describe a PDA 
official with being a megalomaniac and attempting to shut down raw milk farm 
distribution in the state with trumped up charges.  It is amazing that with 
so many genuine problems needing to be addressed that the government is 
wasting so much time, money, and manpower to attack farmers seeking to make 
an honest living.

You can read more about the situation from the perspective of the FtCLDF 
here:
http://www.ftcldf.org/aa-03may2008.html

They ask for those concerned to write to Pennsylvania State Representatives 
and Senators and give info how to contact them.  If concerned individuals at 
Pennsic chose to write, that would be a massive influx of support for Fisher 
Farms and other raw milk farmers in Pennsylvania.

Corwin