A lot of traditional foods, such as fermenting, are a result of food storage. Food storage allows for local eating, seasonal eating, elimination of harmful processing to our food, and much more. See how food storage can be a part of your traditional foods diet.
HR 2749 Passes With Some Reassuring Language
Well, friends, HR 2749 has passed. Of course, we knew it would. But thankfully, a reasoned debate happened before hand, some wording was altered, and many reassurances were given.
I’m still skeptical about the actual implementation of this bill, but that’s because I’m always skeptical about the choices Big Government makes that consistently support Big Industry, and in this case Big Ag.
HR 2749 Nearly Passes And Spells The End Of Local Food
Well folks, it looks like Wendell Berry is going to get his chance to go to jail. Minutes ago the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 2749, the so-called “Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.”
Of course, HR 2749 is not friendly to small farmers. In fact, it will likely put them out of business. The bill has a number of faults, but the most alarming one is that it finally sneaked the NAIS program into law, despite the huge groundswell of dissent among our nation’s public.