[HeckuvaJob]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR', 'I') will not turn a blind eye to the behavior of one brother simply because my other brother is an idgit.

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', 'C')an anyone with Police or Military connections see them enforcing this evil crap?

[AgentR]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('HeckuvaJob', 'W')onderful - I look forward to your equally exuberant Republican watch-dogging. Personally, I view those two brothers as conjoined twins

[gnm]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tanada', 'G')uess they will have to restart the RES plant in Carthage MO after all, when meat is processed prions (the cause of Mad Cow) are eliminated from the resulting material.

[Pops]

[quote="gnm"How do they eliminate them? As I understand it, prions are capable of surviving an autoclave!

-G[/quote]
Yea, they are proteins aren't they?

[alokin]

The discussion brings no further clarification. And even the idea of such a kind of centralization is more than scary.
I suggest that some of the American posters here mail this story to some of the leading organic gardening magazines.
They maybe can make a story out of it and do a bit more research. These stories, if printed will induce a public discussion.

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gnm', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tanada', 'G')uess they will have to restart the RES plant in Carthage MO after all, when meat is processed prions (the cause of Mad Cow) are eliminated from the resulting material.

[strider3700]

Somewhere way back in this thread someone mentioned maybe moving to canada. Don't bother, we already have laws to seriously limit home food production and our ability to sell it.

I believe I can sell something like a cucumber without a license so long as it's not "processed" I can't however pickle it and sell it without doing it in a commercial kitchen that is open for inspections. When is something "processed" is where it's starts to get ugly to figure out. Herbs growing in a pot are fine. Herbs freshly cut and rinsed also fine I believe. Herbs washed then dried and bagged not in a commercial kitchen not ok. Herbs washed cut up fine and frozen into cubes but not in a commercial kitchen not ok.

When it comes to livestock it gets even uglier. Most of the slaughter houses around here have shutdown because they don't comply with the new rules. The new rules added such amazing safeguards as Inspectors get their own bathroom not to be used by anyone else. So assume 5-$10,000 to add a bathroom and the majority of places just closed rather then try and comply. Last I heard the closest place to slaughter a cow to sell was a 2 hour ferry ride then a couple of hours drive away. There are a half million of us living on this island. You'd think we could have one slaughter house...

And of course all of this happens at the same time the province becomes concerned that we only grow somewhere near 50% of the food we consume within our borders. I'm sure some great gifts will be found to convince big agri to come grow more of our food.

The only good news is the black market works great. Hell the last time I bought half of an organic pig it was from a cop who raised them in his off duty hours. Picked it up in a parking lot at a mall. Totally reminded me of a drug deal in the movies. I gave an envelop of cash to him and a cardboard box went into my trunk.

[Dawn]

To tell you the truth, strider3700, we also have laws like that in place. For example, you can process food in your home kitchen and sell it, BUT, your kitchen would have to pass inspection. I don't really care how clean a person might think they are, it would be difficult for a home kitchen to pass. No kids in the kitchen, no pets around, covers on the light bulbs, test kits for the chlorine mixture that you clean with.

It does make me wonder why this legislation is being introduced. Is it for states where the laws are laxed, or is it more cynical in nature?

[cow6565]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('wisconsindoomslut', 'i') belive this is only if you plan on selling to the public AND
even if it's not.......how could "they" ever enforce it????????

[pedalling_faster]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hardtootell', 'Q')uestion to US citizens- Given the apparent intent of this bill, would you consider emigrating??

[Ludi]

I'm not sure how The Guvmint could make sharing food between neighbors illegal.

[alokin]

If the bill passes or not is maybe more a question who is behind the bill. If i.e Monsato is behind the bill and they really want it to go through it will go through.
You must find out who invented this BS and what ties are there and the cry loud.
I think it is really not the question to control all , but cherry pick some. Ruin some small producers for example will discourage others to begin with the same business.
Hopefully the Aussies won't copy this bill when it goes through. It 's so good to be warned at time.

[Jotapay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('alokin', 'I')f the bill passes or not is maybe more a question who is behind the bill. If i.e Monsato is behind the bill and they really want it to go through it will go through.
You must find out who invented this BS and what ties are there and the cry loud.