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ALTERNATIVE RECIPE

The threats and vituperation from the pharma solution crowd escalate by the day--if you haven't been poisoned by mRNA, many think emergency rooms should deny you service if you break your arm. Indeed, one comment on my blog a couple of days ago indicated the same sentiment toward a person injured on a motorcycle after not wearing a helmet.

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ROLE OF GOVERNMENT  

"The primary role of government is to keep us safe." Do you believe that? I've heard it from both liberals and conservatives, and it's not true.

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GREAT IDEA

Because good ideas are too rare, it's a real joy when you hit a homerun with a great idea. Such is the case with our Polyface Gatherings this year…

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WHAT IF

What if our culture considered health a personal responsibility rather than a governmental responsibility…

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GOVERNMENT-CORPORATE COLLUSION

People routinely question my libertarian leanings regarding government oversight and regulatory protection. The current Bayer vs. cancer sufferers is Exhibit A in why the government is not the repository of safety.

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AMOS MILLER UPDATE

Pete Kennedy, attorney, says that the Amos Miller trial Monday went very well for the Amish man prosecuted by Pennsylvania food police. They allege he's selling illegal meat to people; he says his voluntary neighbor friends are not buying anything, according to the legal definition of "in commerce."

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Amos Miller

Sometimes things come along that need no introduction or conclusion because they stand alone. This is one of those times….

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BIDEN'S JOKE

The media is aflutter over President Biden's executive order giving farmers more freedom to sue their agriculture oligarch captors, otherwise known by names like Tyson, Perdue, Cargill, Archer Daniel's Midland, JBS Holdings and Iowa Beef Packers and others…

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GRASS MANAGEMENT         

When management intensive grazing was popularized through the Stockman Grass Farmer 40 years ago, the theme was disturbance and rest. Allan Savory through Holistic Management began taking pictures of remarkable recoveries when animals at high density for a short period of time (one day) heavily impacted a spot with hooves and manure.

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