From Washington to Maine with numerous stops in between, the food “sovereignty” movement emerged as the 10th most important food safety story of 2011.
With many variations, the movement involved attempts — some successful, some
Powerful Coalition Gains Exemption for Small Farmers
Russell Libby and Brian Snyder walked out of the Rayburn House Office Building on a brilliant spring day in April 2009 shaking their heads.
The two were on Capitol Hill representing the interests of small
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Maine Town Declares Food 'Sovereignty'
Following the lead of Sedgwick, Maine to exempt itself from state and federal food safety regulations, three other towns in Hancock County are now poised to adopt similar “food sovereignty” measures.
Titled “The Ordinance to
Bill to Exempt Illinois Farmers Markets Advances
State Rep. Chapin Rose, a 38-year-old lawyer representing the rural area around Charleston, IL, is a man on a mission.
Starting his fifth term in the Illinois Assembly, the Republican lawmaker wants pictures on food
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States Take the "Rabbits for Pets or Meat" Route
The country’s economy was humming along in 1989 when a then-unknown filmmaker, Michael Moore, came out with a movie in which one memorable character was a woman named Rhonda Britton, who sold rabbits for “Pets
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Wyoming Official Fights Homemade Exemptions
In testimony prepared for a Wyoming Legislature public hearing, one of the Cowboy State’s top local health officials tells lawmakers to just say no to exemptions.
Robert E. Harrington, director of the Casper-Natrona County Health
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