Wyoming makes it legal to buy food directly from your neighbors and local farm

[Suzanimal]

In a win for farmers, deliciousness, and just plain common sense, Wyoming’s governor signed a bill this week which will “stop overregulation of locally produced foods” by making it illegal for the state government to require “licensure, permitting, certification, inspection, packaging, or labeling” when farmers sell food directly to consumers.

In practice, this means that farmers markets and small food stands will be able to proceed without the interference of government busybodies. As the bill explains, its purpose “is to allow for the sale and consumption of homemade foods, and to encourage the expansion of agricultural sales by farmers markets, ranches, farms and home based producers.”


In a win for farmers, deliciousness, and just plain common sense, Wyoming’s governor signed a bill this week which will “stop overregulation of locally produced foods” by making it illegal for the state government to require “licensure, permitting, certification, inspection, packaging, or labeling” when farmers sell food directly to consumers.

In practice, this means that farmers markets and small food stands will be able to proceed without the interference of government busybodies. As the bill explains, its purpose “is to allow for the sale and consumption of homemade foods, and to encourage the expansion of agricultural sales by farmers markets, ranches, farms and home based producers.”

The bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Tyler Lindholm, says it will “take local foods off the black market. It will no longer be illegal to buy a lemon meringue pie from your neighbor or a jar of milk from your local farm.”

Constituents like Lisa Glauner approve. “The government is not my parent,” Glauner says. “I would much rather have food the way God made it than to have FDA-approved food that is not even real, like Kraft macaroni and cheese that doesn’t even have real ingredients.”

Read more at http://rare.us/story/wyoming-makes-...neighbors-and-local-farm/#GxtJMv9pfjzkZmLS.99

 

[tod evans]

Makes it legal?

WTF! Why was it ever illegal?

 

[Keith and stuff]

Good. Similar bills should pass everywhere. This used to be a common sense idea. Then people got overly concerned about food safety with all of the big farm issues. Thankfully, people are starting to support the idea of locally grown food again. That's why laws like this are happening.

 

[donnay]

Great news! Now let's hope many other states follow their lead.

 

[HVACTech]

Makes it legal?

WTF! Why was it ever illegal?

clearly, you are a rebel who has been engaging in illegal food activities all of his life.

Reported.

 

[PRB]

without registration, quality control, safety testing, the buyer will have hard time suing the seller if something goes wrong (we're talking about eating, not using). Which is good, this country doesn't need more lawsuits. One step closer to a liability free food market (much like how the illegal drug trade is liability free in terms of product safety to consumer).

 

[PRB]

clearly, you are a rebel who has been engaging in illegal food activities all of his life.

Reported.

No need to report them, just wait for them to complain about something spoiled, soiled, infected, who would they go to when there's no safety nets in place?

 

[donnay]

No need to report them, just wait for them to complain about something spoiled, soiled, infected, who would they go to when there's no safety nets in place?

And you think government is a safety net?

 

[PRB]

And you think government is a safety net?

our tort system is a safety net. Were you one of those people who want to force food providers to label their GMOs?

 

[angelatc]

Read more at http://rare.us/story/wyoming-makes-...neighbors-and-local-farm/#GxtJMv9pfjzkZmLS.99

Constituents like Lisa Glauner approve. “The government is not my parent,” Glauner says. “I would much rather have food the way God made it than to have FDA-approved food that is not even real, like Kraft macaroni and cheese that doesn’t even have real ingredients.”

I was on board until I got to this.

 

[donnay]

our tort system is a safety net. Were you one of those people who want to force food providers to label their GMOs?

The only justice there is, is "Just US." I don't want to force anyone to do anything, but if they want me to buy their product the label better be truthful.

 

[PRB]

The only justice there is, is "Just US." I don't want to force anyone to do anything, but if they want me to buy their product the label better be truthful.

so you're against labeling laws, right?

 

[invisible]

our tort system is a safety net. Were you one of those people who want to force food providers to label their GMOs?

I wasn't aware that this was the thread topic at all. Nice red herring, did you catch and scale it yourself?

 

[donnay]

so you're against labeling laws, right?

I am for truth in labeling--not forced by government, but by a free market.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

I wasn't aware that this was the thread topic at all. Nice red herring, did you catch and scale it yourself?

Well, he is a big government advocate who can't tell a rotten apple from a good one.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

so you're against labeling laws, right?

Does your employer know your bar turned red?

 

[donnay]

Well, he is a big government advocate who can't tell a rotten apple from a good one.

LOL!

 

[paleocon1]

No need to report them, just wait for them to complain about something spoiled, soiled, infected, who would they go to when there's no safety nets in place?

The vendor of the inferior product of course.

 

[PRB]

The vendor of the inferior product of course.

and they say F you, then what?

 

[The Gold Standard]

and they say F you, then what?

Then they won't be in business long.