community supported agriculture http://www.npr.org community supported agriculture en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif community supported agriculture http://www.npr.org In Raw Milk Case, Activists See Food Freedom On Trial Activists say the case against Wisconsin dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger is about raw milk — and much more. His supporters have turned the case into a rallying cry for personal food freedom and the rights of farmers and consumers to enter into private contracts without government intervention. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/22/186018994/in-raw-milk-case-activists-see-food-freedom-on-trial?ft=1&f=164958177 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/22/186018994/in-raw-milk-case-activists-see-food-freedom-on-trial?ft=1&f=164958177 Activists say the case against Wisconsin dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger is about raw milk — and much more. His supporters have turned the case into a rallying cry for personal food freedom and the rights of farmers and consumers to enter into private contracts without government intervention.

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