Kinda makes you wonder what the big Amish Bust cost us .
"After all, the human race almost died out before the existence of the FDA's ban on the consumption of raw milk."
I have Old Order Mennonite friends in PA who are very like the Amish. I recently heard that many of them are shutting down their roadside vegetable and bake goods stands due to new laws that make it prohibitive to them to continue. For example, they were all told at a local meeting that if they are selling vegetables, then they cannot sell any produce from fields where , and I am not kidding, someone has passed gas while picking. Because these people are usually completely honest, they would not feel right unless all laws are followed- and how do you, I was told, know or prevent some 12 year old boy from occasionally passing wind while he is helping in the fields? Of course there are other constricting rules, all intrusive and expensive, which which makes selling that green squash more trouble than it is worth. My guess is that the laws may eventually be rescinded since a large part of the area’s revenue comes from tourism, and tourists enjoy seeing and buying from roadside stands.