Three Cheers for Sedgwick, Maine!

This post comes thanks to my brother Darin (check out Darin's thoughts at Reboot Congress) .  Darin forwarded me an article of a recent law passed by the citizens of Sedgwick Maine - Sedgwick has become the first town to pass a food sovereignty law.

Here are a few snip-it's from author Ethan A. Huff's article summarizing the new law:
"Local residents recently voted unanimously at a town hall meeting to pass an ordinance that reinforces its citizens' God-given rights to "produce, process, sell, purchase, and consume local foods of their choosing," which includes even state- and federally-restricted foods like raw milk." 

The article also highlights the town's stance towards the opinions of state and federal authorities that disagree..."In addition to simply declaring food sovereignty, the ordinance also declares it a crime for state and federal authorities to violate ordinance provisions in any way. The law specifically states that "[i]t shall be unlawful for any law or regulation adopted by the state or federal government to interfere with the rights recognized by this Ordinance." This includes, of course, any attempt to enforce the unconstitutional provisions of the S 510 the HR 2751 food tyranny bills that were recently passed (http://www.naturalnews.com/030789_Food_Safety_small_farmers.html)."

Check out the full article at:  Sedgwick, Maine

Hmm...think I just found another stop on my dream farm tour of Maine - first a visit with Barbara Damrosch and  Eliot Coleman at Four Seasons Farm to learn more about season extension and now Sedgwick to eat food the way God intended, our great grandparents feasted and our bodies could embrace.