Reply #21: Sounds like a good idea!

[Paulie]

This will help local farmers be able to sell clean, local meat to others, without having to go through all the USDA regulations setup to protect the big processors. Why should a family farm of 5 people, not be able to slaughter/sell meat they raise organically direct to consumers?

There is much more to this issue. Remember, it's the big processors that are selling us tainted products.

Here's a great piece, titled "Everything I want to do is Illegal" : http://www.acresusa.com/toolbox/reprints/Salatin_Sept03.pdf

Another piece from the same author: 'Sound Science' is killing us: http://www.acresusa.com/toolbox/reprints/April04_Salatin.pdf