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Hello! I stumbled onto this group back in December and have been

hooked ever since. I discovered NT a little over a year ago and had

that " this just makes sense to me " revelation that so many of you

had. My husband and I dived in head first -- having already dabbled

with many other nutrition ideas/lifestyles -- and now have a frig

filled with lactofermented condiments and a freezer filled with farm

meat, cheese and raw butter.

I've been quietly reading and learning for months, but now want to

pass some information along.

I live in TN and have gotten all of my farm goodies from Peaceful

Pastures for the past year. Drake has always been my contact

and is WONDERFUL. They are now facing possible government/legal

problems. asked that I please post her letter, but also said

that " FOR NOW we are in wait-and-see mode and our attorneys feel we

should not risk fanning the flames until government action is

actually taken " . So, I guess I'm just alerting this NT army that we

may need to support and help another farm in the near future. Thank

you!

Janet

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Dear Friends,

I am writing to request MIGHTY prayers from you on our behalf

regarding a very critical situation.

Last Thursday 2 Stat Dept. Ag people and 1 USDA person arrived at our

farm unannounced. Their sole intent appeared to be shutting down

every operation we have here. Below are some of the highlights:

1. Because we sell PEOPLE food for pets, they say we are not in

compliance with labeling laws for pet food and they will require

nutritional analysis and additional labeling for EVERY package of pet

food.

2. The SAME agency who said we could sell raw dairy for animal

consumption now says that we cannot and furthermore THEY WILL BE

LEVYING A FINE.

3. The USDA, whom we had met with regarding our on farm (legal)

chicken processing, now questions its legality and compliance.

4. They even took a SOAP label to question its merits, and soap is

regulated by FDA, not USDA.

5. On this Friday I found out they had also visited the place where

we purchase DRY ICE and inquired about our business with them.

This is very, very serious and threatens our very livelihood as well

as that of other producers grassfed meats, pastured poultry or even

soap! If the state or Feds in TN are able to shut down ANY aspect of

our operation, it will set a precedence for other government agencies

EVERYWHERE.

Before it is over and done, I expect to also see EPA (feather and

blood composting) and OSHA at our door as well. Without Divine

intervention I expect this to escalate and get very, very unpleasant.

(BTW, yes we have attorneys on retainer.)

Please feel free to cross post this email, but only in its entirety.

Drake

Peaceful Pastures All Natural Meats

Beef, veal, chicken, turkey, lamb, pork

www.PeacefulPastures.com