Web of trust, as a rancher it takes constitution to see directly to people. All it takes is one person claiming illness and leveling a lawsuit. I don’t see a solution aside from selling farm products double blind like illegal drugs. It sounds funny, but I’m not at all joking. Psssst. Hey, wanna buy some raw milk?
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What if you drafted contracts for all buyers that they are assuming their own risk?
It might help a bit, some people sell as “animal feed” but that’s actually unlawful as well. Bottom line is if someone’s immunocompromised child dies of E coli, and there is always some in raw products, the lawyers will make sure you lose everything. No contract is going to stop them, because you’re on the “wrong” side of the law. It’s a sad state of affairs that needs to be fixed. I would sell beef, pork, milk, cheese, butter, and amazing sauerkraut, along with long dry cured prosciutto, and hand crafted spirits BUT….it would cost literal millions just to get licensing, so I sell none of it. The result is we buy and consume dead food that makes us sick slowly and saps vitality over decades. The upside, my family and I eat like kings and queens, but I’d love to share.
Wow this makes me sad for the world but happy for your family. I dream to meet a rancher like you someday to buy as much as of my groceries as possible from
Case and point from Robinhood Snacks Newsletter:
Danger: A family is suing Google, saying its maps software directed a man to drive over a collapsed bridge, though Google had been notified that the route was dangerous, a lawsuit alleges. The driver died.
Oh boy… I hate our lawsuit-happy, no-accountability culture
This is so key. As a producer I care about quality control. I provide for my own family, and treat yours as my own. My reputation is my bond and an investment in our future. With provider anonymity profit margin motivations take over, small scale community provisioners care and don’t need added regulation.
idk what this means
In most states it is unlawful to sell meat that has not been inspected in a certified facility. It is also unlawful to sell raw milk. Because of this, selling farm products to consumers is a legal liability for producers, options include selling your products to large money holders of processing facilities in direct competition with commercial producers for dimes on the dollar. Farm to consumers sales are all but outlawed.