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Hey Jordan. This weekend packed a lot of info in, but here are a few takeaways.

Community is super important. This has been a theme in my life for the past couple of years, but this event highlighted it again. Joel Salatin even talked about how lonely it can be sometimes being “rogue”.

He often talks about the lunatic fringe. This event reminded me that there are others out there and it’s important to find your tribe.

An Amish farmer by the name of Amos Miller spoke about his ongoing fight against the federal government. He was raided by the FDA for selling meat that was not inspected to his Private Membership Association (PSA).

Other speakers were John Moody (author/ farmer and food freedom activist) and Max Kane founder (Farm Match). Both have really cool stories. These guys have fought the government on food freedom issues and won.

Congressman Thomas Massie was also there. I’m a pretty apolitical libertarian kind of guy, but he is the only politician that I trust. He has introduced a food freedom bill called the “Prime Act” that is worth looking into. PRIME- (Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act). Basically this bill amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to expand the exemption of custom slaughtering of animals from federal inspection requirements.

The general consensus among all of the speakers was that non compliance is the most effective tool we have. The question is how far are we willing to go to push that line. It was an amazing event and motivated me in a many ways.

Jordan Eskovitz 2y ago

Thanks very much for taking the time to follow up!

I will echo your statement on community. Also been a theme for my family and something I think about regulaly. By God’s grace, we are a part of a very solid church community and most everyone is aligned across a variety of “rogue” issues.

I have heard of Amos and read up on his story a bit, but have not kept up to date. A good reminder to pray for him and his family.

I first heard of Jon Moody when he was interviewed on the Hard Men podcast. I also listened to his talk at last year’s County Before Country. Really appreciate him and his work. I’ll have to look into Max Kane.

Yeah, Massie is based. He isn’t the only respectable and trustworthy member of congress but is certainly among a very few. While I do not expect his bill to pass, I am grateful that he is willing to do the work of a real statesman and push back against the Establishment.

We only know how far we are willing to go when we are tested. But history bears witness that noncompliance from even a few courageous men can turn the world upside down.

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