This is part four of my discussion of Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal. Read part one here. Chapter 13 relates the story of how Salatin’s county tried to make it illegal to use a sawmill on agricultural property. For a farmer with over 400 acres of woodlands this represented a problem. Salatin was the only person to speak against this proposed ordinance and managed to get the county to change the language so that farmers could mill their own wood on their own property. However, Salatin … [Read more...]
Illegal Book Discussion Part Three
This is part three of my discussion of Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal. Read part one here and part two here. When I started reading this book I knew it would make me angry. I was not prepared for how angry it would make me. You may want to take a few kickboxing classes after reading this one. If I get a bit more colorful in this segment you know why… In chapter 8 Salatin discusses organic certification and how the word has become illegal for him to use. Salatin actually stood in … [Read more...]
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