Why is the U.S. Government Harassing an Amish Farmer?

Americans are people with big hearts. When there are disasters all over the world, Americans are usually the first ones there to help, not just with things like clean up, but we are there to help feed, clothe, and offer shelter to those who need it. At home, we tend to be protective of certain groups of people, children, the elderly, and the disabled. But besides those obvious groups, there is one other group of Americans that we will go out of our way to see to it that, perhaps for lack of a better word, are protected. The Amish.

If you happen to live near an Amish community, you are no doubt used to slowing down for a horse and buggy, not staring at people who do not want to be a curiosity, but just want to live their lives. They are salt-of-the-earth people, just living in accordance with their religious beliefs. When you think about it, it is about as American as you can get. But for one Amish farmer, his crash course in dealing with the brutality of the federal government is a rude awakening.

Amos Miller lives in the small Amish village of Bird-In-Hand Pennsylvania. It is right in the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. Amos Miller is a farmer, has been for at least 25 years. He most likely learned farming at home, at the hands of his father, who learned from his father. It’s the kind of farming that is handed down from generation to generation. Amos Miller is such a successful farmer that he sells what he produces to other people, a lot of other people. He sells grass-fed beef, cheese, raw milk, organic eggs, and just about any kind of produce you can think of to around 4,000 members of a private food club who are willing to pay a lot of money for Miller’s natural, or the trendy word, “organic” farm fresh food. But then somehow, the federal government got wind of Amos Miller and his successful farm. Of course, when the government gets involved, is when the trouble begins.

Turns out the government is not happy about things like private food clubs. They want you to

purchase and eat regulated government food. So, Miller’s farm was raided by armed federal agents in SUV’s and wearing bullet proof vests. The agents told Miller that unless he started following USDA regulations, he had to stop selling meat. But Miller wasn’t too keen on doing things the government’s way. He said to the federal agents, “you know, the way you guys regulate it, it kind of hurts the nutrition of the food – you know, you wash it in these things, you’ve given these vaccines and the cows get all types of medicine, I don’t do any of that. So, I think going through your regulatory process will actually hurt the quality of my food and that’s what I’m being paid top dollar for, it is this high-quality food.” Amos Miller says that all he is doing, is farming the way God intended. Could “the way God intended” become a problem for the government in the form of violating Miller’s religious freedom? Might be too soon to tell.

 We have all learned in some form or other, that the government does not like to be told “no.” Perhaps the Amish community, not having a lot of dealings with the federal government, doesn’t know that as well as the rest of us. The government has also not really tried to hide the fact that they have no problem making an example of Amos Miller. And that is exactly what they have set about doing. If Miller does not cooperate with the government, they are prepared to fine him roughly $300,000, more than enough to bankrupt Miller and put his farm out of business. Then there are also the federal agents who were sent to the farm to take inventory of his meat and dairy assets, but not in a good way. The government wants to make sure that Miller is not selling anything, increasing production in any way, or doing something criminal, like making a living. As of this writing, Amos Miller, an Amish farmer, is trying to figure out how to fight the federal government. Let that sink in.

We have seen this recently outside of the Amish community. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, countless stories of businesses fighting local and state governments trying to stay open, to stay alive. In New Jersey, Atlis Gym owner Ian Smith practically went toe to toe with Governor Phil Murphy in an attempt to keep his business afloat and defy stringent COVID restrictions. In the era of ESG, no gas, no fertilizer, all environmentally friendly and “sustainable” methodology, isn’t Miller farming exactly the way the government wants everyone else to farm as well? Well not exactly. The government wants to be the ones who make the rules about how to do it. It isn’t really about growing healthy nutritious food for everyone. It’s about government control.

It is unclear what will happen to Amos Miller and his farm. In May, a Judge told Miller he had no right to defend himself when he tried to fire a court appointed attorney he believed was not doing a good job defending him. What?? Miller is now taking the matter of whether he has a legal right to defend himself to court at the U.S. Appeals Court in Philadelphia, delaying an upcoming September court hearing regarding the operation of his farm.

A Go Fund Me page has been set up for Amos Miller. There is also a petition online demanding that the U.S. government stop harassing him. Amos Miller will have a lot of unwanted contact with the non-Amish world soon.

Words of advice to Amos, be careful out among them English.

If you would like to sign the petition for Amos Miller, the link is:

https://www.rebelnews.com/tags/miller_s_organic_farm