Alvin Schlangen Rally, Minnesota

Father and daughter brandish their sign along with nearly 100 other people at a May 2012 rally in Minneapolis for farmer Alvin Schlangen before his hearing. The state of Minnesota brought criminal charges against Schlangen for assisting citizens of Minnesota in lawfully obtaining raw milk through a private buying club; he was found not guilty by a jury of his peers the following September. Photo Credit: Alyssa Nelson, Owner, Alyssa Nelson Photography, alyssanelson.com, WAPF Chapter Leader, Woodbury, Minnesota.

Nearly 100 people gather around a Declaration of Food Independence, signed by many of the attendees at a May 2012 rally in Minneapolis in support of farmer Alvin Schlangen before his hearing. The state of Minnesota brought criminal charges against Schlangen for assisting citizens of Minnesota in lawfully obtaining raw milk through a private buying club; he was found not guilty by a jury of his peers the following September. Photo Credit: Alyssa Nelson, Owner, Alyssa Nelson Photography, alyssanelson.com, WAPF Chapter Leader, Woodbury, Minnesota.