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Wyoming Food Freedom celebrated as national model

PINEDALE – Far from our state lines, people celebrate the fact that Wyoming was the first in the nation to pass its Food Freedom Act – five years ago this month.

Added to that is the recent successful passage of Wyoming House Bill 84, “Food Freedom Amendments” to become House Enrolled Act 43 and a newly amended state law after Gov. Mark Gordon’s signature on March 12 in Cheyenne.

“The purpose of the Wyoming Food Freedom Act is to allow for a producer’s production and sale of homemade food or drink products for an informed end consumer and to encourage the expansion of agricultural sales at far...