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Making money by selling your off-grid homemade products apparently can land you in prison. An Amish farmer in Kentucky discovered this the hard way when he was sentenced in late June to six years in prison for selling homemade herbal products and then impeding an FDA investigation. A federal court determined Amish farmer Samuel Girod ...

PARIS, Ky. – Homeschooling families in one Kentucky school district were surprised to discover recently that school officials were conducting unannounced visits to homes – and if no one was there, leaving door hangers. The February visits within the Paris ...

A school district in one US state is preparing to conduct random audits of homeschool families in what one nationwide homeschool organization says is an unconstitutional move. The audits by the Clinton County (Kentucky) school district will examine both academic ...

  The off-grid Naugler family just can’t seem to catch a break. Last year Kentucky authorities seized 10 of Joe and Nicole Naugler’s children only to return them weeks later. Now, county health inspectors are allegedly bullying them because their ...

The story of Joe and Nicole Naugler has captivated the off-grid community – and the nation. Two weeks ago sheriff deputies, acting on behalf of state CPS, removed all 10 children from the home, claiming the off-grid living conditions were ...

The mother of the 10 children taken by state and local authorities posted an update to her Facebook page Thursday, responding to critics on several issues. “Whether you agree with us or not you can imagine our heartbreak as we ...

To read the initial story about the family, click here.  The off-grid, homeschool mother of the 10 children who were seized has spoken out on Facebook in defense of her family’s self-sufficient life – and she’s receiving plenty of support. ...

To read the initial story about the family, click here.  The rural Kentucky parents at the center of a custody battle that has shocked the homeschool and off-grid communities are staying upbeat and hope to get their 10 children back ...

To read an update on this story, click here,  here and here.  An off-grid homeschool family of 12 in rural Kentucky was raided, the mother arrested, and the 10 children seized simply because the government disagrees with their lifestyle and their educational ...