A rally and press conference took place on the steps of Town Hall in Blue Hill, Maine, on November 18th, 2011. Speakers included Farmer Dan Brown of Gravelwood Farm in Blue Hill, Farmer Heather Redburg of Quill's End Farm in Penobscot and Jeff Beyea, who was Walter Whitcomb's herdsman for over a year. Beyea said that Whitcomb had sold raw milk from his herd from his farm before becoming Agriculture Commissioner.<ref>Local Food Local Rules, [http://localfoodlocalrules.org/2011/11/21/jeff-beyea-rips-walt-whitcomb-a-new-one/ Jeff Beyea Ripes Walt Whitcomb a New One], speech recorded at rally in support of Farmer Dan Brown in Blue Hill, Maine, November 18, 2011</ref>
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Videos of [http://localfoodlocalrules.org/2011/11/21/dan-brown-speaks-blue-hill-rally-111811/ Dan Brown's speech] and [http://localfoodlocalrules.org/2011/11/21/farmer-heather-kicks-doas-butt/ Heather Redburg's speech] are also available from the "Local Food Local Rules" website.