Pitchfork-wielding Virginia farmers rally against birthday party fine

Pitchfork-wielding Virginia farmers rallied to support a woman who claims local officials came down on her for, among other things, hosting a children's birthday party on her spread.

Martha Boneta, owner of Liberty Farms in the northern village of Paris, was threatened with nearly $5,000 in fines for selling produce and crafts and throwing unlicensed events, including a birthday party for her best friend's child. She told FoxNews.com she wasn't doing anything farmers haven't done for generations, and at a recent zoning board meeting, her agrarian friends literally showed up with pitchforks to express their support.

"It's rather odd that I'm the only farmer in the county having these issues," Boneta said. "It's customary to do these things. It's done through on farms throughout Virginia to help farming and agriculture."

Source and full story: Fox News, 10 August 2012