Prepare to attend the Biggest Raw Milk Event in History:
FRESH FARM MILK
Assuring Safety and Consumer Choice
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March 29, 2008
Raw Milk Needs You Like Never Before on April 15th
It is now official. Senator Dean Florez and Senator Abel Maldonado will hold joint hearings on raw milk in California.
Representing the CDFA and the FDA will be the chief of FDA dairy safety, John Sheehan, along with eight other university food safety experts.
Protecting our right to drink raw milk will be a very special Raw Milk Dream Team. These experts include Sally Fallon, Jordan Rubin, Ted Beals, MD., Cat Berge DVM PhD, and more to come in the next two weeks. Also joining us are powerful advocates like Walter Robb, president of Wholefoods. Together, we will argue that the raw milk industry in California has a long history of safety; that raw milk provides superior nutrition; and consuming raw milk is a matter of personal choice.
We expect a history-making showdown that will significantly impact the destiny of our food choices. These hearings will send a message to our government that living and whole, unprocessed foods are a boon to health, and are an important consumer choice.
All Raw Milk lovers should plan to attend this landmark hearing! Please bear in mind that this is an official hearing, and every participant is entitled to deliver his/her testimony in a respectful fashion.
So let's pack the hearing room with respectful yet passionate raw milk fans. Wear your favorite Raw Milk Tee Shirt and grab one of our "I Love Raw Milk" buttons at the pre-rally.
Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Time: 3 PM - 9 PM or until everyone has spoken
Location: Sacramento CA — State Capitol Building
John L. Burton Hearing Room (Room 4203)
Subject: Fresh Farm Milk-Assuring Safety and Consumer Choice
Joint Hearing of: Senate Agriculture Committee and the Select Committee on Food-Borne Illness
Chairs: Senators Maldonado and Florez
Save the day, gather your friends and family, and join us in Sacramento to create a "living food legacy!"
Yours in Health,
Mark
Mark McAfee
Founder OPDC
CDFA Anti-Raw Milk AB 1735 Crushed by Temporary Restraining Order
March 24 , 2008
We are happy to announce another victory in the fight to save our raw milk supply in California.
On Wednesday, March 19th, the Hollister Superior Court blocked the CDFA's controversial raw milk standards set forth in AB 1735.
As you know, AB 1735 requires that all raw milk sold in California contain less than 10 coliforms per ml. Not only is this a highly unreasonable standard, but coliforms are harmless beneficial bacteria; they do not cause illness! [go here for background info.]
Judge Tobias of the Hollister Superior Court granted Claravale Dairy Inc. and Organic Pastures Dairy Company LLC a “Temporary Restraining Order” (TRO) enjoining and barring CDFA from using coliform counts as a measure in raw milk production as permitted by AB 1735.
The Judge ruled that he could find no evidence that coliforms at any level placed raw milk consumers at risk. He found that the AB 1735 standards did, however, place the producers of raw milk at substantial and immediate business risk, thus jeopardizing availability of product for California's raw milk consumers.
A TRO is issued when a judge finds that there is a substantial and reasonable chance (and compelling supportive evidence) that a Permanent Restraining Order will be issued at a later hearing after additional testimony can be heard.
That hearing is coming. Here's what you need to know.
Second Hollister Hearing
When: April 25th - time TBA
Where: Hollister Superior Court, Judge Tobias proceeding
What to Expect: Attorney Gary Cox of the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund will be arguing for a Permanent Restraining Order against further coliform testing of raw milk products in CA.
Why Attend:
Your attendance sends a message that raw milk matters.
Support Gary Cox by packing the courtroom with quiet but passionate cheerleaders.
What We Need Right Now: Your testimonials for submission as declarations to the judge. Please email me your name and your health testimonial asap.
Sacramento Hearing
When Mid April - date and time to be announced
Where: State Capitol, Sacramento, Room number t.b.a.
What to Expect: OPDC and Claravale will assemble the "Dream Team" of raw milk experts, who will be speaking in defense of whole unprocessed fresh raw milk. CDFA will also be in attendance and will be asked hard questions about why they are limiting your food choices. Senator Dean Florez will conduct the hearing. We are asking all raw milk consumers to attend this huge State Senate hearing. If you have a compelling raw milk story please be prepared to share it on the record.
What We Need Right Now: We will be selecting a consumer panel in the next few weeks, to represent the most compelling testimonials. Please email me (Mark McAfee) your name and your story so I can sort through them and get the best testimonials for this panel.
We cannot stress it enough - this will be a huge day for raw milk consumers and producers. Everyone must come! We need thousands of people, wearing raw milk tee shirts and lapel pins. Bring your children. Free lapel pins and raw milk will be handed out to all attendees!
Headlines we want to see by 2010:
"Raw Milk a Better Choice than Pasteurized: builds immune system, heals asthma." "Modern testing technology has all but eliminated the risk of pathogens." "Raw milk a safe food choice."
Thank you for your continued strength and vision in the fight to protect our right to consume living food...
...Only living food brings life!
Warmly,
Mark McAfee, Founder OPDC
PS: Remember the long fight over vaccinations and autism? Just last week the government agreed that vaccinations could be related to autism after years of strongly denying any possible connection. Let's stay vigilant and vocal to protect our health and the health-giving powers of Mother Nature!
Also see:
http://www.thecompletepatient.com/journal/2008/3/20/off-the-mat-say-goodbye-to-ab-1735-at-least-for-now-as-opdc.html
A very positive article from the Boston Globe alomg with ( 22 ) Community Comments:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/15/more-dairies-go-raw-as-consumers-learn-the-benefits-of-unpasteurized-milk.
aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage
If that link doesn't work for you then find the article on this page here:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/current.aspx
Also "Milk Wars" article http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080317/gumpert
(exclusively at The Nation website) refers to support that is offered by the "Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund" for small dairies to form cow-share associations. "The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund estimates it helps two or three dairies each week convert from conventional production to raw-milk herd-share legal arrangements."
A Must See!
March 12th, 2008
http://knowthyfood.com/
"My taste buds know that raw milk tastes better. My brain knows that raw milk is safer (I have read statistics showing that pasteurized milk has caused more illness and deaths than raw milk) and that raw milk is healthier (I’ve read how pasteurization kills all the good bacteria and enzymes and how homogenization is linked to heart disease) yet when I learned about The Raw Milk Controversy, a DVD available from Chef Jem, a co-representative of the Gold Country Chapter of the WAPF, I was absolutely stunned at the interesting and insightful historical information provided about why there is an idea out there that dairy — a traditional nourishing food — is bad for you!
Among other things, I learned that milk production became industrialized at the same time that distilleries moved into almost every major city in the US. Fields were needed to grow grains for ethanol production, and cows were forced off their pastures and into confinement in factory like conditions next door to the distilleries. Instead of grass, they were fed some kind of nasty grain by-product from the distilleries, and immediately the quality of the milk produced by these poor cows dropped. This is why milk became bad, and why it started making people sick!
There is lots more to this absolutely fascinating story! You can view about 30 minutes of the discussion between Dale Jacobson, DC and Mark McAfee of Organic Pastures Dairy online, but I urge you to get the DVD and organize showings of it for all your friends and family. If you are located in the Portland, OR area, feel free to contact me. I am planning to host screenings of this film. It really might change your family’s life!"
Rebecca Andersson
Rebecca "organizes a couple of parenting groups and a whole foods group with the goal to create community around issues of green parenting and natural living".
For DVD orders I recommend PayPal. Use chef@thesetruths as the email site for your orders. Single DVDs are $20. ea. (includes S&H and everything else regardless of the method of payment). For more information contact Chef Jem: chef@thesetruths.com
"Raw Milk: The Whole Truth" DVD
The "Raw Milk: The Whole Truth" DVD is now available!
"The Raw Milk Controversy: Fact & Fiction" DVD is AKA "Raw Milk: The Whole Truth".
I have fresh batch of DVDs for direct orders!
Two nationally distributed publications are in the process of reviewing the DVD. I will share more as I have additional information.
In anticipation of favorable "national" reviews (in addition to all the wonderful individual comments I've received so far) I can imagine an increased demand for this DVD. Now may be a most perfect time for anyone who has seen the video and wants to let the rest of the world know about it! I would love to have grass roots distributors springing up in every sovereign state! I have been selling the DVD for $20.00 (including all the packaging, shipping and handling). Retail markets can buy at $14 (allowing them a 40% mark up). Distributors can buy at $10 (and have a 40% mark up when selling to retailers). If you are one of my Distributors then you can also sell direct.
This is a one-time offer (until the national publications reply) for potential distributors to place a small initial order from me. Individuals who place an order now may possibly be considered for some duplication and other rights. When the "nationals" reply this offer expires. Inquire now at chef@thesetruths.com
Cheers!
Chef Jem
Executive Producer:
"The Raw Milk Controversy: Fact & Fiction"
See four video clips at:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ChefJem33&p=r
In the row of 4 icons the 4th is part 1, the 2nd is prt. 2, the 1st is prt. 3
and the 3rd is prt. 1 of chapter 2.
http://chefjem.stumbleupon.com/
http://yoursovereignhealth.blogspot.com/
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