by Raoul Bedi, BASc (Click here for more April 6,2013 Fresh Milk Conference photos with quotes.) I – Introduction: The Vancouver Fresh Milk Food Politics conference on April 6, 2013 was, according to Ontario Raw Milk farmer, agister and pioneer … Continue reading
A call to action for consumers across our country who already have a source of milk, those looking for milk and not able to find it and anyone who agrees with us that we should not be told what we … Continue reading
More details coming, but we just received news that the raw milk trial is now over. And the result is … no result yet. The judge is reserving his decision until after the BC election. Now isn’t that an interesting … Continue reading
An update on the trial from the Hella Delicious website. Go here to read the full article: “Why Oh Why Does Fraser Health Hate Raw Milk So?” at http://www.helladelicious.com/our-food/2013/02/why-oh-why-does-fraser-health-hate-raw-milk-so/. As “Hella Delicious“ points out: “It is all rather mind-boggling — … Continue reading
Our friends at Hella-Delicious have published this excellent news post about the trial (a small excerpt from it is below). Go to http://www.helladelicious.com/our-food/2013/02/little-chilliwack-dairy-back-in-court/ for the full article. “Little Chilliwack Dairy Back in Court” February 15th, 2013 “Just got back from … Continue reading
An important lesson I have learned since I started working on the Canadian Consumer Raw Milk Advocacy Group: Often, while we are in the middle of doing the work involved in furthering a cause, we can get caught up in … Continue reading
BC News: Join Slow Food Vancouver this Saturday Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Woodland Smokehouse and Commissory on Commercial Drive. Meet with Alice Jongerden and Michael Schmidt, raw milk farmers and advocates who will be sharing about the raw … Continue reading
A news update from “The Complete Patient”, showing the ridiculous situation which raw milk farmer Michael Schmidt has been placed in: “In Canada, raw milk dairy farmer Michael Schmidt was in court Thursday, placed in the awkward position of seeking … Continue reading
This is a documentary about the raw milk demonstration on at the B.C. Legislature on Nov 23 2011. It contains a lot of good information about the safety of raw milk, which is currently illegal to sell anywhere in Canada, … Continue reading
On February 13, 2013, Gordon Watson of Burnaby, B.C., and Michael Schmidt of Durham, Ontario, will be tried at New Westminster in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on contempt of court charges. The trial is scheduled for three days. … Continue reading