Upholding raw milk in California as seen by a Canadian

Jim

One of the reasons I was grateful to Jeff Everson of Planet muscle
magazine for publishing my address to Governor Schwarzenegger was my
stern belief that what happens in California ultimately will have
repercussions worldwide.  I am Canadian and watching very closely the
California raw milk battle because I am concerned that a loss out there
will negatively affect our trial in May of this year in Ontario, Canada.


In November of 2006, our biodynamic farmer, Michael Schmidt's farm was
raided by the Ontario Ministry of natural Resources.  He was also raided
in a military fashion back in 1994 where they ransacked his farm causing
Michael enormous financial and emotional grief.  However, the raid this
time was a little more subdued due to the fact that Michael and family
immediately began filming the event and had the media there within
hours.  In fact, we had the news out worldwide within hours this time.

Unfortunately for Canadians, our government has clamped down on raw milk
treating it as if it were a toxic substance.  They really have infringed
on our constitutional rights and more and more people are getting fed up
with the loss of our freedoms to choose anything.   Regardless of the
raid and the coming trial where Michael is up on several charges, more
and more farmers are beginning to offer cow shares.

This will definitely be an interesting year on both sides of the border.


Randy Roach .