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Now is your chance to vote for change in our raw milk laws. Check out this opinion editorial on OpEdNews.com about the new bill introduced in Congress to lift the ban on the i… Continue

Hi Folks!

In addition to my bioneers blog, I have a personal blog, Hartke Is Online. The URL is www.hartkeisonline.com.

I blog about sustainable agriculture, raw milk, food politics, cooking and nutrition (especially Weston A. Price… Continue

Dear Canada: Michael Schmidt is Not a Criminal

There are three compelling reasons why Michael Schmidt’s cow-boarding program is not wrong and why all 20 charges against him, including the recent contempt finding, should be dismissed.

Number one: The raw milk he produces has made no one sick—in twenty years. Claims by his health officials and competitors that his product is ‘dangerous’ are just that-- baseless claims designed to scare the public, with the end goal of keeping the popularity of r… Continue

AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA
From Sally Fallon Morell, President, the Weston A. Price Foundation



November 16, 2008

Dear Mr. Obama,

Congratulations on your recent victory in the American presidential elections. As the president-elect, you have many issues to consider as you prepare to take office.

One issue I would urge you to focus on concerns a grave injustice taking place in the prisons of your home state, namely, a prison diet that is slowly killing the inmates assigne… Continue

Raw Milk Dairying—A Continental Perspective
By Kimberly Hartke

Alice Jongerden, a British Columbia dairy farmer, provides her shareholders milk as dividends. And, now she finds herself in a heap of trouble with the government. Around 250 families are dependent on her for a staple in their daily diet. They believe in raw milk and have invested in a farm to get it. Michael Schmidt, a farmer in Ontario is also being prosecuted for a similar cow-boarding program. In his case, he is facing 20 crimin… Continue