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President's New Year's Message
GOOD NEWS IN OHIO
Some of the best news we've heard in a long time helps us close out
the year in an upbeat mood. On Friday, December 29, Judge Jonathan Hein
of the Common Pleas Court of Darke County overturned the state Department
of Agriculture's decision to revoke the grade A license of Carol Schmitmeyer.
Hein ordered the department not to take further enforcement action against
Schmitmeyer. Her dairy farm may resume providing raw milk to shareholders
in 30 days if the Agriculture Department doesn't appeal the ruling.
An appeal is unlikely given the new administration's more favorable
attitude towards small farms and the strong wording of the opinion.
"The Department. . . argues that the 'herd share agreement' is
a transparent attempt to circumvent the law. If the herd share agreement
is a circumvention of the law, so is the Department's inexact practice
of allowing owners and their families, etc. to consume raw milk."
For details, see David Gumpert's write up at www.thecompletepatient.com.
Many thanks to Gary Cox, Esq., of the Columbus, Ohio firm Lane, Alton
& Horst, who represented Carol. The favorable decision clears the
way for herd share agreements not only in Ohio, but in other states
and
makes liberalizing raw milk legislation more likely.
GOOD NEWS IN CANADA ALSO
Yesterday I spoke to Michael Schmidt, who is very optimistic about
their situation in Canada. Last week he went off his hunger strike at
the behest of consumers concerned about losing his leadership. Schmidt
turned this into a media opportunity by ending his strike in front of
television cameras and surrounded by some of Canada's most prominent
chefs.
So far his supporters have raised over $50,000 for legal expenses and
he is now represented by some of the top legal minds in Canada. The
government is actually avoiding charging Michael with the sale of raw
milk, a charge that would bring up constitutional issues and would likely
result in a ruling favorable to raw milk as a basic human right.
Most heartening of all has been the huge outpouring of support from
all over Canada. Michael has agreed to be our keynote speaker at Wise
Traditions 2007 -- let's all visualizing his using that forum to announce
a complete victory for raw milk in Canada.
CONFERENCE TAPES AND DVD'S
Recordings of all the speakers at Wise Traditions 2006 in CD, DVD
and MP3 format are now available at very reasonable prices. Go to westonaprice.org
and click on the link to the order form, which is posted on the splash
page.
UPCOMING SEMINARS
Dubuque, Iowa, January 19-20: Seminar on Traditional Diets
and The Oiling of America. Contact Jim Earles at
.
Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 2-4: The Fourfold Path to Healing Conference,
a full weekend with all three authors of The Fourfold Path to Healing,
myself, Tom Cowan and Jaimen McMillan. Contact (240) 279-7072,
. For details visit www.fourfoldhealing.com/conference.htm.
PEACE ON EARTH
As we close out the year, many thoughts are concentrated on achieving
peace for human societies. It occurs to me that peace must begin with
our animals, living at peace on farms where they are loved and respected
for their service to mankind, not suffering in factories as units of
production for industrial agriculture. Only when our animals live in
peace and harmony with nature will the humans who depend on them achieve
peace in their own lives. By supporting farms that respect our sacred
animals, we can contribute to lasting peace on earth for all mankind.
The staff and board of directors of the Weston A. Price Foundation
join me in wishing all of you a healthy, happy, prosperous and peaceful
new year.
Sincerely,
Sally Fallon, President
The Weston A. Price Foundation
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