2005 Action Alerts

December 29, 2005 1. Summary of Dee Creek Farm Raw Milk and e.coli 0157 H7 Outbreak by Chris Ostrander On December 12, 2005 a quiet controversy in Washington […]

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December 19, 2005 1. The fall edition of the Wise Traditions journal will be mailed to you by the end of this week, according to our printer. As […]

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December 13, 2005 The Tampa Bay Chapters of the Weston A. Price Foundation are pleased to welcome MARK MCAFEE, owner of Organic Pastures dairy in CA and nationally […]

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1. Local Florida Farmers to Meet About Raw Milk Regulations Local Florida farmers are going to Florida State Representative Dwight Stansel to try to amend regulations for selling […]

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Orders for Weston Price Wise Traditions Audio/Video Seminars are now being taken at ConventionRecorders.Com   Fully Loaded with ALL Wise Traditions – 2005 Audio Seminars! To qualify, simply […]

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U.S. Organic Agriculture in the U.S., 1992-2003, Now Available November 20, 2005 USDA’s Economic Research has just released “U.S. Organic Agriculture in the U.S., 1992-2003, at http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/Organic/index.htm. This […]

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Local Harvest Event – DC November 19, 2005 EVENT: RESTORING LIFE, HONOR and CRAFT to AGRICULTURE December 1, 2005, Washington DC AFTERNOON EVENT: December 1, 1:00 p.m. American […]

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November 18, 2005 We regret to inform you that the delivery of the Fall 2005 edition of Wise Traditions will be delayed for several weeks. Our printing company […]

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November 10, 2005 The FDA confirmed on October 4 that the Solae Company has withdrawn its petition for a soy protein and cancer health claim. Had this health […]

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October 31, 2005 Register now and avoid higher at-the-door fees. To register, go to http://www.westonaprice.org/conference/ conference2005/registration.html We are looking forward to seeing you there! Wise Traditions 2005 6th […]

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October 20, 2005 Federal funding for research on pasture-based animal production systems is included in the recently approved Senate Agriculture Appropriations Bill for FY2006, but is not included […]

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October 19, 2005 Thank you for the letters you have written to Florida officials regarding the situation with Full Circle Farm in Florida. Unfortunately, the contact name and […]

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October 18, 2005 The US Department of Agriculture is continuing to hold Farm Bill listening sessions to gather inputs for the next US Farm Bill which will define […]

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October 17, 2005 2005 Wise Traditions Conference discounted room rates have been extended to October 28. If you make reservations for your hotel room before October 28, your […]

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October 14, 2005 I am thrilled to announce that you have enrolled 265 new members into the Weston A. Price Foundation since the inception of our membership drive […]

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October 10, 2005 Message from Sally Fallon: We are very grateful for how our members have responded to urgent situations, such as submitting testimony to the FDA on […]

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October 6, 2005 The organic consumers community needs your immediate help to stop Congress and the Bush administration from seriously degrading organic standards. After 35 years of hard […]

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WAPF Membership Drive! September 8, 2005 LAUNCHING FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DRIVE…. The Weston A. Price Foundation proudly announces its 2005 Membership Drive. Our goal is to expand our membership […]

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Sunday, September 11, 11am-6pm Join us for a day celebrating sustainable agriculture, slow food and New York family farms. Epworth Camp, High Falls, Mid-Hudson Valley, NY General admission […]

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September 3, 2005 A Public Hearing on AB 453, regarding the sale of unpasteurized milk, will be held on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at 10AM in Room 415 […]

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September 2, 2005 (Note: if you are attending the Wise Traditions 2005 Conference Nov. 11-13, we suggest you purchase your airline tickets as soon as possible as airfares […]

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Third annual National Workshop on State and Local Food Policy: Creating Opportunity Through Joint Producer Initiatives September 8-9, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa A farm-raised law school professor […]

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July 25, 2005 Wednesday AUG. 24 & Wednesday AUG. 31ST 1:00 – 5:00pm Patrick Henry Building, HR1 [House Room 1] 1111 E. Broad St. Richmon, Virginia Attend One […]

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August 17 2005 We are proud and pleased to announce that The Weston A. Price Foundation has obtained continuing education approval from eight health professions for our annual […]

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July 27, 2005 The international CODEX delegates adopted global guidelines for vitamin and mineral food supplements as one of its first decisions. The guidelines recommend labeling that contains […]

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July 25, 2005 We need your help to put the brakes on a bad bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 3156, otherwise known as the Dietary […]

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Correction to Whole Milk Information Alert July 21, 2005 In a previous Action Alert (July 10, 2005) we described a study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and […]

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July 9, 2005 **Read the correction to this Information Alert** A study that followed 12,829 children ages 9 to 14 years found that weight gain was associated with […]

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Change in Sally Fallon’s Speaking Schedule for Vancouver, Canada July 7, 2005 The seminar by Sally Fallon in Vancouver, BC Canada has been changed from August 10 to […]

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July 6, 2005 This new film by Kevin P. Miller exposes imminent dangers posed by CAFTA, Codex, and the WTO, and urges people to action. A new documentary […]

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June 30, 2005 August 11 – 14 Minneapolis, Minnesota: Conference of the American Community Gardening Association.More than 125 community gardeners from the U.S., Canada, Germany, Nigeria, and Australia […]

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June 28, 2005 A Conference to Reinvigorate Public Breeding of Seeds and Animals for a Healthy 21st Century Agriculture Friends and Colleagues, Please accept this as your official […]

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June 28, 2005 You have heard about the international rulemaking process known as Codex Alimentarius, or “Food Code” through previous Action Alerts. This July, commissioners from all over […]

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June 27, 2005 July 16 Campbell, California: You are invited to attend the Primal Diet Workshop given by Aajonus Vonderplantiz on July 16th at the Pruneyard Inn in […]

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June 20, 2005 From July 6 to 11, 2005, the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) will hold its 11th International Conference in the Washington DC area. The conference […]

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June 18, 2005   Action for U. S. Consumers to take to maintain access to Vitamin and Mineral Supplements “Codex” is a broad, rambling, quilt-like enterprise managed by […]

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June 5, 2005   FOOD TASTING AND SEMINAR “Emerging Agricultural Ideas: Session I, The Trend Towards Raw Dairy and Opportunity Development for Farmers and Consumers.” Wednesday June 22, […]

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1. CHEESE DAY! Cheese Day! A Festival from Grass to Milk to Table 10 AM – 4 PM, Sat., June 11, 2005 This festival takes place at Sprout […]

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by Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY A new way of farming is quietly sowing seeds of change. It has brought new life to family farms in Illinois, let city […]

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raw dairy consumers, We’ve been sidelined by something totally unexpected. The United Dairymen of Arizona (UDA) just rescinded their decision to permit the bottling of raw milk by […]

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March 23, 2005 1. Correction to March 23, 2005 Action Alert on TN Raw Milk: Mark McAfee actually spoke in Akron, Ohio Monday and was sponsored by Chapter […]

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March 23, 2005 Senate Bill 3, introduced earlier this year, uses emotionally charged homeland security language to undermine state’s and individual’s rights and privacy protections while giving pharmaceutical […]

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March 23, 2005 After a long day of lobbying I can happily relay to you that the raw milk bill is very close to being passed in the […]

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March 22, 2005   Compiled by Pete Kennedy We have added a new section to RealMilk.com on a Summary of Raw Milk Statutes and Administrative Codes by State, […]

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March 12, 2005   1. Colorado Update The raw milk bill (SB 55) will be heard by the House Agriculture Committee at 1:30 p.m., Monday, March 21, 2005. […]

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March 5, 2005 http://www.uvm.edu/wagn/womeninag.html When: October 21-23, 2005 Where: Burlington, VT Who: Farmers, ranchers, growers, service providers, educators, social and political activists, and those who care about food, […]

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March 3, 2005 Thank you to all who took the time to write to Tillamook Creamy. Your efforts made a difference!!! “Dairy Co-Op Rejects Monsanto Proposal to Drop […]

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March 1, 2005   1. RAW MILK, LOCAL PRODUCE, PASTURED LIVESTOCK…Reconnecting Farmers and Consumers, March 19, Slippery Rock, PA 2. FERTILITY AWARENESS: Charting a Woman’s Waking Temp and […]

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February 28, 2005 http://www.organicconsumers.org/nosb.htm Now that organic agriculture is a $15 billion industry and growing, it is squarely in the crosshairs of multinational corporations. Major food manufacturers are […]

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February 5, 2005 Testimony being heard in a Senate committee on Monday, February 7, 2005 We still need people to e-mail testimony supporting Raw Milk legislation in Hawaii. […]

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February 16, 2005 We need everyone possible to call and write the Tennessee House Agriculture Committee Members giving their support for the new Raw Milk bill and giving […]

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February 10, 2005 The Environmental Protection Agency just announced a voluntary agreement with factory farms, which gives them immunity from penalties for violating federal clean air rules over […]

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February 1, 2005 We are please to announce that Bill Sanda will now serve as Executive Director of the Weston A. Price Foundation. Please join the Board and […]

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Dietary Supplements are Important to YOUR Health Tell the FDA to RESPECT your HEALTH RIGHTS (from Citizens for Health) FDA is reviewing portions of DSHEA, the Dietary Supplement […]

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January 23, 2005 Beginning Wednesday, Virginia will require that all dairy products produced in Virginia–not just those from cow’s milk–be pasteurized. The new regulations also require anyone manufacturing […]

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A Business Planning Course Using NxLeveL Agricultural Entrepreneurship Curriculum In three sessions: March 8 & 9, 2005 March 22 &23 April 5 & 6 At Cornell Cooperative Extension […]

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First-of-its-Kind Analysis Reveals Thousands of Monsanto Investigations, Nearly 100 Lawsuits and Numerous Bankruptcies Toll-Free Hotline Established for Farmers Facing Lawsuits or Threats from Monsanto to Get Guidance and […]

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New repressive regulations recently adopted by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and approved by Governor Warner will drive small cow and goat cheese producers out […]

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Dietary Supplements are Important to YOUR Health Tell the FDA to RESPECT your HEALTH RIGHTS (from Citizens for Health) FDA is reviewing portions of DSHEA, the Dietary Supplement […]

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The 14th Annual Farming for the Future Conference will be held at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel in State College, Pennsylvania, February 3, 4, and 5, […]

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