RAW MILK - Michael Schmidt

Michael Schmidt: Organic Farmer or Bioterrorist
A Celebration of Raw Milk: In Defence of Choice
The RAW MILK Documentary

http://www.glencoltonfarms.com/

Dear Friends and Cow Share Owners

September 10, 11, and 12, 2008 is the Contempt of Court Trial in Newmarket at the

court house at 50 Eagle Street.

Hopefully, it will start around 9: 30 a.m. each day.

A Simple Story

Please allow me to tell you a story. Being a small boy of about 8-9 years, the sun

arrived from behind the hills and announced a beautiful morning of summer. My father

came around and sent a mysterious smile and with wide open happy eyes asked my

mother, my brother and I if we are ready for a week long trip in the countryside

alongside Mother Nature. The invitation that arrived with the morning sun had our

childish souls filled with interest and excitement.

The car started to move slowly towards the sky and we could now reach our hands up

and touch the golden sun, as the car was heavily going uphill and after a few hours we

arrived in this small village at the base of the mountains and surrounded by a clear and

deep blue lake. A family of farmers welcomed us warmly and showed us the way

towards their beautiful white stone made house.

The following days were created for us to be remembered. From nature trips to the

water jumps in the lake, from the play surrounded by cows and other animals to the

strong and fresh air of this mountainous beauty, from the warmth of the people to the

amazing scents and tastes of fresh milk, butter, bread and cheese. After spending a

full day out on the farm or on the lake we would return to the large kitchen that was

awaiting us with all these naturally born products and we would go to sleep in the

wooden beds covered underneath these large thick goose feathered duvets.

It is a simple story but one that remains as one of the strongest one alive in my

memory. Although I was used with such fresh products as they were available at the

local market and in our kitchen almost every day, it was an experience that brought me

close to a pure form of existence and which gave me a wonderful sense of life on a

farm.

Well all this happened at different times and in different worlds, as this was all part of

Romania, under a communist regime, visiting a small village of peaceful and welcoming

farmers.

Back to reality and in the sometimes biting present society surrounded by

consumerism, plastics, genetically modified foods coming of the shelves of

humongous supermarkets developed under polluted skies, after almost 30 years, my

family managed to rediscover the good old memory and the destiny played it�s good

part in connecting us with farmer Michael Schmidt and his biodynamic philosophy of

farming, which simply stated is just the natural way of growing animals, vegetables and

fruits, or producing these untouched milk products that existed once upon the time in

my childhood memories. Happiness surrounded us because we found this island of

hope from where now my son can take his turn to grow up with fresh milk and develop

under the laws of healthy choices. For as much as we parents could do, the farm, the

cows, the milk, cheese, and yogurt did some of the rest. And we are also happy

because we have made another trip of a different childhood and perhaps one of a little

bit different nature, but had acquainted and connected our son with somewhat the

same feelings of being at a farm and enjoying the freshness of all that was out there.

But my story is now abruptly interrupted by some unexpected event and one that shook

my heart and woke me up from my apparent dream. The farm is now under government

and police scrutiny, armed people invaded the farm, quietness was disturbed, and

equipment and products were confiscated as you had the impression of watching an

action packed movie. All because of processing raw milk under an unlicensed facility

and other reasons apparently to come. How can this ever happen? Why does

everything need to be so controlled and against what is normal and belongs to a natural

state of things? What interests and financially controlled markets are here at stake?

And why can we not have the right of making an informed decision about our health and

the consumption of untouched and untainted milk? Well I cannot answer these

questions but all I know is that I am deeply moved about this unfortunate turn of events

and of now so distant and deformed childhood memories that make up my story. And

thank you for taking the time to read this Simple Story of Life.

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