“Corporate industry knows that if they remove the comparison that small families can do a better job then they can at producing food and keeping people healthy, then no matter how many food-borne illnesses you have per year, it won’t matter because it will seem normal.”
-Tim Wightman of Yore Farms, Arcana, Ohio

Your homework is to reflect on the above quote and watch this video.  Also, be sure to read my articles on Parts 1 & 2 “Why is Raw Milk So Controversial?” The first article describes the law a bit more and the second part goes into details on the benefits of raw dairy.

Here’s to good health -cheers!

I’d like to share with you an interview regarding a topic of passionate interest to me: raw milk versus pasteurized. What we have access to in our stores is pasteurized only. If you’re lucky, you might see some raw cheese. Nature’s Bin in Lakewood carries it. Good luck finding it at those bigger grocery chains, however.

You see, Ohio has clamped down on our choices (another reason why I am not a fan of the Ohio Department of Agriculture - see my 12/20/08 post to learn more).

Do you know about the health benefits of raw milk? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a choice? You can choose to buy alcohol and tobacco, and we all know that those items are not healthy (am I’m not advocating that those get stripped from the shelves). However, we have to search high and low to find raw dairy, Read the rest of this entry »

The government is here to help again.  And I have a bridge to sell you.  Oh, wait. Did I say “help”? I meant to say “raid”.

Well, the ever heavy-handed, the ever bullying Ohio Department of Agriculture is at it again.  The Stowers family in LaGrange, Ohio has been running a legitimate organic foods-based co-op and family farm for almost twenty years.  With ten children in the house, the ODA raided their home, with the help of local police, earlier this month and held the family hostage for six hours!

They brandished guns, got rough and Read the rest of this entry »