By Heather Callaghan, Editor I stand with Michael Schmidt. I love him, a mass food freedom community loves him and I’m pretty sure our hundreds of thousands of readers love him. If you’ve seen his face before it was probably alongside a wine glass filled to the…
By Justin Gardner Maine has taken a bold step toward freedom, becoming the first state in the U.S. to enact a ‘food sovereignty’ law giving communities power to regulate their local food economy. The bill, titled An Act To Recognize Local Control Regarding Food and…
Canadian farmers, farm owners and interested citizens plan to gather at the hearing Farming is our livelihood. It is what we have done our entire lives. I don’t know what will happen to us if we are treated like criminals for providing food to our…
By Paul A. Philips As more and more people wake up to health there is an increasing demand for raw milk in recognition of its nutritional benefit. It is nutritionally superior to pasteurized milk. However, our freedom to choose raw milk is seriously under threat….
A farm food advocacy group appeals to the FDA for labels on raw milk products Readers – Do you think raw milk labels are a good idea? Take our poll below! This petition asks the FDA to accept such labeling for raw milk products, as…
By Frank Garrison In a unanimous decision yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vindicated Ocheesee Creamery’s free speech rights when it reversed a district court’s decision that prevented the creamery from telling its customers the truth about the products it sells. The Florida…
By Liz Reitzig Michael Ilgert appeals his case to the Health Services and Review Board “People need access to the foods of their choice from the producer of their choice. Even if those foods include farm fresh milk. I won’t back down. My job is…
By Michael Maharrey Today, the Montana House passed a bill that would legalize limited raw milk sales in the state. Passage into law would take an important step toward rejecting a federal prohibition scheme in effect. Rep. Nancy Ballance (R-Hamilton) introduced House Bill 325 (HB325) on Jan….
By Mike Maharrey A bill introduced in the North Dakota House would expand raw milk sales in the state, taking an important step toward nullifying a federal prohibition scheme in effect. A coalition of nine representatives and two senators introduced House Bill 1433 (HB1433) on…
By Mike Maharrey On Monday, a New Jersey Assembly committee unanimously approved a bill that would legalize limited raw milk sales in the state, taking an important step toward effectively nullifying a federal prohibition scheme in effect. Assemblymen John DiMiao (R-Dist. 23) introduced Assembly Bill…
By Alex Pietrowski In 1948 Michigan became the first state to require all milk sold to consumers to first be pasteurized, thus beginning the war on raw milk. The national effort to prevent people from obtaining raw milk has become so absurd that state and local…
CDC Issues False Statement to Defame Raw Milk Washington DC, March 24, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a March 18, 2016 press release, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) claimed a link between a “Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis” and raw milk produced by Miller’s Organic…
By Alex Pietrowski Health officials and establishment doctors in West Virginia are not happy about giving the public greater access to raw milk. The governor of West Virginia recently signed a new bill that will make it easier for some people to access and consume…
By Heather Callaghan A Natural Blaze exclusive interview With Michael Schmidt about serious charges instigated on him and Montana Jones by the Canadian government and what we can do to keep food freedom for posterity – and keep our humanity. Canadian raw dairy farmer and…
Durham, Ontario—October 20, 2015 West Grey Police detained raw milk farmer Michael Schmidt on October 19, 2015 and held him overnight when he reported for booking on theft charges. The Canadian government is pressing criminal theft charges against the Ontario farmer for allegedly removing surveillance…
By Heather Callaghan “It’s their food…” The people’s food. Last week, multiple Canadian agencies swarmed Glencolton Farm targeting raw milk producer Michael Schmidt. Supporters and farm share owners alike showed up and agents were compelled to unload the nearly-stolen goods and leave. It should be noted that…
By Heather Callaghan Breaking! A dairy raid just took place today on Michael Schmidt’s raw dairy farm in Canada. All eyes had been on Schmidt for years as he is a beloved farmer and food freedom activist who was constantly targeted by agents, along with…
By Heather Callaghan Minnesota simply cannot get enough of Alvin Schlangen. An egg farmer who tends to and volunteers with a fresh food co-op. Two counties in particular (MDA) have tried him in court over food handling issues, both times trying to paint the co-op…
by Catherine J. Frompovich Probably nothing is more contaminated at its source—the cow—than modern, non-organic milk! Modern factory farming practices, which produce cows’ milk, just about guarantees it’s probably chock full of antibiotics, GMO-feed-glyphosate-residues, growth hormones (BST), pus induced by hormones, plus other natural stress…
By Heather Callaghan Raw milk has been featured in two different recent comedy shows… The characters on popular comedy show, Portlandia, recently experienced pure ecstasy while imbibing unpasteurized milk. They could just swear they were smarter, more fit and more fluid after milking cows and…
