[All] Fwd: Michael Schmidt Verdict rls.doc

[Robert Milligan]

FyI -- I have been an active supporter of Michael, having attended  
various planning meetings in Newmarket and events at his Bruce  
Peninsula farm. Any support that GREN (Grand River Environmental  
Network) could give this courageous organic farmer and raw milk  
warrior would be most appreciated, especially if the court rules  
against him on Jan. 21. Check out: http://www.glencoltonfarms.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 
.

Probably Michael will have a booth again at the Organic Agriculture  
Conference (exhibit part is free) at U of G Jan 28-31,
http://www.guelphorganicconf.ca/.

Robert



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> From: "Judith McGill" <jlmcgill at rogers.com>
> Date: January 20, 2010 12:39:59 AM GMT-05:00
> To: "Judith McGill" <jlmcgill at rogers.com>
> Subject: FW: Michael Schmidt Verdict rls.doc
>
>
>
> For Immediate Release
>
> The Verdict Is In...
> And it’s finally judgement day for Raw Milk
> And The Tireless Efforts of Michael Schmidt
>
> Michael Schmidt is available for interviews.
> And U.S. Author David Gumpert  (just released a book titled Raw Milk  
> Revolutionhttp://www.davidgumpert.com/ ) will be in attendance to  
> show his support at the proceedings, and at the rally, also  
> available for interviews.
>
>  (Toronto – January 12, 2010)  The call to judgment has come for  
> farmer, father and organic hero, Michael Schmidt.
>
> The man who has made raw milk one of the most talked about foods of  
> recent years, has been notified that a verdict will be announced in  
> his trial for unlawful sale of the product, January 21 at 9:00am, in  
> Newmarket Tannery Courthouse, 465 Davis Drive.
>
> If found guilty, he could be effectively bankrupted by fines.
>
> “Regardless of the outcome, I’m excited,`says a jubilant Schmidt.  
> ``If it goes our way, we can celebrate. And if it doesn’t, it will  
> mark an exciting new phase of this battle.”
>
> Raw milk - un-pasteurized and un-homogenized - is sought out by  
> gourmet chefs for its flavor and by aficionados of organic and  
> unprocessed foods.
>
> Since age 16, Michael Schmidt has made his passion his vocation,  
> devoting his life to agriculture. After immigrating from Germany,  
> the Schmidt family started Glencolton Farms, a pioneering operation  
> for the later trends in organic agriculture - raw milk production  
> among them.
>
> Two and a half years ago armed officers from the Ministry of Natural  
> Resources raided Schmidt's farm, seizing equipment and computers. He  
> was charged with failure to obey a written order to refrain from  
> storing and producing raw milk products.
>
> One month later, and after losing 50 pounds on a hunger strike,  
> Schmidt brought a cow to the steps of the legislature. He marked the  
> end of his hunger strike by drinking a glass of milk from the cow he  
> brought. It was just the beginning of Schmidt’s public protest. He  
> held press conferences, rallies and, last year, a raw milk symposium  
> that brought to Toronto internationally-renowned scientists, to  
> speak on the subject of raw milk safety. As well, Schmidt recently  
> engaged Karen Selick of the Canadian Constitution Foundation, an  
> independent, non-profit organization dedicated to defending  
> constitutional freedoms through education, communication and  
> litigation.
>
> Directly across the street from the Tannery Courthouse, Schmidt and  
> supporters are holding an indoor rally. USauthor David Gumpert will  
> be on hand to speak on his research about raw milk in North America.  
> Gumpert will also sign copies of his new book The Raw Milk  
> Revolution,  and will be available for interviews.
>
> The rally will run from noon-to-4 p.m. at the Newmarket Seniors  
> Meeting Place, 464 Davis Drive.
> Michael Schmidt articulates his passion productively and  
> progressively. This charismatic farmer is not only representing the  
> underdog, he is an inspiration for anyone who dares to declare their  
> personal freedom from arbitrary overregulation.
>
> http://www.glencoltonfarms.com/
> http://thebovine.wordpress.com/
>
>  -30-
>
> For more information, to interview Michael Schmidt, get GAT:
> Ingrid Hamilton  ingrid at gat.ca  h/o: 416-482-6142  c: 416-731-3034
> For pictures: www.gat.ca/media - Login first
> Username: media  | Password: media  |Click:  Everything Else I  
> Click: Michael Schmidt
>
>
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