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Michael Schmidt Reported “Tired, But Well”–Five Important Lessons We’ve Already Learned from His Self Sacrifice

by David Gumpert | Oct 24, 2011 | Uncategorized | 28 comments

As he enters the fourth week of a hunger strike, Michael Schmidt’s life still hangs in the balance. This from Jon Duschinsky, a Canadian organizer: Michael Schmidt”Spent an awe-inspiring afternoon with Michael & Elisa and other campaigners today....

What Happens When Max Kane Tries to Report a Food Crime to the FDA? Preparing for Nov. 1 “Freedom Riders”

by David Gumpert | Oct 22, 2011 | Uncategorized | 21 comments

The rumbles from Ontario dairy farmer Michael Schmidt’s hunger strike are spreading quickly and widely. As just one quantitative indication, the “Support Michael Schmidt” Facebook page has nearly 1,300 members, and that number will be out of date no...

The Cruel Subplot to the Michael Schmidt Affair, and Why It’s Essential He Meet with Premier, and We Back Him

by David Gumpert | Oct 21, 2011 | Uncategorized | 34 comments

There’s one sentence in Michael Schmidt’s letter to Ontario’s Premier McGuinty, published as my previous post, that I can’t get out of my head. “In return, my farm has been raided by armed officers, my family has been terrorized and I...

The “Final Chapter” for Michael Schmidt? A Meeting with Ontario Premier Would End Hunger Strike

by David Gumpert | Oct 19, 2011 | Uncategorized | 36 comments

Canadian raw dairy farmer Michael Schmidt personally delivered a letter to Ontario’s premier, Dalton McGuinty, today. In it, he explains why he is carrying on his hunger strike, and what it will take for him to end it. Schmidt states his position more clearly...

At Its Heart, Schmidt’s Hunger Strike Poses Ultimate Q: Are We Ready to Sacrifice ALL That Is Needed for Right to Choose Foods? New Raid Planned on His Farm?

by David Gumpert | Oct 17, 2011 | Uncategorized | 25 comments

The enormity of Michael Schmidt’s hunger strike is sinking in with more and more people. For one person to put his life on the line so that others might re-gain or keep the right to eat the foods of their choosing–not the government’s...

Michael Schmidt Defies the Authorities, and His Food Rights Friends, to Press Ahead on His Hunger Strike; FDA Will Be Invited to Join “Raw Milk Freedom Riders”

by David Gumpert | Oct 15, 2011 | Uncategorized | 29 comments

Michael SchmidtMichael Schmidt reports that he continues to work full time at his Ontario raw dairy farm, despite having gone 14 days without food, the last seven on just water. When he’s not working the farm, he’s busy speaking at the growing number of...

I Can Explain, Says Sharon Palmer: She Admits to Outsourcing Eggs, But Not Chickens…What Did Rawesome Members Know?

by David Gumpert | Oct 13, 2011 | Uncategorized | 58 comments

Sharon PalmerSharon Palmer has achieved a level of fame in the food rights movement. She’s been raided four times since she moved to the Healthy Family Farm location in Ventura County, the most recent one having taken place August 3, when she was one of three...

Why the Unsteady Birth of the Food Rights Movement Isn’t Always Pretty; More Evidence on the Health Benefits of Raw Milk; Special FTCLDF Promo on Salatin’s New Book

by David Gumpert | Oct 11, 2011 | Uncategorized | 36 comments

Mark McAfee and James Stewart at raw milk rally last Wednesday in Los Angeles. I’ve been fond of telling whomever will listen that the U.S. is  in a war over food rights. But I must amend that. We’re in a guerrilla war over food rights. ...
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