November 19th, 2011 | Hella Delicious, Shows, Alice Jongerden, Dairy, food, food choice, food freedom, health, local, michael schmidt, milk, occupy, occupybigfood, occupyfood, raw milk
In this short interview Michael Schmidt tells us why responsible food choices matter. The food freedom movement goes hand in hand with the Occupy Wall Street movement to end corporate control over every aspect of life. Michael Schmidt is a biodynamic dairy farmer who has a holistic understanding of working with the animals and earth to produce the best quality food. Please read this article on the #OccupyBigFood movement there was a large rally to ending corporate food today in Zuccotti park.
This interview was conducted at the New Westminster Rally for Food Freedom on November 2nd. It was day 32 of Michael’s hunger strike to bring down the barriers and get some constructive dialog going. Michaels Schmidt has been working for 17 years, doing his best to work with Health Canada to develop a program of certified raw dairies like most other countries have.
To stay updated on what is going on with Michael Schmidt and the food freedom movement in Canada please visit the bovine.
Please join the rallies for food freedom across North America on November 23rd. You can find out more information at the Support Michael Schmidt facebook page.
November 18th, 2011
It is a delight to see more articles popping up lately discussing how us foodies need to put our differences aside and focus on ending this despicable practice of factory farming. Absolutely. I spent a little bit of time volunteering at the Food not Bombs kitchen set up for the people down at Occupy ...
November 17th, 2011
I finally managed to stop by Occupy Vancouver the other day and even though the weather is terrible and cold, it still feels like a community down there. I haven't been able to spend as much time as I had hoped, but I really love knowing that there is a village in the heart of the city that I live i ...
October 29th, 2011
It's very cool what is happening down in the US with the “Raw Milk Freedom Riders–Milk and Cookies Rally” on Tuesday November 1st. Michael Schmidt will be there too. I hope he has a chance to come down to Village #Occupy when he is here in Vancouver for the contempt of court nonsense. But sinc ...
October 27th, 2011
I had a special request to write this recipe down right away so I don't forget it. It is indeed delicious, but I think it is more the care put into finding good ingredients than the precise measurements described in the recipe given below. I've recently been reading about the Sikhs and their culinar ...
October 26th, 2011
I've been spending all the time I can lately down Village #Occupy Vancouver. It is so lovely to have a new-old village in the middle of the downtown! I have mostly been listening to people, I have heard complaints about the system from all kinds and I have heard complements about the movement from a ...
October 26th, 2011
I've recently been spending some time down at Village #Occupy Vancouver as well as reading Robert Anton Wilson's book Prometheus Rising. What a great combination. What is happening at Village #Occupy is so inspiring. I am just thrilled everyday for every minute I can be down there. We are especially ...
October 14th, 2011
Michael Hudson speaks about the #OccupyWallStreet movement and why there is as call for a public bank option. This is not a full transcript of his speech but highlights key points that he makes: The government is in the hands of a financial lobby. The 99% are disgusted with politician's be ...
October 12th, 2011
This is an open letter to anyone who is electrically sensitive or who just loves their health and doesn't want to be slowly microwaved in their own homes. BC has currently declared a moratorium on installing any more Smart Meters, but has continued to do it in certain places anyway. Also for folks l ...
October 9th, 2011
There are some things in the world that are so basic, it is hard to imagine they need to be stated, much less fought for. Air to breathe, water to drink, time to sleep and food to eat are the most basic. The unfortunate thing is, throughout history greedy, unscrupulous people have found that control ...
