Upcoming Events:   RAW MILK FREEDOM RIDERS - December 8, 2011 Location: Starting in Wisconsin, ending in Chicago, IL Past Events:   RAW MILK FREEDOM RIDERS - November 1, 2011, Noon - 3PM Location: (across from) FDA Headquarters 10903 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring MD   Caravan of Mothers Defy FDA Interstate Commerce and Food Safety Law on Raw Milk In Support of Farmers Across the Nation Willing to Supply Fresh Milk to Mothers Across State Lines, Risking Their Business to Serve Their Customers.   The Caravan will cross from PA into Maryland on Route 1 on Nov. 1st, if you want to join the caravan contact lizreitzig@gmail.com OR meet us at the rally! Don't forget your raw milk banners and writing on your windows to let the public know you support pastured, raw milk!   Speakers Include: Joel Salatin, Mark McAfee, David Gumphert, Max Kane, Michael Schmidt, Liz Reitzig and many other mothers from across the nation.   Accommodations can be found nearby, if you need a place to stay or have questions contact: farmfoodfreedom@yahoo.com We will be streaming live at: www.justin.tv/farmfoodfreedom And follow us on and Media Contact: Liz Reitzig (lizreitzig@gmail.com) More details on the event will be available at: www.rawmilkfreedomriders.com Download/Print flyer to distribute. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 - 11:30AM-3:00PM Farmageddon: The Unseen War on American Family Farms Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Arlington 4444 Arlington Blvd, Arlington, Virginia 22204 $10 online | $15 at the door www.wepay.com/tickets/view/112634   Come join us for a preview screening of a new documentary film that investigates how the Food and Drug Administration is carrying out the agenda of agribusiness and factory farms over small family-operated farms selling fresh foods to their communities.   In April 2011, the FDA shut down an Amish farmer who supplies ìrawî dairy to a buying club, Grassfed on the Hill, which serves 500 households in the DC Metro Area. After the film, we will have a panel discussion about how FDA actions are affecting our food freedoms locally. This program is being brought to you by: The Northern Virginia Whole Food Nutrition Meetup Group     June 18, 2011 - 6:00 pm Farmageddon - Movie Trailer from Kristin Canty on Vimeo.   You are cordially invited to a Gala Fundraiser and Screening of Kristin Canty's Farmageddon.   Join other healthy foodies on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 6pm for the Grassfed on the Hill Fundraiser to support Dan Allgyer in his struggle with the FDA, and be among the first to see the Washington World Premiere of Farmageddon: The Unseen War on American Family Farms! We'll have a meet and greet reception with Kristin Canty, Director and Producer at 6pm, and see the film at 7pm.   Nora's Organic and other restaurants will be providing lovely appetizers! The reception on the theatre's covered patio and movie are limited to the first 50 people. So buy your tix, now!   Tickets must be purchased in advance. They are $45 per person for the movie and reception. You may purchase your ticket at http://simplybeingwell.com/farmageddon-fundraiser/   We will also have T shirts available for purchase at the event by cash or check. The revenue from the sale of the T shirts will go directly to help Dan with charitable relief and much needed legal defense funds.   NOTE: The Farmageddon movie is open to the public, and playing Friday June 17-Thurs June 23, for ONE WEEK ONLY at the West End Cinema at 23rd and M Streets, NW. There are 4-5 showings a day. Tickets should be purchased in advance thru West End Cinema.   For more details about the documentary, see the Farmageddon website.   See our publicist's blog about other special Farmageddon events.   Press Release: http://westonaprice.org/press2/2217-world-premiere-of-farmageddon-comes-to-three-cities May 16, 2011 - 10:00 am GrassFedOnTheHill Rally Upper Senate Park, Washington, DC Between Constitution Ave NE, Delware Ave NE ad C St NE. Right next to the Russell Senate office Building (see below for map) Stay tuned to www.grassfedonthehill.com for complete details!   For the past year and half, the FDA has conducted an undercover sting operation on dairy farmer Dan Allgyer and his loyal private buying club customers. In response to this affront of our freedoms, the buying club he services and people around the country are organizing a rally in support of Dan and other farmers targeted by the FDA. Please join us and lend your voice. Stings on Amish farms and armed raids against our countryís farmers are NOT an appropriate use of our tax dollars!   This Rally is to alert the public that there is denial of our personal freedoms taking place across America under the guise of the FDAís ìFood Safetyî program. Government should not overreach into our personal wellness choices. Whether the choice is alternative healthcare, or simply what we eat or other issues, government is intruding too much into our informed and consenting personal choices. Please join us as we rally to restore our food and farm freedom!   We demand that the government stop interfering with our personal choices. It is time to stand up for our rights as American consumers. We will not stand by while the FDA, or other government agencies, take away food choices that we, as free-thinking Americans, value and rely on. Long-term investigations, undercover operations, armed government raids and prosecutions of our countryís farmers are NOT appropriate uses of our tax dollars. The FDAís overreach is hurting small, direct-farm-to-consumer relationships that do not require FDA oversight but create an economy that can support small farmers. There is a groundswell among the American public that industrial food is increasingly tied to illness and outbreaks and the public is voting by choosing healthy, local, fresh alternatives. We must protect these locally produced options or risk losing these choices. The FDA has repeatedly harassed small farmers across the nation for selling fresh milk directly to consumers. The FDA has repeatedly shown up with fully armed law enforcement to inspect/raid Amish farms. They have even gone into private homes and raided pantries and refrigerators looking for farm fresh milk or other foods they do not approve. FDAís intrusion into our food choices is not a left or right issue. Food choice is important to Americans of every background, age, ethnicity and socio-economic group. Fresh milk is legal to obtain in 39 states. It does not become a carrier of communicable diseases when it simply crosses state lines. This issue is NOT about food safety. We have the right to purchase or barter the food of our choice from the producer of our choice. Download the flyer for the rally (pdf).   Speakers include: Jonathan Emord, Attorney Sally Fallon Morell, President, Weston A. Price Foundation David Gumpert, Author and Real Food Blogger Mark McAfee, Founder and Owner, Organic Pastures Dairy Baylen Linnekin, Executive Director, Keep Food Legal John Boyd, Jr, President of the National Black Farmers Association   Keep updated on facebook and twitter.   Donate: https://www.wepay.com/donate/1844   Many thanks to Jackson Pro Audio for their generous support in providing audio for the rally! And to everyone who has donated so far!   View Google Maps for directions. The best Metro stop is Union Station. It is recommended to take the Metro if possible because of parking concerns.		Today's Action Item: Join the Raw Milk Freedom Riders rawmilkfreedomriders.com Donate: Contact Us
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