Come watch the live streaming of the Raw Milk Debate hosted by the Harvard Law School Food Law Society on Thursday, February 16 from 7-9 PM. At Against the Grain Bakery, 203 High Street, Chestertown, MD.

Cookies and (gently pasteurized) milk will be available for purchase.

Debate participants:

Fred Pritzker, Pritzker and Olson Law Firm
Dr. Heidi Kassenborg, Director, Dairy and Food Inspection Division, Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture

Vs.

Sally Fallon Morrell, President, Weston A. Price Foundation
David Gumpert, Author, The Raw Milk Revolution

Sponsored by the Washington College Anthropology Club, The Center for Environment & Society, and the Chestertown WAPF chapter

For more information contact Bill Schindler, wschindler2@washcoll.edu

According to our sources, the rogue agency is digging in its heels on the NDI draft guidance that threatens so many supplements, refusing to listen to Congress or follow the intent of the law.

Senators Orrin Hatch and Tom Harkin met with Dr. Daniel Fabricant of the FDA on January 26 to request that the FDA withdraw its NDI draft guidance altogether—a meeting that ANH-USA, together with some trade groups, helped set up. They were following up on their recent letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg asking the FDA to stop the process altogether, withdraw the guidance, and start again after meeting with interested parties to address the list of significant concerns expressed by consumers and industry.

You may recall that the landmark Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) required that guidelines be established for supplement manufacturers to notify FDA when a new dietary ingredient was introduced into the marketplace. The FDA’s Draft Guidance for New Dietary Ingredients was supposed to fulfill that requirement.

Unfortunately, the FDA’s proposed regulations are in fact completely contrary to the intent of Congress when DSHEA was passed, and Sens. Harkin and Hatch wanted to make that clear to FDA. They should know—they were the two principal authors of the legislation!

According to our sources, FDA has turned down the senators’ request. FDA in effect said that it is refusing to reconsider its interpretation of what the NDI section of DSHEA means, regardless of what Sens. Hatch and Harkin say they meant when they wrote the law.

Does this mean FDA intends to use the NDI process as a de facto pre-market approval system—something which regulatory observers believe was specifically excluded by DSHEA? In a word, yes. We have been told that FDA claims the NDI process is the only “preventive control” for dietary supplements in federal law. Whatever “preventive control” means, it is completely untrue that supplements are uncontrolled under federal law or that the FDA lacks the power presently to regulate them.

In refusing to follow the intent of the law as clearly stated by the law’s authors, the FDA is acting as a rogue agency. If you haven’t done so already, please ask your legislators to make a one-minute floor speech opposing the FDA’s guidance document. FDA’s plan would sweep many supplements off the shelf and make the ones that survive much more expensive.

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Harvard Law School Food Law Society Hosting a Raw Milk Debate

At one time, everyone drank raw milk. But with the invention of pasteurization and its alleged safety benefits, consumption of raw milk in this country almost completely disappeared. In fact, in some states it is illegal to sell raw milk. But a growing segment of the population is clamoring for increased access to raw milk, citing its nutritional benefits and recently discovered inbuilt safety mechanisms. Opponents are skeptical of such nutritional claims and believe the safety risks of unpasteurized milk are simply too high.

Join the Food Law Society as we present a debate covering the legal, health, and nutritional merits of raw milk. The participants are:

Fred Pritzker, Pritzker & Olson Law Firm
Dr. Heidi Kassenborg, Director, Dairy & Food Inspection Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
vs.
Sally Fallon Morell, President, Weston A. Price Foundation
David Gumpert, Author, The Raw Milk Revolution

When: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 7:15 pm – 8:45 pm

Where: Harvard Law School, Langdell South Classroom. For those that can’t make it, the event will be live-streamed. Video will also be available after the event.

Contact: Jonathan Abrams, jabrams@jd12.law.harvard.edu

Equip Your Sheriff to Protect Your Food Rights

Constitutional Rights activist, Sheriff Richard Mack is hosting a conference in Las Vegas to train local Sheriffs on defending their citizens’ privacy, civil and property rights. The raw milk issue will be featured prominently at the weekend long event.

What you Can Do
Invite your Sheriff to the County Sheriff Project Conference ( http://www.countysheriffproject.org/) in Las Vegas, January 29-31. We recommend a personal visit to his office, and/or an email invitation. This event will prominently feature food and farm rights. Sheriff Mack, through his County Sheriff Project, is reaffirming the Oath of Office taken by every Sheriff, citizens’ personal freedoms and the importance of the office of Sheriff to defend those freedoms.

The Sheriffs will be shown the Farmageddon movie trailer, and hear a talk by WAPF chapter leader, Kristin Canty about the farm food freedom issue. Raw milk activists will be in the exhibit hall with a Raw Milk Freedom Riders booth, and do raw milk tastings to share news about the str

uggle for access to this nutritious food.

Funds are being raised to pay the way of any local sheriff who wants to go. We just need you to help interest your Sheriff in attending! We recommend an email like the following be sent to your local Sheriff. Just google your city or county name and Sheriff to find the official contact information on the web.

Downloadable Invitation
http://www.countysheriffproject.org/CSPOA_Invitation_Dec29.2011.pdf

Sample Letter
Dear Sheriff {insert your sheriff’s name here},

Today I am writing to you as a constituent in your county to request your attendance at the County Sheriff Project sponsored by Sheriff Richard Mack. I endorse and financially support Sheriff Mack’s stance on the role of the County Sheriff as the last line of defense against unlawful and overreaching intrusions from the federal government. Sheriff Mack is reaching out to every county sheriff in the nation to educate and support the county sheriff and his duty to keep his oath.

Please watch this video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4RuWK2Ww-4 and visit this site  http://www.countysheriffproject.org/  We have hundreds of people who are willing to petition and pay for your attendance at the county sheriff project conference coming up in January. Sheriff Mack has organized a Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association convention in Las Vegas, January 29th-31st. If you are interested in attending, I will contact the CSPOA and help to organize the sponsorship of your $1,000 attendance fee.

I have an additional personal interest in the county sheriff project because I drink farm fresh, unprocessed milk, a food that has greatly improved the quality of my life, and have seen hundreds of families obtain untreated milk and other local foods from sustainable farms to restore their health. The testimonies would bring tears to your eyes.  People who were near death and by drinking raw milk have life today and have health that they never had before.  However, you may be aware that the FDA and other Federal agencies are attacking our rights to healthy food and attempting to outlaw one of the most basic and necessary foods for life–raw milk.  We know that these agencies are not looking out for our interests of health but rather huge agribusiness corporations.  They publish propaganda that tells people that raw milk is dangerous and should not be consumed.  They confiscate thousands of dollars worth of food from innocent farmers and private co-ops without warrants or with warrantless warrants thereby ignoring the constitutional rights of the people.

A current example of how a Constitutional Sheriff has protected the inalienable rights of an innocent citizen occurred in Elkhart, Indiana when an Amish farmer was being harassed by the FDA. Please read  http://www.etruth.com/article/20111218/NEWS01/712189916/-1/news01

The County Sheriff is the highest law of the land as you know and we are confident that with your help and other oath keeping sheriffs, we will be able to take back our city, state and country from the intrusive leadership trend of our federal government.

Thank you!

{Sign your name}

DEADLINE TO SAVE UP TO $50 IS FRIDAY JANUARY 13, 2012

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear three of today’s most dynamic health speakers:

TOM COWAN, MD, holistic physician, principal author of The Fourfold Path to Healing

SALLY FALLON MORELL, author of Nourishing Traditions

JAIMEN MCMILLAN, creator of Spacial Dynamics

Friday, February 3 – Sunday, February 5, 2012

Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel

101 West Fayette Street

Baltimore, MD

Please join us for an incredible weekend of dynamic discussions, presentations and lectures featuring the authors of The Fourfold Path to Healing:

For more information go to: http://newtrendspublishing.com/conference/

New this Year a Pre-Conference Cooking Class

Friday February 9:00 am -4:30 pm -Cook Class with Monica Corrado

Join Traditional Food Chef and WAPF Honorary Board Member Monica Corrado  for two classes that are integral to Fourfold Healing: The Secret to Nutrient-Dense Stock and Liver Pate: Nutrient-Dense Nirvana.

Additional cost for this class $85.00

The Secret to Making Nutrient-Dense Stock

Stock is one of the original super foods. It is nurturing, nourishing, grounding, comforting, and nutrient-dense. Stock made well is the foundation of good soups, stews, sauces, vegetables, and grains. It helps to heal the gut, is a great “first food” for infants, and is high in absorbable calcium, especially good for growing children, menopausal women, and just about anyone who is alive. Learn how to make stock the way your grandmother (or great-grandmother) did! People who ate soups made with homemade bone broth grew strong, healthy children and stayed well themselves. Nutrient-dense stock is chock full of easily absorbed minerals every body needs, not the least of which is calcium, and helps one to efficiently utilize protein. It has been indicated in helping to heal rheumatoid arthritis, gastritis, colitis, Crohn’s disease, allergies, and other digestive and bone disorders. In this class, learn the bones to use, where to get them, how long to cook them, cover on or off, and the secret of gelatin …

Liver Pate: Nutrient-Dense Nirvana

You know liver is a super food. It is so rich in nutrients that you need only eat a little for your body to receive its healing blessings. If you have been wondering how to include liver in your diet, pate is a great place to start. You’ll eat it like ice cream off a spoon! Honest! (At Wise Traditions 2011, people licked their plates clean!) Liver pate may be the most nutrient-dense food you can eat: it combines the most nutrient-dense traditional food with the most nutrient-dense fat available. When you put pastured liver and grass-fed butter or cream together in a pate, you have achieved nutrient-dense nirvana! Experience it for yourself! We will work with chicken, beef and pork liver. Learn preparation techniques and easy recipes!

PREREGISTER BY FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 FOR EARLY RATE SAVINGS UP TO $50

To register go to: https://www.ptfassociates.com/secure/fourfold/2012fourfold_registration.htm

WHY ATTEND?

A unique opportunity for individuals, families and health professionals to learn more about diet and health from the internationally acclaimed authors of The Fourfold Path to Healing, who will challenge your deepest beliefs while showing you a practical approach to improving your health and your quality of life.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Doctors, health professionals, nutritionists, dietitians, teachers, parents, students, people interested in health and nutrition, baby-boomers concerned about their health, grandparents concerned about their grandchildren, couples who want healthy babies, people who want answers, people who want to know more about how to improve the quality of their lives…

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

Your views on health and healing will be transformed as you explore how your health is affected by how and what you eat, what medicines and supplements you take, how you move your body, and your thinking processes, including:

• Food facts and fictions: How to eat more nutritiously and more wisely
• Mystery and myth of the heart and heart disease
• How to treat common illnesses at home
• How to improve your emotional state and your health with exercise and movement
• How to plan nutritious menus (including recipes) for yourself and your family
• Alternative treatments for inflammatory diseases, chronic fatigue, cancer, diabetes and more

TOM COWAN, MD, is principal author of The Fourfold Path to Healing, has a family practice in San Francisco from where he serves patients across North America and trains medical professionals in holistic medicine and treatment. Dr. Cowan has served as vice president of the Physicians Association for Anthroposophical Medicine and is a founding board member of the Weston A. Price Foundation. He publishes a free bimonthly newsletter, The Fourfold Path to Healing.

SALLY FALLON MORELL is the founding president of the Weston A. Price Foundation and is a major spokesperson for wholesome nutrition. The author of the best-selling Nourishing Traditions, she travels the world, lecturing and teaching on healthy nutrition and traditional cuisine to thousands of people. Sally has also written numerous articles on the complex subject of diet and health for various health publications.

JAIMEN MCMILLAN is founder of the Spacial Dynamics movement, the study of the interplay between the human being and space. His unique approach to movement and exercise studies the expression of emotion in the way we move, with emphasis on how we can improve our ability to heal. Some 300 students in the U.S. and Europe are currently being trained through the Spacial Dynamics® Institute.

CONFERENCE SPONSORS

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FOOD DONATIONS AND EXHIBITING

Sponsors, vendors and food donors welcome. For further information, contact Paul Frank at

(304) 724-3006.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel

Special Rate of $109 per night, plus tax.
Phone: (866) 837-5182 and ask for the Four Fold Conference Rate or book online at

http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1201037780&key=BFB1

CONFERENCE FEES

General: $345 ($295 if registered before January 13, 2012)
Student/Senior: $225 ($175 if registered before January 13, 2012)

Additional Fee for Friday Cooking Class with Monica Corrado $85.00

Fees for the Conference include

Friday evening reception

Nourishing Traditional Lunch on Saturday

Nourishing Traditional Lunch on Sunday.

To arrange an interview with any of the speakers, contact

Conference Coordination & Public Relations Paul Frank (304) 724-3006 or pfrank@ptfassociates.com

For more information please contact Paul Frank (304) 724-3006 or pfrank@ptfassociates.com.