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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Activism / Michael Schmidt Sentence Imminent

Michael Schmidt Sentence Imminent

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

Michael Schmidt with Attorney Karen Selick

Michael Schmidt, Canadian farmer, longtime raw milk activist, and Board member of the Weston A. Price Foundation, will be sentenced by Ontario Judge Peter Tetley on November 25, 2011 at 9:30 am per a recent appellate ruling which overturned a previous court decision that he did indeed have a legal right to provide cowshare owners with raw milk.

This September 2011 ruling convicted Michael on 15 of 19 charges and shockingly reversed the lower court’s decision to acquit him.

Michael has been courageously fighting for the fundamental right to provide raw milk to consumers in his local area since 1994 when his farm was first raided by government officials.  Michael recently ended a 37 day hunger strike when an overwhelming outpouring of public support persuaded Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to meet with him and discuss furthering the issue of food choice in Canada.


Michael is convinced that Raw Milk Moms played a pivotal role in ending his hunger strike;  it’s time to follow up this success by writing Judge Tetley to plead for leniency in Michael’s sentencing next week.

Judge Tetley is no doubt contemplating the case at this very moment as there is little more than a week to go before he announces his decision.

There is no time to delay.

Here is how to contact Judge Tetley:

Handwritten Letters

Judge Peter Tetley

Newmarket Courthouse, 50 Eagle St. W., Newmarket Ontario L3Y 6B1

Email Letters

[email protected]  (Judge Peter Tetley’s secretary)

Fax Letters

905-853-4832

*Please make sure your letters are as respectful and thoughtful as possible.  The idea is to emphasize that there are no victims in this case.  No one was sickened or hurt by any of Michael’s actions to support the cowshare owners of his farm. 

Thank you for taking the time to do this today.  Sending your letter by all three modes: snail mail, email, and fax would be even better.

 

Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

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Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: the bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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Comments (29)

  1. Heather M

    Nov 17, 2011 at 3:45 pm

    I just sent his secretary an email. Thanks, Sarah, for giving us the contact information.

    Reply
  2. Christina

    Nov 17, 2011 at 2:59 pm

    I’m new to this site, but also new to this way of eating and preparing food. I don’t understand why raw milk is such a huge deal and causes so many problems with the governments. Is there an article, earlier blog post or basic explanation for all of the politics involved that I could read?

    Reply
  3. Jackie

    Nov 17, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    Just sent my e-mail. Hope it helps.

    Reply
  4. CMMOM

    Nov 17, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    Done!

    Reply
  5. Manu

    Nov 17, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    Sarah, Thanks for the post. I have sent an email and mailed the letter today.

    Reply
    • Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist

      Nov 17, 2011 at 2:25 pm

      Handwritten notes are most powerful. Do one if you possibly can.

  6. Tarrant Figlio (TW) (@thatwoman)

    Nov 17, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    Michael Schmidt Sentence Imminent: Contact Judge Tetley TODAY – The Healthy Home Economist http://t.co/yyadOHc1

    Reply
  7. Donalie Sawtelle Graves via Facebook

    Nov 17, 2011 at 1:40 pm

    email sent

    Reply
  8. Donalie Sawtelle Graves via Facebook

    Nov 17, 2011 at 1:15 pm

    I am new to healthy eating and just love this site

    Reply
  9. Ariel

    Nov 17, 2011 at 12:47 pm

    Sending an e-mail. I’m praying for your food freedom, Canada. Side note: hey, Americans? This could VERY easily happen in the U.S. This is one of many reasons why we have to elect Ron Paul for president. He is the only person who takes our Food Freedoms seriously, or any of our freedoms, for that matter.

    Reply
    • Emily @ Butter Believer

      Nov 17, 2011 at 7:24 pm

      This IS happening in the US. People are being jailed for selling food.

    • Ariel

      Nov 17, 2011 at 8:16 pm

      Oh, I know. But there are still some states where our right to raw milk is still preserved. I’m talking about this attempt to totally eradicate raw milk freedom. We in the U.S. are on the verge of something as awful as this happening; I’m simply saying, before it gets any worse, we, the people, should take action to prevent it.

  10. Lilian Ramsay Hagenaars via Facebook

    Nov 17, 2011 at 12:23 pm

    Just sent an email…thank you for sharing.

    Reply
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