Monday, July 13, 2009

Fresh unprocessed milk - against the law in KY

Raw milk sales in KY are illegal with one exception.
It seems I can buy fresh milk here only if I have a written prescription from a doctor and then only for goat milk.
So it is against the law to buy fresh cow milk here in the land of liberty and freedom.

Isn't this crazy?

Miracle: found address book; movie - "FRESH"

Be careful what you ask for, you may get it! I asked for the miracle of finding my old address book and this morning it turned up deep in the pocket of a briefcase. Thank you!!! It has been lost since last November, and its loss was a frustration for the past 9 months.
We are unpacking and at the same time planning a future move to Willow Grove, Pennslyvania sometime between October and December, 2009. Meanwhile, Kentucky seems nice. I have found a farmers' market open Wednesday and Saturday mornings. Now where is the fresh milk?
I look forward to viewing the movie "Fresh". I read about it on Ana Joanes (Huffington Post) and the link is www.freshthemovie.com/. Apparently "Fresh" will be the first in a series of movies on healthy food.
Michael Pollan, a wonderful food journalist and an author ("Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals", "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto", "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World", and more) appears in the movie.
"Fresh" also features urban farmer Will Allen, a former pro-basketball player, and the founder of Growing Power, an organization which now grows and distributes healthy food in Milwaukee and Chicago. Mr. Allen recently received a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" of $500,000 for his work with healthy food.
Farmer Joel Salatin , owner of the beyond organic Polyface Farm, is in the movie and he has written six books, most recently "Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories From the Local Food Front".
One can buy the "Fresh" DVD for $20 and I may do that instead of searching for a screening. One can buy the movie and show it free at home to up to 20 people without red tape. If one wants to sell tickets, one can buy the movie and rights to sell tickets to a maximum of 50 people for a total of $50, and up to 100 people for a total of $100. I hope people do this, and spread the fresh word.