permaculture

[loren luyendyk <loren@sborganics.com>]

This sounds like Joel Salatin's Metropolitan Buying Clubs 
(http://www.polyfaceyum.com/)- except they "don't ship anything anywhere" 
(located in Virginia).  This may be the model of the future.  I have heard 
(but honestly not researched for California) that this is a loophole for many 
value added products made in non-Health Dept approved kitchens, like home 
brewed beer for example.  The shipping part is pretty interesting...

Loren Luyendyk
(805) 452-8249
www.sborganics.com
www.surferswithoutborders.org




> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:08:55 -0800
> From: cory8570@yahoo.com
> To: cory@permacultureguild.us
> Subject: [permaculture] How to drink raw milk
> 
> Here is an interesting structure that appears to allow people to sell 
> badkyard eggs and raw milk. It would be good to do this locally, or 
> something like it, for every area where these things are "illegal."  
> 
> Anybody else trying this that you know of? Anybody researched it in their 
> state as to how this could be done legally? 
> 
> 
> 
> Sean, a primal eater and friend of the Amish in Pennsylvania has a
> special one time offer for all of my U.S. e-mail subscribers (and
> your friends). A free 1/2 gallon of grassfed raw milk with your
> when you sign up and place an order with Sean's Pasture Raised Food
> Buyer's Club. Pasture Raised allows anybody within the U.S.
> (including Alaska and Hawaii) to have access to raw pasture raised
> milk, raw butter, raw cream and a whole lot more.
> 
> Sean's Pasture Raised Food Club:
> I met Sean last year at the Wise Traditions Conference of the
> Weston Price Foundation in Chicago (by the way, this years conference
> went really well, and my talk on healing cavities was well received).
> Sean enjoys excellent quality food and raw milk from Amish farm's in
> Pennsylvania. He is excited to offer all of you a very unique opportunity
> to get access to these raw, pasture raised foods in the U.S. without
> ever leaving your home.
> 
> Amish Food:
> Pasture Raised Food Club gets all of its food from Amish farms in
> Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Amish farmer's produce some of the
> best, satisfying and affordable food in our country. They use slow
> technology. The cows graze on pasture's most of the year. The milk
> is rich, and creamy, sort of like drinking ice cream. You can also
> get access to very high quality pasture raised, beef, pork, turkey,
> duck, chicken and lamb. Other menu items at the Pasture Raised Food
> Club are delicious fermented condiments, amazing bacon, raw milk
> ice cream (so you know what heaven is like), fermented dairy,
> excellent rich cheeses, colostrum, cream fraiche, eggs with orange
> colored yolks that taste great, and even potato chips fried in
> lard. I am a club member, and I regularly buy Amish food for my
> family, because it makes everyone happy (it just tastes sooo good).
> 
> Shipped To Your Door to Any State:
> Sean can LEGALLY ship you raw milk, raw cheese, some of the best
> raw butter in the United States to any state. Yes, even in Hawaii
> you can enjoy amazing raw milk. Literally you can get almost
> everything you need to have a healthy diet, except for fresh
> vegetables from Sean. The food is delivered with FedEx at a
> wholesale shipping rate, they have a variety of shipping speeds
> depending upon where you live.
> 
> Why This IS Legal:
> Raw milk is illegal or hard to find in many states. But becoming a
> member of Pasture Raised makes it legal for you to get raw milk in
> any state. Before ordering food from Sean, you sign a legal lease
> agreement and go through an application process. This makes you an
> owner of the farms participating in the food club. Once you become
> an owner, (this is not a cowshare) then you are no longer legally
> engaged in commerce. As a private enterprise between consenting
> adults, you acknowledge the claimed "risks" for consuming this
> amazing vital food. And the government can no longer regulate. This
> lease share has withstood several court hearings without any
> problems. It requires your signature and small yearly fee to be a
> member.
> 
> What About Local and Sustainable?
> A few of you may be very concerned about shipping food, rather than
> buying it local. I would love to have an Amish farm next door like
> Sean does in Pennsylvania. If we all had access to this food, then
> of course it would not need to be shipped. But this ideal food
> supply chain no longer exists. In California, where I live, most of
> the food (except vegetables and some types of beef) are
> substandard. The chickens are fed soy (which they cannot eat
> naturally so it is processed with chemicals so the chickens will
> tolerate it), and the chickens do not get to graze or eat many bugs.
> My children will not even eat eggs any more because they do not like
> the taste of the most expensive local eggs I can buy. Raw cream is
> rarely on the shelf and also very expensive. I want the best food for
> my family. Just like I know you all want the best food for yourself and your
> family.
> 
> I the Buyer's Club service because I believe supporting high
> quality farms, who care for their animals and raise them humanely
> is worth the small imbalance of shipping the food. Many local farms
> in California do not have these extremely high standards, like the
> Amish farms Sean gets the food from. Shipping food is not an ideal
> long term solution to healthy food in the U.S. But for now, as a
> compromise, it feels really good to eat this food, and you will
> feel nourished and supported by eating food from farmer's who care
> about what they do. You also will be supporting farmers who make
> great food. This will encourage more farmers to participate, and
> the real food movement will grow, and access to these foods will
> become easier for more and more people.
> 
> How To Get Free Raw Milk:
> When you sign up with Pasture Raised Food Buying Club, you will get
> a free half gallon of some of the best raw milk you have ever tasted.
> Because of shipping (cost varies by location) and packaging fee's
> (about $12 for the box, ice packs and insulation), you'll want to
> order some more yummy food to make the free milk worth while. Even
> though there is an extra price to pay for shipping and handling,
> the food prices are very reasonable. For example raw milk is $8 per
> gallon. The shipping cost is also at a huge wholesale discount,
> to make it as easy as possible for you to get real food delivered to your
> door.
> 
> *How to sign up:
> 1. Please go to http://www.pasturer aised.net/
> 2. Read through the top of the website.
> 3. Follow the website instructions: you will e-mail Sean your name,
> location and phone number and so forth.
> 4. When you send in your name and information, say, "I learned
> about you from Ramiel Nagel," so Sean will know to give you a free
> half gallon of raw milk with your order.
> 
> If you have further questions about this program, e-mail Sean at,
> info@pastureraised. net or call him at 717-884-8RAW
> 
> Yours in good health,
> Ramiel
> http://www.curetoot hdecay.com
> 
> PO BOX AG, Los Gatos, CA 95031, USA
> 
> 
> 
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