FW: RAW MILK RALLY MAY 5

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RAW MILK RALLY MONDAY MAY 5

AND OTHER RAW MILK NEWS

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Please join the Pennsylvania Independent Consumers and Farmers Association

(PICFA) at a rally on Monday May 5th in support of Mark Nolt, local farmer

and friend, who was recently arrested on his farm for selling raw milk and

raw milk products.

The rally is being held at 9:30 am at the District Court in Cumberland

County located at 229 Mill Street, Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065. The rally

aims to engage the local citizenry and the Pennsylvania legislature in

bringing attention to a farmer's constitutionally protected right to sell

raw milk and raw milk products, directly to consumers (as well as a

consumer's right to buy and consume these products). This will be a peaceful

assembly.

Concerned citizens are encouraged to bring signs and banners in support of

Mark Nolt and that reflect positively on raw milk and its benefits. We are

expecting a lot of media coverage so the more people there, the better!

GATHERING TIME: 9 am

LOCATION

229 Mill Street

Mount Holly, Pennsylvania 17065

DIRECTIONS:

Just east of Carlilse, PA, off of Highway 81, take Mt. Holly Springs exit.

TRIAL OF GLEN WISE

Mr. Glen Wise is being tried for selling milk without a permit on May 6.

Mr. Wise prefers his trial to be quiet and has requested that people do NOT

come to the courthouse.

FINANCIAL AID

The Nolts would prefer donations in the form of money orders, made out to

Mark Nolt. However, checks are also fine. Checks should also be made out

to Mark Nolt (not Mark and ann Nolt as stated in our earlier email).

Please send to:

Mark Nolt

P.O. Box 136

Blain, Pennsylvania 17006

The Farm-to-Consumer Foundation provides compassionate relief funds to

farmers who have endured a farm raid or other urgent financial hardship

related to their direct-to-consumer sales. Donations to the

Farm-to-Consumer Foundation are tax-deductible to the full extent of the

law.

ONLINE:

http://www.ptfassociates.com/secure/ftcldf/donation_form_compassion.asp

BY PHONE: 703-208-FARM (3276) (10 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST)

BY MAIL: Check payable to FTCF - Compassionate Relief Fund, 8116

Arlington Blvd., #263, Falls Church, VA 22042.

YOUR LETTERS

If you have not written your letters to the governor, the secretary of

agriculture and your legislators today, you still have tomorrow! Remember,

these letters should go in the mail on Monday, May 5th. Tuesday May 6th is

the day for our fax and email blast.

HELP SPREAD THE WORD

Please send this email to your local groups. Also, you may use the press

release below in contacting local media.

Thank you!

Sally Fallon, President

MEDIA ADVISORY

From: www.westonaprice.org, realmilk.com

FARMERS AND CONSUMERS RALLY IN DEFENSE OF MARK NOLT

Media Contact: Hartke, Publicist , cell

May 1, 2008 --Mt. Holly, PA-- Raw milk supporters will rally in support

of dairy farmer Mark Nolt's constitutionally protected right to direct

farm-to-consumer sales without permits or government interference.

The Mennonite father of ten's farm was raided by police and department of

agriculture officials on April 25. Nolt was led away in handcuffs while

agents confiscated over $25,000 worth of cheese along with parts of his

processing equipment.

The rally will take place on Monday May 5, at 9:30 am Magistrates Office at

229 Mill Street, Mt. Holly, Pennsylvania, where Mark Nolt's hearing will

occur.

" At a time when millions are starving, the theft and destruction of hundreds

of pounds of nutritious cheese can only be described as obscene, " said Sally

Fallon, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, a nutrition education

foundation that encourages the consumption of raw milk.

Demand for raw dairy products is on the rise, as increasing numbers of

health minded consumers seek raw dairy to help resolve a number of maladies:

autism, asthma, allergies, ear infections, sinus infections, osteoporosis,

lung disease, among them. Because raw dairy is pro-biotic, cancer patients

and others seeking to boost their immune system frequently use raw and

fermented raw dairy products as an adjunct to other healing protocols.

Even with a permit, the State of Pennsylvania prohibits the sale of

unpasteurized butter, cream, soft cheeses and yogurt. A state permit for

raw milk sales excludes ancillary raw dairy products, which are highly

valued by these consumers.

Nolt-now referred to as the " Parks of the raw milk movement " --is a

dairy farmer who choses to operate without a state permit, because of his

conviction that the US Constitution guarantees his freedom to sell by

private agreement with his customers from his farm.

Nolt has been summoned to appear at Monday's hearing to answer five charges

related to selling raw milk and other dairy products without a state permit,

In a previous incident last August, the state seized $30,000 worth of

products and packaging equipment

The rally is being sponsored by the Pennsylvania Independent Consumers and

Farmers Association and the local chapters of the Weston A. Price

Foundation.

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DIRECTIONS:

Just east of Carlilse, PA, off of Highway 81, take Mt. Holly Springs exit.

The following individuals are available for Press Interviews:

Jonas Stoltzfus, PICFA Farmer , cell

Maureen Weston A. Price Foundation Consumer cell

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