.....We hope to make more use of HM's dairy herd at Windsor in 2009. .....

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Mandy, welcome to the group. You wrote: Hi I live in Scotland, on the Isle of Arran, and I have been thinking about getting a campaign going to re-legalize raw milk here. It has been illegal to sell raw milk and products, except cheese, here since 1983 and everyone just seems to accept the status quo. Pre-pasteurization there were over 70 small dairy farms on the island. Now we have 3 large ones that can no longer meet demand for milk so some is imported.

I drank raw milk as a child and desperately want to find some for myself and my family I am thinking about getting some goats. I used to keep a couple about 16 years ago but gave up when I went vegan and moved house. I love the Dr Weston Price book " Nutrition and Physical Degeneration " and try and apply his principles to our diet although I am in a bit of a slump just now partly due to finances and partly due to being so busy at this time of year.

I am so glad I found this group and I am hoping you will motivate me into being more active in the New Year.

Mandy

So it seems Mandy that you have some notable persons down south, that agree with your views! Rick Adam

Queen is inspired by economic crisis to pursue the Good Life

Gordon

Brown may have let it be known that he wants the Queen to be a

" figurehead " during the economic crisis, but Her Majesty is quietly

introducing new cost-cutting measures without any prompting from the

Prime Minister.

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Last Updated: 4:43PM GMT 29 Nov 2008

Mark Flanagan, the Queen's head chef, discloses to Mandrake that Her

Majesty has made it clear that she wants as much as possible of the

food served in the Royal palaces to be produced on her estates. " We

hope to make more use of HM's dairy herd at Windsor in 2009, " Flanagan

told me at a dinner in honour of Anton Mosimann, one of the Queen's

favourite chefs, at Mosimann's private dining club in Belgravia.A

Buckingham Palace spokesman informs me that the Jersey herd in the

grounds of Windsor Castle is to start producing cream and butter next

year. " We are in the early stages of these new plans and the cows

already produce milk and cream cheese, " says the spokesman. " It is a

case of using as much self-produced food as possible. We have apples

from Sandringham, venison from Balmoral and vegetables from the home

farm at Windsor. We try and use produce from the estates as far as

possible. It is a question of utilising resources in the most efficient

way. " The decision to make greater use of the Windsor herd can

also be seen as a reflection of the rising value of farm produce. The

Queen used to have two herds of cattle at Windsor, but the pedigree

Ayrshire herd was sold last year after a decision to turn the estate

organic. " It was considered to be inefficient to have two small herds

and so they kept the Jersey, " says the spokesman.The Duke of

Edinburgh was so concerned about the welfare of the 186 cows and two

bulls that he visited the farmer who bought them, , in

Wales earlier this year to check on their progress. Last week,

it was disclosed that Brown was " increasingly looking to the head of

state to lead the country through the bleak economic times " . The

Queen's diary of engagements has reportedly been discreetly tailored to

ensure that she meets more people involved in the caring professions

and those helping the victims of the downturn. On a recent

visit to the London School of Economics, the Queen described the

financial crisis as " awful " and inquired that, since the meltdown was

so huge, " why did nobody notice it? " -- Wise men ask questions, fools remain forever condemned, afraid of knowledge.The eyes see only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.