Re: Clarvale Dairy IMPORTANT

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your information, and yes, all raw dairy companies need

to be supported.

I would hate to " pit " one against another though - there is room for

many, many raw milk producers. We should encourage and develop as

many companies as we can, who want to produce and believe in raw

milk. If there are only a few, then they are vulnerable to the forces

of the government and pasturization business that want to shut them

down. There should be many raw milk producers, all producing in their

communities, all being supported. Organic Pastures seems to have

already been doing quite a large amount of milk, but simply had no

distribution system to get their milk out raw. It seems as if many

milk producers, who are producing their milk raw initially, are

sending it to larger milk companies who then combine the milks and

pasturize it. This must seem like the only way to survive,

financially. With each company, maybe we can change this with an ever

growing demand from people who understand the principals behind raw

milk and want it - Customer is King (and Queen), as they say.

It's the same as struggle among the " oppressed " - the oppressed

should not fight amongst themselves, but combine powers and fight

their battles against the larger forces that are trying to suppress

them. If many raw milk producers could develop and thrive, then the

big bucks of pasturization would have less power over the raw milk

producers as a whole.

On to another point though - I thought Claravale was already organic.

In what way is it organic now? And in what way is it not? I know it

is only partly pasture fed, but I thought it was organic...

Lynne

> I also spoke with Ron Gathwaite, owner of Clarvale Dairy. He is

NOT

> planning to start pasturizing his milk, and is alarmed at the false

> rumors. He would like to know the source of the letter supposedly

> sent to the health food stores the health food stores, as he has

> sent no letter. Please call him at 831-772-7779 or 831-789-9525 if

> you have heard these rumors and can help him straighten this out.

>

> His southern CA distributor dropped him and relaced him with

Organic

> Pastures, which means he's losing 50% of his business-- quite

> devastating for him.

>

> Those of us in Northern CA should support him in finding new

> outlets for his products. He has healthy Jersey cows and a lovely

> dairy which has been producing raw milk for decades. He will soon

be

> switching to organic feed, as he has now located a local source.

>

> I also got a message from Bari Caine, who has tasted both Clarvale

> and Organic Pastures.She says that Clarvale milk is much richer and

> creamier, and tastes much better.

>

> As I mentioned in my previous post, this is the second time in less

> than a year that untrue rumors were spread about his dairy. I don't

> know if someone is deliberately trying to hurt his business, but we

> can all help.

>

> Willa

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I am new to the list and very glad I found it. I have read the NT book and am

just a beginner at converting to this diet. Just one question for now: I live

in Salem, OR. There is one natural food store here. They carry some

unpasturized goat milk, but not cow. Would Clarvale distribute up here, or

would that be to far North? Is it even legal to sell raw cow's milk in Oregon?

Is it a state-by-state thing? I need to read the website more thoroughly,

perhaps this info. is there already. And I think there was a support group in

my area, which could probably answer these questions. However, any info you

could give me would be great. I am willing to go to the owner of the store with

info about the Clarvale milk.

Thanks

Carolyn