Glencoltonfarms Michael Schmidt sells Raw Milk Canada

With a report from The Canadian Press

October 21, 2008

Ontario's defender of delicate dairy enzymes was found in contempt of court yesterday for continuing to distribute raw milk.

Organic farmer Michael Schmidt has made unpasteurized milk from the cows on his dairy farm near Owen Sound available at farmers markets for more than 20 years.

He continued to do so in defiance of a court order issued in May of 2007, a judge decided yesterday.

Mr. Schmidt, who represented himself throughout the proceedings, said that the guilty verdict was what he had "realistically expected," though not what he had hoped for.
Mr. Schmidt "...is definitely positioning himself as a martyr," Mr. Lofts said. "He'll go to jail and take any penalty. He will not stop until the law is changed."

Mr. Schmidt decided to defend himself in order to save money for a trial scheduled for 2009, in which he will face 20 charges laid by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Grey-Bruce Health Unit.

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Jamie Kennedy - JK Wine Bar
Chris McDonald - Cava
Marc Thuet - Thuet
Scot Woods - Habitat
Hiro Yoshida - Hiro Sushi
Robert Bragnolo - Fumenti
Masayuki Tamaru - Jov
Afrim Pristine - The Cheese Boutique
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Randy Hillier - President, Ontario Landowners Association
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