Raw Milk drinkers have spoken loudly against AB 1735

We are rapidly meeting our fund raising goal for the legal defense of California raw milk. Handshakes and hugs for everyone! These funds will pay for the legal fees to stop AB 1735.

While we cannot openly and publicly describe the details of our legal and political strategy, we can report that our efforts are focused and gaining momentum and power. The assemblymen say they are hearing from you loud and clear. We need more of this, especially letters to Nicole Parra (see below).

It is unfortunate that CDFA has decided not to provide a promised second meeting for us to cooperatively work on AB 1735 issues. Instead, they have sent a letter stating they stand behind AB 1735 and will begin enforcement in January.

PLEASE be prepared to attend the upcoming hearings. We are told that very high turnout is crucial. We have recruited a panel of PhDs and MDs who are ready to testify at the hearings, and we need you too!

Help us collect the name and email address of every California raw milk drinker so when the time comes we can call on you to attend the hearings. It is essential that you attend in mass numbers. We also need you to be wearing your favorite RAW MILK T-Shirts, or call us at 1-877-RAW MILK for a SPECIAL DEAL on OPDC RAW MILK Ts. Get them early and be ready to make yourself heard at the hearings.  

ACT NOW TO SAVE CALIFORNIA'S RAW MILK: 

• Write or fax letters (no emails) to Nicole Parra, Chair of the Agriculture Committee in the Assembly. Make it personal and real by including a picture of you and your family holding raw milk containers. Tell her to introduce new legislation that will let raw milk continue to flow freely in California.

  Assemblymember Nicole Parra
  Capitol Office
  State Capitol
  P.O. Box 942849
  Sacramento, CA 94249-0030
  (916) 319 - 2030
  (916) 319 - 2130 Fax

  Also write your assemblymembers or better yet make an appointment and plead your case directly.

• Bring a friend to raw milk. This is critical for the success of raw milk in California. If you know anyone with immune depression, asthma, IBS, osteoporosis, arthritis, allergies - get them on raw milk and watch their health improve. 

• Donate to the Raw Milk Political Action fund. As an added insurance policy, OPDC and Claravale are paying $10,000 per month to hire political consultants who can help manage complex issues in Sacramento. We are asking our consumers to help offset some of these costs, which are outside of our legal fees. Go here to learn how to donate. We will be attempting to raise $60,000 over six months. If everyone sends a little it will help out a lot. What ever is raised will be split between OPDC and Claravale Dairy evenly.

The holiday season is upon us. Let us hope and pray for good and healthy things to come, the most important of which is the health we enjoy because of whole unprocessed foods and our precious, sacred raw milk.

Warmly,

Mark McAfee, Founder OPDC