The Davidson Den: Raw Milk and Food Freedom

Okay, y'all know I'm pretty crunchy. Right? I mean, I make my own laundry detergent...and I frequent the farmer's markets, and many other things you may not be privy to...like the fact that I won't use hand sanitizers, chemical cleansers of any kind, or medications (at least, when I can avoid them)...or the fact that I use homemade shampoo...and...homemade deodorant. (It's true.) You might have even tried my fave, quite-crunchy granola! ;)

But probably the crunchiest of all the things I do is drink fresh milk, aka "raw milk." Gasp! Yep. I drink it. And I give it to my kidlets to drink as well. And I am at complete peace with that. Because it is the way God gave it to us. It has not been stripped of all its great qualities. It has not been tampered with. It is purely awesome. I may or may not discuss this further at some point, but for right now I just wanted to mention that I'm bringing my kiddos with me tomorrow morning to show my support of House Bill 1536, which would allow small farmers to sell up to 500 gallons of raw milk (either goat's or cow's) per month to consumers at their farms. That would be sooooo nice...seeing as how THAT would be constitutional.

In case you might like to support such a bill as well, here is a list of House committee members to call (first thing in the morning) or email (right now):

Members of the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development

Shepherd, Matthew J. (R-6) - Chair

870-862-2087, matthew.shepherd@arkansashouse.org

Steel, Nate (D-19) - Vice Chair

870-845-1870, nate.steel@arkansashouse.org

Ballinger, Bob (R-97) 870-423-1035

bob@bobballinger.com

Branscum, David L. (R-83) 870-448-2408

davidlbranscum@hotmail.com

Douglas, Charlotte Vining (R-75) 479-632-2187

douglasforarkansas@yahoo.com

Douglas, Dan M. (R-91) 479-619-9231