The war on milk. Rewiring the Food System update.

9th February 2015

What is it about milk straight from the cow that gets people so wound up? From this week anybody providing raw milk for consumption will face a fine of up to $60,000 (in case you were wondering the penalty for distribution of small amounts of the drug “Ice” attracts a $45,000 fine). This weekend as we quietly finish our last bottle of Schulz Bath Milk I’m puzzled by the hysterical reaction raw milk seems to draw and the extreme measures that are being taken to stop people drinking it (from this week the new law mandates raw milk must have a bittering agent added to it). Read more …