Do you know any farmers in Saskatchewan who would like to learn safe practices for handling raw milk and legal requirements for setting up a raw dairy herd share? Michael Schmidt and Cow Share Canada (Ontario) would like to bring their “Cow Share College” to Saskatchewan for a weekend workshop, and they are currently assessing level of interest in our province. For more information, contact Ann Hagedorn at Cow Share Canada, email: <cowsharecanada@gmail.com> or phone (519) 369-1681.
13 Jan
Regina Garden Seed Exchange (Seedy Saturday) poster
Here is a poster that you can download with information about Regina Seedy Saturday (information below). We would appreciate it if you could print off a copy and hang it up in your workplace or around your neighbourhood!
10 Jan
Regina Garden Seed Exchange and Sale (Seedy Saturday) 2012
Open-pollinated garden vegetables and flower seeds for sale by prairie-based seed companies Prairie Garden Seeds (Sask), Heritage Harvest Seed (Manitoba), and Blazing Star Wildflower Seeds (Sask). Also, seed saving manuals will be available to purchase.
This community event features an open-pollinated garden seeds exchange table! Bring your seeds to trade! Take seeds home to try! Also, new this year will be a gardener’s swap table: bring your unwanted gardening books and magazines.
Lunch and snacks for purchase provided by Eat Healthy Foods organic grocery store.
When: March 3, 2012, 10am – 2pm
Where: St. Mary’s Anglican Church, 3337 15th Ave, Regina
Sponsored by: The Weston Price Foundation, Regina chapter, The Regina Horticultural Society, and Seeds of Diversity Canada
admission by donation– all proceeds donated to Seeds of Diversity Canada (www.seeds.ca)
call (306) 586-0887 for more information or email <jkutarna@gmail.com>
4 Nov
Milk War – A documentary about food rights November 10, 2011
You are invited to a screening of a documentary film about Ontario dairy farmer Michael Schmidt. It is called “Milk War” and it chronicles some of the events surrounding the raiding of his dairy farm and his charges for the illegal sale of unpasteurized milk.
when: Thursday, November 10, 2011
where: University of Regina, RIC 19 (Research and Innovation Center building)
time: 7pm
admission free
Co-sponsored by the University of Regina Cinema Politica film series, organized by the Regina Public Interest Research Group
Here is some information about the film:
“On a November morning in 2006, 20 armed officers raided a small farm two hours north of Toronto. They weren’t looking for drugs or guns. They were there for the milk. Organic / biodynamic dairy farmer Michael Schmidt found himself facing multiple charges for selling unpasteurized milk, a practice outlawed in Canada. “Milk War” tells the story of Schmidt’s battle with government authorities over raw milk – a fight that Schmidt insists is really about fundamental rights.
“Michael Schmidt’s opposition to the raw milk ban put him on a collision course with the Ontario government that continues to this day, and set off a public debate that touched upon a whole host of issues: the immense power of Canada’s $12-billion dairy industry and the challenges facing small, independent farmers; the increasingly controversial nature of large-scale factory farming methods; and a growing public unease about the way most of our food products are processed before they reach us. At the heart of this debate is a question of basic freedoms: should government have the right to decide what we, and our families, are allowed to eat?”
Please feel free to invite anyone you think would be interested in seeing this film.
If you use Facebook, please use the following event link to invite people to come and see this film:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=256977144354357
6 May
potluck supper May 14, 2011
You are invited to a potluck supper of the Weston A. Price Foundation, Regina chapter. This will be an informal event where you can get a chance to meet others who are interested in traditional diets and the work of Weston A. Price, sustainably produced food and natural farming. It is also a chance to eat some delicious food! All are welcome.
If you are new to the group, you can come to the potluck and pick up a free information package about the work of the WAPF and ask us any questions you may have about the group, our chapter, or how to find quality foods produced in the Regina area.
RSVP, if possible, to Sandra by e-mail to <brandt.s@sasktel.net>.
what: Weston Price Foundation, Regina Chapter meeting
date: Saturday, May 14
address: 2640 Edward Street (one block west of Pasqua St. and one block north of Regina Ave.)
time: 5:00pm (supper at around 6:00)
bring: potluck item
phone: 359-1732
16 Apr
Joyce Wells – Switzerland Naturally – Monday, May 2
Joyce Wells of Regina will be giving a talk and showing photos of her tour to Switzerland, where she learned more about traditional Swiss foods and farming methods. It will be on Monday, May 2, 2011 7:00 – 8:30pm at the Regina Public Library Film Theatre, 2311 – 12th Avenue, Regina
a description follows:
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Join Joyce Wells on a unique exploration of this mountain land. Find the hidden corners where the mountain meadow hay is cut by scythe, where a secluded village maintains the communal bakery and the sourdough rye bread is mixed with paddles in vat. See cheese making from a museum demo of old-time methods, to village cheese makers, to the world-famous Appenzell factory. Then, visit the biodynamic farm that produces the milk and cream. Picnic on the mountain side where a master herbalist gathers and infuses wild herbs, then becomes a ski instructor when the snow falls. Swing high on the Gemmi Alp gondola to the incredible 1000 Sheep Festival. And always be on time for the train that arrives and departs with Swiss precision! Joyce Wells is a writer/editor/broadcaster and most recently Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Book Awards. Pre-register by calling 777-6120.
14 Apr
Body, Soul and Spirit Expo April 29-May 1
The Weston Price Foundation, Regina chapter will have an information table at the Body, Soul and Spirit Expo in Regina April 29 – May 1, 2011. This health trade fair is held at the Center of the Arts in Regina and is open Friday 3-10, Saturday 10-9 and Sunday 11-6. Come and stop in to say hello!
24 Jan
Gardener’s seed exchange in Regina March 5th, 2011
REGINA SEEDY SATURDAY
At a Seedy Saturday event, our community can come together to collect and share our own open-pollinated seed stock, to learn about why it’s important to plant heirloom varieties of vegetables and flowers, and to learn the proper way to save and store garden seeds. We can also support local garden seed companies with our business by buying our seeds from them! Seedy Saturday events happen in major cities all across Canada!
Date: Saturday, March 5, 2011
location: St. Mary’s Anglican church, 3337 15th Ave.
time: 10am – 2pm
admission by donation (pay what you can)
proceeds received will be donated to Seeds of Diversity Canada
11:00 workshop with Jim Ternier from Prairie Garden Seeds:
“Learn how to save and store your seeds”
Featuring:
a local garden seed exchange table. Bring your seeds to trade!
Open-pollinated vegetable and flower seeds will also be available for purchase from prairie seed companies.
confirmed vendors include:
Jim Ternier, Prairie Garden Seeds (Saskatchewan)
Blazing Star Wildflower Seeds (Saskatchewan)
Heritage Harvest Seed (Manitoba)
LaBrash Homestead Organics (Saskatchewan) — taking bedding plants orders
These not for profit groups will also be present:
Seeds of Diversity Canada
North Central Community Gardens
Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan
Saskatchewan Organic Directorate
Regina Horticultural Society
Visit this website for further updates closer to the day of the event. Lunch will be available to purchase.
For more information, phone (306) 586-0887
Help us to promote this event by hanging up the attached poster. 2011SEEDY SATURDAYposter
You can also invite your Facebook contacts by following this link:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163512100363240
organized by:
the Weston A. Price Foundation, Regina Chapter
and Seeds of Diversity Canada (creator of Seedy Saturdays)
www.seeds.ca
6 Dec
Help us to make real milk available in Saskatchewan
Around 60 citizens from Saskatchewan attended a meeting with dairy farmer Michael Schmidt on December 5, 2010 to listen to issues surrounding the politics of raw milk availability. Thanks to everyone who helped to support this event. You can help by letting the voices of Saskatchewan residents be heard!
Please print and sign our petition to the Saskatchewan government, asking that standards for safe raw milk production be put in place and that raw milk be legally available in our province. Ask your friends, families and co-workers to sign it. When the petition sheet is full of signatures, please mail it to the address printed on the bottom.
Or, you can use this online petition. Thanks for your efforts in ensuring our freedom to eat and drink whatever we choose. When the Saskatchewan and Canadian governments realize how big the consumer demand for raw dairy really is, they will need to work with small dairy farmers and with Cow Share Canada to establish standards of production to make raw dairy available to all who want it.
