Twenty-five armed cops vs. one farmer with a bus full of milk. The dairy wars are real.
The story of raw organic milk in Canada and the consumer’s right to choose It is illegal to distribute raw milk in Canada. In November 2006, twenty-five armed officers raided Michael Schmidt’s Glencolton Farms as he drove up the lane in his old Blue Bus on the way to deliver raw milk to his cow-share members in Toronto. Officials confiscated raw milk, cheese-making equipment, computers, and files. This film follows a year in the life of a Canadian activist farmer as he struggles to provide his “farm fresh milk” while battling authorities. Schmidt prepares for his trial and attempts to find a political solution to legally provide raw (unpasteurized) organic milk in Canada.
Production
Genuine access to Schmidt's year-long legal circus and farm operations
Editing
Tight 45-minute runtime—no documentary bloat, just the fight
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Raw milk prohibition in Canada dates to 1991, making Schmidt's fight one of the longest-running civil disobedience campaigns in Canadian food politics.
Schmidt's 'cow-share' model—where consumers technically own the cows—has been attempted by other raw milk activists globally, with mixed legal success.
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