Action pnum1200 Last 25 Messages Transmitted Log Vote YES on HB 245 - Support Access to Raw Milk in MT ********** [180911:020717] K.K., Pony, MT I am in favor of the raw milk bill being passed as my family, friends and I have enjoyed the health benefits of raw milk for decades and would like to be able to buy raw milk when we aren't able to produce it ourselves and to sell it when we are able to. ********** [163931:070516] J.D., Huntley, MT Please vote YES on the Raw Milk Bill [HB245] to support the sale of RAW Milk in Montana. ********** [164933:010316] S.D., Gallatin Gateway, MT Please allow us to buy raw milk! It is very healthy to drink. Put a tag on it to drink at your own risk if that's what it will take. Let us make our own choice. Monsanto keeps people sick but there's no warning label on coke or Doritos. Please do what is right, pass the raw milk legislation! ********** [163549:041815] E.B., Knoxville, TN Please support the right of consumers to choose raw milk! Thank you. ********** [162301:022615] b.b., Manhattan, MT My grandfather, born in 1889, would not believe that in the united states of America that you couldn't sell your neighbors high quality milk. Please allow us in 2015 to do just that. ********** [081941:022615] K.L., Missoula, MT Raw milk is incredibly healthy. Please allow us access to raw milk. ********** [102133:022515] E.S., Missoula, MT I truly think that it should be up to the consumer to decide whether or not they want to buy raw milk. I grew up on a dairy farm and no one in my family ever had any problems from drinking raw milk. This is one area where consumers should have the right to buy what they want to eat/drink without the state regulating it especially for small farmers. ********** [061920:022515] C.O., Belgrade, MT A close look at the history of unpasteurized milk from healthy farms, soil, and cows shows this extremely healthy food is correlated with only the best of health outcomes. Please vote yes on HB 245 in the interest of public health and freedom to choose those foods that nourish our families. Thank you ********** [221202:022415] D.L., Helena, MT Dear MT House of Representative Members: I am a citizen of MT and I am respectfully asking you to please vote YES on HB245 to make LEGAL the private sale of raw milk. Thank you for your consideration on this matter, Donovan Lucibello ********** [200004:022415] L.P., Saint Ignatius, MT I urge you to vote YES on the Raw Milk Bill [HB 245], to support consumer access to raw milk via the small dairy herd exemption and recognizing the legality of herdshare arrangements. ********** [174436:022415] J.P., Saint Ignatius, MT Raw milk is so very important to me and my family for health reasons!! Therefore on our organic farm we have to spend extra time on our own cow. How unfair that we cannot sell whatever we don't use without being a criminal!! It is time to allow your constituents to have the freedom to make their own decisions!! I urge you to pass HB 245! ********** [153609:022415] K.W., Polson, MT I was so excited to see that this was up for a new decision being made. For those of us that have dairy allergies as well as a desire to eat and drink in a way that steers clear of processing, raw milk is essential. It seems very natural for a state like Montana to get on board with real food and allowing farmers and growers to flourish. State supported agriculture and clean food sourcing is key. Thank you! ********** [143613:022415] H.B., Helmville, MT Montana's families want legal access to safe, clean, raw milk. We shouldn't have to own our own animals to get this access. Please vote Yes on HB245. Thank you. ********** [142614:022415] C.W., Helena, MT Choosing whether or not to consume raw milk is a matter of personal freedom and, in many cases, a choice with profound health benefits. I can only consume raw milk and have seen first hand the improvements to health it can have. In addition, the creation of a legal raw milk market will have economic benefits to many small-scale producers and family farms. Please support consumer access to raw milk. ********** [141223:022415] K.C., Belgrade, MT Honorable House Members, I write in support of the freedom to make my own food choices. As a small organic farmer and consumer of nutritious food i find it odd, that in our great state of individual rights that this is even an issue. There are certainly things that are legal in our great state that do far more harm than natural milk. I feel that this reasonable request on a small scale does no harm to anyone except deny them an individual liberty. In my view try this out for a few years and monitor the progress. I understand the concern for safety, as we all should. That is is a small hurdle to overcome. There are numerous places around the world that offer this nutritious food. Look at their models for reference and track record. It won't hurt. There is an opportunity to give small farmers another avenue to generate income steam and not rely strictly on one or two sources for revenue. Frankly in this day and age we need more small farmers committed to offering quality products and a fair livelihood for their efforts. Thank You for considering my voice and my vote in this matter. ********** [113259:022415] M.O., Billings, MT My family and I cannot drink pasteurized milk without getting sick however raw milk has healed my daughters eczema and food allergies. Please vote YES so we can easily and lawfully purchase quality raw milk from our local producers. ********** [102141:022415] A.R., Whitefis, MT We moved to Montana from Washington state two years ago, where we were happily buying and drinking legal raw milk. We miss it! It is so sad that Montana does not allow the same right to choose what we put into our bodies as Washington state. Especially one that offers so many health benefits with such little risk. Consuming raw oysters poses a much greater health risk than raw milk and they are legal to buy and consume. Please vote YES on the Raw Milk Bill HB 245! ********** [100659:022415] J.K., Stevensville, MT The purchasing of raw milk from qualified local dairys need be a choice from farmer to consumer. I, as a voter and educated consumer need lawful access. ********** [094521:022415] K.W., Polson, MT Please support the measure to make raw milk available. We have kids that are immune compromised with respiratory issues. We enjoy raw milk from a friend now are are really seeing benefits. We also enjoy not having the after-effects of pasteurized milk for our morning beverages (bloating and mucus). Raw milk is like gold for us. Our farmer uses organic pasture- paddock shift and we know the quality. Making raw milk legal will also support small local dairy farming and increased jobs and independence for Montanans. We are responsible for our health and we want raw milk as a legalized part of that. ********** [070055:022415] V.H., Eureka, MT Please allow us to eat naturally and help others. Montana is a rural state with land that allows us this priviledge. We don't need a government who takes it away. ********** [105839:022215] M.W., Somers, MT We believe strongly in the ability of Montana residents to make informed and responsible choices regarding raw milk, both as producers and as consumers. Please vote in favor of hb245 and grant us the legality to be the responsible, intelligent and informed citizens we already are. ********** [055956:022215] H.H., Lolo, MT I would like to see this bill passed. My family can not drink regular milk and was told by a doctor that if we could purchase raw milk and cheeses we would be a benefit to our health. ********** [051823:022215] K.P., Stevensville, MT Selling raw milk works in idaho, so why can't it work in Montana? Let's prove that Montana is an agricultural state and give the rights and freedom back to the individuals who want to buy and sell milk. Please vote YES. ********** [083121:022115] B.H., Winston, MT I would like to request your consideration to vote "yes" on HB245 allowing raw milk to be sold in the state of Montana. I am a mother, grandmother and retired registered nurse. I feel I am capable to investigate the farm(s) I would chose to buy raw milk from and evaluate the farmer's capability to produce safe, clean milk. I believe the advantages of natural nutrients/enzymes (which are destroyed in pasteurization) far outweigh any negative information that may be presented. Thank you for considering this request. ********** [210652:022015] s.m., Snoqualmie, WA Please legalize raw milk, its time to end the insanity and give people back their choices. Please vote yes on HB245. Regards, -Scott Mraz Kalispell, MT **********