If  you’re  a person, like myself, who enjoys  their food nutrient dense and real then you’re probably aware that as of March 25th, 2010 all Whole Foods markets permanently discontinue all raw dairy products.

Here is the statement from Organic Pastures Dairy, the largest producer of  raw milk in California, with cows that are 100% grass-fed:

OPDC was notified on Thursday afternoon March 25, 2010 that Whole Foods Corporate has decided permanently to discontinue raw dairy products from all stores nationally, as a matter of corporate policy.

We are very disappointed in this decision and believe that it is a move away from “whole food” being sold at Whole Foods. We all know that raw milk is a whole food, whereas pasteurized and ultra pasteurized milk are partial foods. These sterile foods cannot be consumed by many people because a killing heat has compromised their integrity, causing enzyme, digestion and other serious histamine and immune disturbance issues. Delicious living, probiotic raw milk does not create these problems. Sterile foods are not organic foods and never have been. Organic food is whole, bio-diverse, nutrient dense, enzyme and mineral rich by definition.

OPDC would like to warmly thank Walter Robb and Whole Foods for ten great years of market support and the instrumental roll that Whole Foods played in establishing the thriving California Raw Milk Market.

OK folks,  it’s time to get behind both producers of raw milk here in California (Organic Pastures and Claravale Farms) and kick Whole Foods to the curb!

But honestly, I’ve been sorely disappointed with Whole Foods for some time. When I started to see white sugar and flour on both their shelves and in their prepared foods……..I knew they had lost their vision.

I’ve been told that they carry these items “because people want it”. Well, if that is the case, let them do their shopping elsewhere. Stores like Vons, Ralphs, and Albertsons will be more than happy to oblige anyones need for lifeless, denatured food.

Whole Foods, on the other hand, being the world’s largest natural health food chain has not only the ability but the obligation to set the standard. That means being a beacon of light in a world of geneticly altered pre-fabed food.

Just remember that the most powerful vote you cast is not always at the ballot box, but the one you cast everyday with the dollars you spend………..look carefully and spend wisely.

Here in the Santa Clarita Valley you can purchase raw dairy products at Lassens at Bouquet and Seco as well as through our local CSA  Abundant Harvest. Check them out at www.abundantharvestorganics.com.