by David Gumpert | Jun 28, 2016 | What's New |
At one point at Tuesday’s three-hour hearing about whether agents should be allowed to inspect Amos Miller’s Pennsylvania farm, federal judge Edward Smith made this pronouncement: “Government is at its best when it is sensitive to the people’s needs.” At another...
by David Gumpert | Jul 2, 2019 | What's New |
When it comes time to slaughter cattle and pigs at Amos Miller’s farm in Bird-in-Hand, PA, the process has been pretty much the same for decades. One of the Amish farm hands brings out a pistol, and shoots each animal between the eyes. “You have to hit them in just...
by David Gumpert | Jan 15, 2019 | What's New |
In a comment a couple weeks back, Joseph Heckman pointed out that it’s been nearly a decade since publication of my first book about the politics of raw dairy, The Raw Milk Revolution. He wondered how things have changed in the intervening time period, and how things...
by David Gumpert | Apr 1, 2017 | What's New |
There’s been lots of handwringing about a federal jury’s conviction a few weeks ago of Kentucky salve maker Sam Girod. A miscarriage of justice, say some. Impeach the judge, say others. Prosecutors are the lowest of low-lifes, say still others. (Maybe on a par...
by David Gumpert | Oct 23, 2016 | What's New |
A USDA investigation of Pennsylvania farmer Amos Miller’s meat production practices has taken an ominous turn in recent days, apparently morphing into a national dragnet to collect the food purchase records of thousands of food club members around the country. One ray...
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