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Screw-Tightening Time on Michigan Raw Milk Herdshares

by David Gumpert | Aug 12, 2014 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation | 47 comments

In the month-long game between Michigan agriculture regulators and raw milk distributor My Family Co-Op, the regulators today put down the “Gotcha!” card. If you’ll remember, last month the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development forced My Family...

Appeals Court Prohibits Two WI Farm Families from Distributing Raw Milk, Unless…

by David Gumpert | Aug 9, 2014 | Food Clubs, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation | 15 comments

An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released a couple days ago showed that more than 70% of Americans feel the country is “headed in the wrong direction.”  Now, “headed in the wrong direction” can mean different things to different people—failure to deal...

All’s Well That Ends Well, in MDARD’s Version of Events at My Family Co-Op

by David Gumpert | Jul 25, 2014 | Food Safety, Legal, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation | 22 comments

A number of people have asked me why Jenny Samuelson didn’t just defy the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development last Sunday and cut the red seizure tape on her co-op members’ food….in much the same way as Vernon Hershberger did in Wisconsin in 2010....

Six Ways to Put a Stop to Government Seizures of Privately-Owned Food

by David Gumpert | Jul 16, 2014 | Legal, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation | 23 comments

It happened yesterday in that parking lot in Michigan’s Washington Township, that a member of My Family Co-Op demanded she be allowed to take the milk she had contracted for via her herdshare agreement. An inspector with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and...

Where the Real Action Is on Food Independence

by David Gumpert | Jul 2, 2014 | Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation | 28 comments

Getting ready to take some time off for July 4, Independence Day. I find myself thinking about our economic independence, in light of a number of recent news developments in the food arena.  * I saw a report that the U.S. Supreme Court has, over the last...

How VGN’s Tussle With FTC Sapped Its Financial Strength

by David Gumpert | Jun 29, 2014 | Food Clubs, Legal, Regulation | 21 comments

It turns out that Village Green Network wasn’t just forging new income opportunities for food bloggers.  It was also forging a new advertising path with federal regulators.  VGN’s role connecting large numbers of bloggers to producers of...

Of Golden Geese and Herding Cats: Life and Death of a Foodie Blogging Network

by David Gumpert | Jun 24, 2014 | Legal, News Media, Nutrition, Raw Milk | 58 comments

Over the last five years, Ann Marie Michaels has been a soaring natural food star. Or maybe a meteor would be more like it.  The savvy and charismatic entrepreneur rode exploding interest in artisanal raw milk cheese and other nutrient-dense foods, and built...

“Public Health” Takes Precedence over All, Maine Supreme Court Says in Blow to Food Sovereignty

by David Gumpert | Jun 18, 2014 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation | 50 comments

The Maine Supreme Court dealt a blow to those hoping for legal backing of locally sanctioned private food sales, outside government regulatory auspices, by upholding farmer Dan Brown’s conviction last year of violating state dairy and food laws.  In the end,...
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