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First Food Freedom Fest Anticipates More Aggressive Government Moves

by David Gumpert | Sep 7, 2014 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation | 21 comments

The first-ever, and hopefully first annual, Food Freedom Fest brought together about 200 food rights advocates from around the country on Saturday to farmer Joel Salatins scenic home town in the Shenandoah Valley. The focus was on overcoming the sense of an...

Despite Setbacks, Beat Goes On for Food Rights, with Legal, Community, Political Actions

by David Gumpert | Aug 25, 2014 | Legal, News Media, Raw Milk, Regulation, Resistance | 4 comments

If you look at the recent legal scorecard, the Food Rights movement is getting clobbered. Losses in Maine (Dan Browns food sovereignty case), Wisconsin (Vernon Hershbergers appeal of his single misdemeanor conviction, along with rejection of Zinniker-Craig case) and...

Where Does Michigans Complicated History of Raw Milk Crackdowns and Romance Leave Us?

by David Gumpert | Aug 16, 2014 | Legal, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation | 19 comments

Sometimes, its important not to lose sight of the forest for the trees. One of those times is occurring in Michigan right now, where there seem to be a lot of treesin the form of different people with different understandings about what is and isnt...

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 youll 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 peoplefailure to deal...

There IS Another Promising Option for Countering Autism

by David Gumpert | Aug 4, 2014 | News Media, Nutrition, Raw Milk, Research | 25 comments

The Sunday New York Times Magazine ran a lengthy article, The Kids Who Beat Autism. The article is focused mainly on how intensive behavioral therapy has helped cure about 10% of autistic kids. The scientists interviewed basically said they didnt know...

Is FDA Becoming Internationally Isolated on Raw Milk?

by David Gumpert | Jul 30, 2014 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation | 27 comments

A few weeks ago, the United Kingdoms Food Standards Agency came out with an eye-opening report on raw milk. This agency, the UKs equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, acknowledged and accepted, at least on a minimal basis, the reality of raw milk,...

Alls Well That Ends Well, in MDARDs 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 didnt 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....