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Michigan Food Dump Meant to Send Us All a Message

by David Gumpert | Jul 22, 2014 | Raw Milk, Regulation, Resistance | 69 comments

The government-sponsored dump of nearly $5,000 of milk, eggs, butter, and cream from Michigan’s My Family Co-Op yesterday carried a very clear and powerful political message to all Americans: We control your food and we don’t like you buying your food outside...

MI Food Seizure Aftermath: They Wonder Why People Are Pissed?

by David Gumpert | Jul 20, 2014 | Food Clubs, Raw Milk, Regulation, Resistance | 25 comments

Jenny Samuelson was all set to do the deal dictated by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development: Dispose of nearly $5,000 worth of raw milk, cream, butter, eggs, and cheese. Under MDARD supervision, she was to bring the 250 gallons of milk to a...

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...

Michigan Sidelines a Raw Milk Herdshare’s Food Deliveries

by David Gumpert | Jul 15, 2014 | Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation | 45 comments

It’s been seven years since Michigan agriculture authorities settled the highly embarrassing raw milk case against farmer Richard Hebron by agreeing in principle to allow herd shares in the state that was the first in the nation to ban raw milk in 1947.  The...

Cutting Through the Fog on Raw Milk Illness Data

by David Gumpert | Jul 14, 2014 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation | 2 comments

It seems that Groton, MA, is still abuzz over the decision by its Board of Health to reverse the town’s long-standing ban on raw milk. There have been some postings on the town list serve  and some emails directed my way, all concerning the...

At Long Last, MA Town Accedes to Residents’ Desire for Raw Milk

by David Gumpert | Jul 8, 2014 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation | 31 comments

I have to admit, I went into the Groton Board of Health hearing last evening—its fifth session on a farmer’s request to eliminate a 60-year ordinance essentially banning raw milk—with less than overflowing optimism.  My concern stemmed from a posting by the...

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...

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...
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