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It’s Deja Vu All Over Again for Alvin Schlangen, Facing Desperate MN Prosecutor

by David Gumpert | Jul 31, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation | 15 comments

Alvin Schlangen knows the drill by now. Designate a few members of his Minnesota food club to run things in the event he is thrown in jail. Savor his last few meals at home. Get the word out as far and wide as possible to encourage supporters to attend his...

Larry Otting and James Stewart Agree: Isn’t It Time to “Mend Fences”?

by David Gumpert | Jul 29, 2013 | Food Clubs, Legal, Raids, Regulation | 5 comments

It’s easy to forget in all the dustup between Aajonus Vonderplanitz and Sharon Palmer that her Ventura County farm began as a nearly romantic project back in 2008, supported financially by nearly a dozen Rawesome members and other supporters of locally-produced...

Taking the Good from Rawesome and Moving On; RAWMI Progesss

by David Gumpert | Jul 25, 2013 | Legal, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation | 33 comments

The comments here have definitely gotten a little edgy over the last few days. The Rawesome Food Club episode seems to bring out lots of unpleasant emotions in all of us.  I assumed when I posted Victoria Bloch’s retrospective, it might open some old wounds,...

How Investigators Exploited Rawesome Feuds; New Regulator Bullying in L.A. County; Fundamentals Behind Food Rights Push

by David Gumpert | Jul 20, 2013 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation | 25 comments

What’s even sadder than the observations about Rawesome Food Club recalled by Victoria Bloch in the previous post is the fact that the police action against the private food club worked exactly as the government enforcers hoped it would.  How do I know? In...

Mourning What Could Have Been at Rawesome Food Club

by David Gumpert | Jul 16, 2013 | Food Clubs, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation | 62 comments

We’ve seen over the past year three individuals settle criminal charges growing out of California’s Rawesome Food Club case, with small fines, thus avoiding lengthy trials, huge legal costs, and possible jail terms. Last week, two other legal cases–these...

That $700K Fine of MI Hog Farmer Mark Baker–A New Food Police Tactic?

by David Gumpert | Jul 11, 2013 | Legal, Regulation, Resistance | 31 comments

What makes the case of farmer Mark Baker and his campaign to reverse the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ feral-hog genetic purification program different from other food rights cases that have taken place in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and California...

Behind the Scenes of Maine Guv’s Raw Milk Veto Dance

by David Gumpert | Jul 10, 2013 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation | 57 comments

Any politician worth his or her salt is good at charades–you know, the game where you pretend you are something that you’re not. Maine’s governor, Paul LePage, has given a masterful performance as a supporter of small farms since he was elected...

Forget Walmart? Upcoming Hog Court Tangle in MI; Michelle Obama the Good Guy? Maine Raw Milk Countdown

by David Gumpert | Jul 4, 2013 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation | 43 comments

Maybe it’s a sign of progress, on this Independence Day weekend, that we are discussing here the possibility of Walmart potentially wanting to stock raw milk. As I read the comments, and think about it some more, I’m inclined to agree with those who’d avoid doing...
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