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Here’s How to Ride Out the Escalating Crackdown on Raw Milk: Just Ignore The Creeps

by David Gumpert | May 20, 2010 | Uncategorized | 33 comments

This tidbit just a couple days ago from an investment adviser I follow, Richard Russell, who’s been writing a very popular newsletter for upwards of fifty years: “Do your friends a favor. Tell them to ‘batten down the hatches’ because...

The Secret Plan to Crack Down Even Harder on Raw Milk in MA–Part of CDC’s National Plan?

by David Gumpert | May 18, 2010 | Uncategorized | 28 comments

John Auerbach, Massachusetts Commissioner of Public HealthThe general assumption about the after-hours announcement May 7 that the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources was withdrawing its proposed ban on buying clubs was that the move was prompted by a...

Did Someone Mention Raw Milk Safety? In MA, Soares Seems Intent on Protecting One Person; WI Rally; “Collapse”

by David Gumpert | May 18, 2010 | Uncategorized | 9 comments

I have to admit I sometimes feel sorry for Scott Soares, the commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources. This guy, by all accounts, has been a supporter of small farms in Massachusetts. As recently as last December, he sent a strong letter...

When They Play Hard Ball, It’s Essential We Not Play Wiffle Ball: Lessons from the MA Protest, and Spillover Continues

by David Gumpert | May 15, 2010 | Uncategorized | 40 comments

Domonstrators Monday on Boston Common, near MA State House.It’s taken me a little longer than I expected to recover from the Massachusetts raw milk protest festivities on Monday. I’ve never been involved in organizing a protest. Not that I did a lot of the...

Dozens Plead, Cajole, Argue for Hands Off Raw Milk Buying Clubs, But Commish Hears a Different Story

by David Gumpert | May 11, 2010 | Uncategorized | 38 comments

Scott Soares, Massachusetts agriculture commissioner, left, after the hearing Monday. One after another–farmers, moms, dads, lawyers, buying club owners, a state rep, and a blind woman, some 50 in all–they testified this morning before the commissioner of...

Let’s Give a Round of Applause to MDAR for a Wonderful “Teachable Moment,” and Show What Good Students We Are

by David Gumpert | May 9, 2010 | Uncategorized | 37 comments

I guess I’m feeling a lot of gratitude these days. Last week, I was thanking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for clarifying its position on food and health rights (that we have none). Today, I want to express thanks to the Massachusetts Department of...

MDAR Tries 11th Hour Switcheroo to Stifle Raw Milk Debate: In This Circus, the Show Must Go On

by David Gumpert | May 8, 2010 | Uncategorized | 16 comments

It seems as if Scott Soares, the Massachusetts commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, has been hearing from lots of consumers who aren’t pleased about his ongoing  efforts to mess with their food by harassing raw milk buying...

Scott Soares’ Not-So-Lengthy Journey from Raw Milk Supporter to Big Dairy Pitchman; Mark McAfee, Max Kane to Join Boston Festivities; Wins for Meadowsweet

by David Gumpert | May 7, 2010 | Uncategorized | 25 comments

Boston Common, which will be the site of a rally at 8:45 a.m. Monday, in advance of a hearing at 10 on banning raw milk buying clubs. It’s taken a while, but his Big Dairy handlers seem finally to have gotten Scott Soares, the Massachusetts commissioner of the...
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