by David Gumpert | Jul 25, 2013 | Legal, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation |
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 Blochs retrospective, it might open some old wounds,...
by David Gumpert | Jul 20, 2013 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Whats 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...
by David Gumpert | Jul 16, 2013 | Food Clubs, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Weve seen over the past year three individuals settle criminal charges growing out of Californias 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...
by David Gumpert | Jul 11, 2013 | Legal, Regulation, Resistance |
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...
by David Gumpert | Jul 10, 2013 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
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...
by David Gumpert | Jul 4, 2013 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Maybe its 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, Im inclined to agree with those whod avoid doing...
by David Gumpert | Jun 27, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, News Media |
On Friday evening nearly five weeks ago, just as the case against farmer Vernon Hershberger was being handed over to the jury, an employee of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) tapped an attendee at the trial on the...
by David Gumpert | Jun 25, 2013 | Uncategorized |
For years in the Jim Crow South (after the Civil War), prosecutors having difficulty finding the culprit in a theft or even a violent crime like a sexual assault, always had a fallback position: They could encourage the victim to accuse a black, usually a young black...
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