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Lesson at Food Rights Workshop: Why Vernon Hershberger’s Backers Must Learn How to Deal with Fear

by David Gumpert | Mar 2, 2012 | Uncategorized | 7 comments

If Wisconsin dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger goes to jail Friday, he can take comfort that his farm will be well tended to. First, there is his family, including his wife and nine children. “I would not do what I am doing without having my family behind...

Are the U.S. and Canada the First “Free” Nations to Deprive Citizens of Basic Foods? Gathering March 2 to Declare “Independence”; CA Herdshare Owners React to Losing Milk

by David Gumpert | Feb 29, 2012 | Uncategorized | 16 comments

Eating is something we do so naturally, so routinely, we tend not to think all that much about it. We make choices–white or dark meat chicken, almond butter or peanut butter, apple or pear, broccoli or chard–nearly unconsciously, so plentiful is the food....

WI AG, Feeling Newly Emboldened, Moves to Jail Vernon Hershberger for Feeding His Food Club Members, and Violating Bail Terms; New Urgency Given to March 2 Protest

by David Gumpert | Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized | 39 comments

Wisconsin’s Attorney General has signaled his willingness to go ahead with the possibly provocative step of throwing dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger into jail. In a package of documents sent to Hershberger, the Wisconsin Department of Justice included a letter...

Hey, When Raw Milk Data Don’t Go Your Way, Try Some Gymnastics, Like CDC Does; Another Look at Harvard Debate

by David Gumpert | Feb 22, 2012 | Uncategorized | 16 comments

During the raw milk debate at Harvard Law School last Thursday, I criticized our opponents for their failure to present data, as in real understandable numbers. I had gone to the trouble of analyzing data from official statistics provided by the U.S. Centers for...

Teaching of a Different Sort: “Rights Workshop” to Advise Farmers, Food Clubs, on Countering Government Attacks; A Farm Family’s Fundraiser

by David Gumpert | Feb 21, 2012 | Uncategorized | 13 comments

Farmers and food club managers who come under attack by government enforcers are often at a loss about what to do next. Will they invite government retribution if they try to publicize what has happened? What do they tell food club members? Should they hire a lawyer...

Thoughts on the Raw Milk Debate at Harvard Law School: Getting Some Ideas into the Open; Is It Fair to Declare “Outbreak” At Claravale?

by David Gumpert | Feb 18, 2012 | Uncategorized | 20 comments

It’s a tad awkward writing an assessment of a debate in which I was a participant…so here are a few random reactions to the raw milk debate at Harvard Law School Thursday evening. (If you missed it, you can view the recording on YouTube; it should be up...

Maybe Dan Allgyer’s Decision to Shut Down His PA Farm Will Help Us See More Clearly the Importance of Vernon Hershberger’s Struggle; Debate on Raw Milk

by David Gumpert | Feb 14, 2012 | Uncategorized | 44 comments

Pennsylvania Amish farmer Dan Allgyer has decided to shutter his farm, ending his ordeal with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Justice Department. He made his decision after Judge Lawrence Stengler went along with the agencies, and imposed a...

Wisconsin’s DATCP Turns Up Pressure on Vernon Hershberger; MN Moves to Put Farmer, Food Club Owner, Alvin Schlangen on Trial–He Could Face Fines, Year in Jail

by David Gumpert | Feb 13, 2012 | Uncategorized | 15 comments

The video below seems almost mundane in its discussion about dairy rules and regulations. But it’s what is not said that is most important here. Ostensibly, Jackie Owens was at the farm last Thursday to carry out an inspection. Part of her regulatory duty, since...

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