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Reflections on the Tyranny of the Majority: Handling Whole Foods One Thing, But the Judges Are Something Else

by David Gumpert | Mar 15, 2010 | Uncategorized | 44 comments

The assaults on food rights disclosed Friday were especially discouraging because they came from two seemingly opposite directions. First, there was the corporate assault, from Whole Foods. Corporations, of course, can never be trusted to keep their commitments. Whole...

Another Body Blow to Food Choice As Whole Foods Discontinues Raw Milk Sales in At Least Four States

by David Gumpert | Mar 13, 2010 | Uncategorized | 34 comments

The flow of negative news for raw milk drinkers today continues with word that Whole Foods is pulling raw milk from all its retail stores nationwide, effective tomorrow (Saturday) morning. When shoppers show up at any Whole Foods that has been carrying raw milk, they...

In Meadowsweet Case, NY Appeals Court Rules A Permit Is Required to Give Away Food; Hey, NY Consumers, Whos Your Foodie Daddy?

by David Gumpert | Mar 13, 2010 | Uncategorized | 5 comments

“Daddy” Patrick Hooker, commissioner of the New York Department of Agriculture and MarketsWhen I give talks about my book, The Raw Milk Revolution: Behind America’s Emerging Struggle Over Food Rights, and explain the legal tenuousness of herdshare...

Can the Big Pushes for Raw Milk and Food Rights in WI and DC Make a Difference? Promoting Sterile Milk at WF

by David Gumpert | Mar 12, 2010 | Uncategorized | 8 comments

Rep. Ron Paul addresses Washington reception for food rights lobbying on Wednesday.Wednesday was a busy day on the lobbying front. It’s encouraging to learn there were anywhere from 500 to 800 people at the joint legislative hearing in Eau Claire, WI, on...

The Elephant in the Food Rights Room: How Global Trade Agreements Have Strengthened the Regulators

by David Gumpert | Mar 10, 2010 | Uncategorized | 18 comments

Doreen HannesLast week, I had the opportunity to sit in on a web presentation by Doreen Hannes, a food rights activist, in preparation for National Small Farm and Ranch Grassroots Lobby Day in Washington today (Wed). The title of her presentation was “Global...

Why the CO Public Health Report May Be Opportunity in Disguise; WI DATCPs Rush to Judgment Against Max Kane

by David Gumpert | Mar 7, 2010 | Uncategorized | 49 comments

I appreciate the concerns a number of people (okay, a lot of people) have about the report issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in connection with the campylobacter outbreak last spring. Science and statistics are not my areas of...

Analysis of a Campylobacter Outbreak: Theres More Than Meets the Eye to a Raw Milk Illness Investigation

by David Gumpert | Mar 4, 2010 | Uncategorized | 65 comments

Scott Freeman, owner of Kiniker Dairy in Colorado.One of the most emotional issues around the anti-raw-milk campaign by federal and many state authorities is that of illnesses. I guess the question boils down to this: Should we believe the authorities, who are...

As Controversy Over Raw Milk Swirls About, Colorado Is an Island of Tranquility

by David Gumpert | Mar 1, 2010 | Uncategorized | 32 comments

David Lynch, president of the Raw Milk Association of Colorado, speaks to attendees at its annual meeting on Saturday. The stories of regulator and legislator resistance to food rights continue unabated. The latest sad tale comes out of Wyoming, where a state Senate...
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