by David Gumpert | Mar 15, 2010 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Mar 13, 2010 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Mar 13, 2010 | Uncategorized |
“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...
by David Gumpert | Mar 12, 2010 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Mar 10, 2010 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Mar 7, 2010 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Mar 4, 2010 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Mar 1, 2010 | Uncategorized |
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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