by David Gumpert | Jan 16, 2010 | Uncategorized |
I have a food secret. I’m a kombucha addict. I drink probably half a 16-ounce bottle of the fermented tea every day. I love the energy I feel from it. Why have I kept it secret? Because I’ve been afraid that if I say anything publicly, I might lose my...
by David Gumpert | Jan 15, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Mike Dummer, chairman of the DATCP Board of Directors, which apparently pushed hard for establishment of the new Wisconsin raw milk working group. Consumers are becoming much more outspoken in demanding access to raw milk, and authorities are beginning to get the...
by David Gumpert | Jan 13, 2010 | Uncategorized |
DATCP chief Rod Nilsestuen, who today ordered formation of a raw milk working group.As I read various accounts of the situation regarding the British Columbia raw dairy that’s been targeted by authorities for supposedly tainted milk, I am drawn to Michael...
by David Gumpert | Jan 11, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Vermont farming vista, courtesy of www.revealedpresence.com.What exactly does it mean to be farming sustainably? I’ve always assumed it means that you’re producing a number of products—say, milk, chickens, eggs, veggies—and some large...
by David Gumpert | Jan 7, 2010 | Uncategorized |
One of the reasons so many people from so many different ethnic backgrounds and so many religions get along reasonably well in this country has been the respect engendered by our Constitution’s prohibition on legislating religion. Sure, there are regular efforts...
by David Gumpert | Jan 4, 2010 | Uncategorized |
When food poisoning lawyer Bill Marler asked me to write an article for his law firm’s Food Safety News a couple weeks back, I thought it represented a potential opportunity to begin to get past the emotion that overlays so much of the debate over raw milk. I...
by David Gumpert | Dec 30, 2009 | What's New |
If you’re Jewish, Christmas tends to be a very quiet time. Without a Christmas tree, stockings over the fireplace, and presents to open, you tend to feel more apart from American culture than any other time of the year. On top of that, nearly everything you might do...
by David Gumpert | Dec 26, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Scott Trautman rallying demonstrators outside the courthouse before Max Kane’s court appearance in Viroqua last Monday.Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection is signaling that it takes Scott Trautman very seriously, and that...
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