by David Gumpert | Jan 23, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Michael Schmidt displays cow manure he credits with replenishing his farm’s soil, during a tour of Glencolton Farm’s dairy operations Wednesday evening. Americans tend to view Canada as a socialist version of the United States, what with its universal...
by David Gumpert | Jan 22, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Michael Schmidt meets with the media before entering a Newmarket courthouse.In a decision that took Ontario Judge Paul Kowarsky two-and-a-half hours to read, and sounded much of the time like a thoroughly researched legal treatise, raw dairy farmer Michael Schmidt was...
by David Gumpert | Jan 20, 2010 | Uncategorized |
The late Ayatollah Khomeini greeting supporters in Iran.Questions, questions. Here’s one before I get to those in the heading: What does raw milk have to do with genetically modified food? I found myself asking that question as I read through the comments...
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...
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