by David Gumpert | Dec 2, 2009 | Uncategorized |
One theme that regularly asserts itself here is what the U.S. Constitution does and doesn’t allow as concerns food regulation and the right of private individuals to engage in private contracts. The fact of the matter is that the Constitution doesn’t say...
by David Gumpert | Nov 29, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Richard Hebron, the Michigan farmer victimized by a sting operation in 2006, which led to new conclusions about the benefits of raw milk. Did you ever think you’d see this statement endorsed by dairy regulators? “Milk fresh from the cow is a complete,...
by David Gumpert | Nov 25, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Tim WightmanHere’s the message I get from Tim Wightman’s comment following my criticism of Organic Valley Family of Farms: Don’t be so quick to criticize this large farm co-op. There are some delicate political and economic issues involved...
by David Gumpert | Nov 24, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Organic Valley Family of Farms presents itself as “Organic and Farmer Owned: As Good As It Gets”, with almost 1,400 dairy farm members. It donated organic sour cream at the just-concluded Wise Traditions conference sponsored by the Weston A. Price...
by David Gumpert | Nov 20, 2009 | Uncategorized |
One of the reasons Vermont’s new raw milk regulations have attracted so much favorable attention is that they are based on production versus process standards. In other words, let farmers feed their cows or cool their milk according to any of several processes,...
by David Gumpert | Nov 18, 2009 | Uncategorized |
One of the points I emphasized during my talk at the Weston A. Price Foundation Saturday evening is that not only are we in the midst of a war over raw milk, but that we’re at a possible turning point in the struggle. In the smoke and blur of war, though, it can...
by David Gumpert | Nov 16, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Max Kane of Belle’s Lunchbox buyers club interviews Ann Marie Michaels of Real Food Media (www.cheeseslave.com) at the Wise Traditions conference, for a film he is producing about his experiences championing raw milk.What’s going to happen next for raw...
by David Gumpert | Nov 12, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Scott Trautman, whom I wrote about in my Nov. 2 post, is trying every which way to draw attention to the war on raw dairy producers going on in Wisconsin. It’s not easy, because the hundreds of raw dairy farmers in the state are afraid that they’ll be...
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