by David Gumpert | Sep 21, 2009 | Uncategorized |
It’s gotten so we aren’t surprised any more when the regulators go after producers of raw milk with a vengeance not seen with other foods. We’ve seen case after case after case, in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and California, among other...
by David Gumpert | Sep 18, 2009 | Uncategorized |
What are we to make of the latest outbreak of illnesses attributed to raw milk? In Wisconsin, some 35 illnesses from campylobacter seem to have been linked via testing on consumers and cows to raw milk provided to consumers who are leaseholders at Zinniker Family...
by David Gumpert | Sep 15, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Much of the discussion here in recent weeks, whether about the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) or competitive exclusion, is really about food safety. Many of the comments on those topics are penetrating and insightful. But while food safety is a hot...
by David Gumpert | Sep 10, 2009 | Uncategorized |
What is the real meaning of the debate over “competitive exclusion” as it affects raw milk? When last I wrote about this subject —the theory that good bacteria overwhelm bad bacteria in milk from grass-fed cows and thus protect the milk from...
by David Gumpert | Sep 9, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Farmers markets are fun and even inspiring places for many of us. We get the opportunity to purchase locally produced food products directly from farmers and artisans. Sometimes there are more sellers of jewelry and caramel corn than I might like, but there’s...
by David Gumpert | Sep 5, 2009 | Uncategorized |
The food line stands ready at Kripalu.I’ve been spending a few days at Kripalu, the huge yoga retreat center in the Berkshires. I’ve been coming here every year or two for the past 15 years, and each time I come, I am on the alert for changes in the food...
by David Gumpert | Sep 2, 2009 | Uncategorized |
I’ve been reading reports that the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is in trouble. Its funding from Congress has been cut. The listening sessions around the country sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture were nearly unanimous in opposition....
by David Gumpert | Aug 30, 2009 | Uncategorized |
I keep reading about so-called A1 and A2 milk. I haven’t read The Devil in the Milk, but have read enough about it to get the main idea. (According to Amazon’s description of the book, “Milk that contains A1 beta-casein is commonly known as A1 milk;...
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