by David Gumpert | Jan 30, 2009 | Uncategorized |
In this down economy, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department is not only hiring, but paying big bucks: $63,000-$88,000, plus paid overtime, 100% pickup of retirement benefits, 20-30 days of annual leave, tuition reimbursement, 2% contribution to 401k program,...
by David Gumpert | Jan 30, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Dennis Wenger, the Pennsylvania dairy farmer I wrote about in my previous post, recalled in his talk Saturday an incident that came up as part of his experience using a private laboratory to do split samples of his farm’s raw milk. I didn’t think it was...
by David Gumpert | Jan 27, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Many readers here are rightfully distinguishing between large producers of raw milk like Organic Pastures Dairy Co. and small producers, which usually have fewer than 100 cows. A few individuals with a regulator perspective have attempted to make this distinction as...
by David Gumpert | Jan 24, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Mark McAfee has been on self-imposed exile from this blog since his plea bargain deal a few weeks ago on a criminal indictment in connection with shipping raw milk outside California—on the advice of counsel, he wants to avoid irritating the federal Food and...
by David Gumpert | Jan 21, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Just because I’m suggesting that we be a little kinder to each other, and to a handful of individuals who disagree with the majority on raw milk regulation, doesn’t mean I hold any illusions about the regulators. Basically, the regulators, starting at the...
by David Gumpert | Jan 19, 2009 | Uncategorized |
As long as the subject of intolerance of minorities has come up, with the confluence of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and the inauguration of Barack Obama as president, it’s a good time to address intolerance with regard to comments following my...
by David Gumpert | Jan 18, 2009 | Uncategorized |
A little free association here: Shortly after the Sharon Palmer situation broke, and the snapping about her past began appearing here, a dairy farmer I know wrote me a note, “This shows how those of us producing alternative foods need to be squeaky clean.”...
by David Gumpert | Jan 15, 2009 | Uncategorized |
I have suggested a couple of times that the story of California dairy farmer Sharon Palmer—arrested, handcuffed in front of her children, and jailed overnight nearly a month ago– isn’t as neat and tidy as we might like. She’s come under highly...
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