by David Gumpert | Feb 1, 2009 | Uncategorized |
I’ve been feeling some uncertainty and discomfort about my two most recent posts. 1. On the uncertainty front, I’ve found myself thinking about the private lab tests in ways that never occurred to me previously. In my Jan. 29 post, I made this point:...
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.”...
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