by David Gumpert | Jan 7, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Sylvia Gibson poses a recurring question following my previous post: Why is it that our regulators and legislators come down so hard in following up on illnesses from raw milk, but do nothing when people become sick and even die from other foods like cold cuts,...
by David Gumpert | Jan 5, 2009 | Uncategorized |
There is a provocative debate-discussion going on following my Dec. 29 post about Regulator (who seems to have thrown his/her grenade, and departed to watch the explosions). The discussion, I think, is about the nature of warning labels and signs that raw milk might...
by David Gumpert | Jan 3, 2009 | Uncategorized |
It’s always tempting at the start of a New Year to attempt predictions about upcoming news and trends. In the arena of raw milk, one thing I can say with a good deal of confidence is that 2009 will almost certainly be a dynamic year. The subject has attracted a...
by David Gumpert | Jan 1, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Here’s a holiday story to warm the heart. A Michigan mother of three children, the youngest of whom is only six months, is going through a very messy divorce proceeding with a husband who allegedly physically abused her before she moved out. While they share...
by David Gumpert | Dec 30, 2008 | Uncategorized |
I want to thank Regulator…first, for risking him/herself on this blog, where regulator types haven’t always been well received and, second, for providing an articulate explanation of the challenges likely to confront farmers and other distributors of raw...
by David Gumpert | Dec 27, 2008 | Uncategorized |
The wait is over. The Haphazard Gourmet has named the winner of its raw milk slogan contest, a contest that actually grew out of a comment by Mark McAfee on this site about the “Viagra effect” of raw milk. I commend the Haphazard Gourmet for its good humor...
by David Gumpert | Dec 23, 2008 | Uncategorized |
I’ve found myself thinking about a couple of 17th and 18th century political philosophers whose writings I read during college days: John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (“The Social Contract”). I couldn’t fully appreciate them at the time, but...
by David Gumpert | Dec 21, 2008 | Uncategorized |
Now that I’ve had some time to reflect, and to digest the comments on my previous post, I’d like to take another stab at answering the question I posed about what “the real message” of authorities was in the Stowers raid. I suggested it may...
Recent Comments