by David Gumpert | Sep 19, 2008 | Uncategorized |
One thing you have to say about the state agriculture officials in New York, Pennsylvania, and California. At least theyre consistent. When they claim to find pathogens in samples of raw milk and no one gets sick, they force a recall or shut down raw milk production...
by David Gumpert | Sep 15, 2008 | Uncategorized |
I suspect a lot of people arent going to like what I have to say about the latest version of the Bill and Mark Show. Bill Chirdon is the head of the Pennsylvania Department of Agricultures Bureau of Food Safety, and one of his main roles in life seems to be to torment...
by David Gumpert | Sep 13, 2008 | Uncategorized |
The decision last week by a federal magistrate to ignore a plea deal and not impose probation on Anita and Michael Puckett of Dee Creek Farm (described in my previous post) seemed a small but decent gesture by a government official to say, at long last, enough is...
by David Gumpert | Sep 12, 2008 | Uncategorized |
If you want to know how serious the U.S. government is about discouraging raw milk consumption, especially via herd shares, consider the experiences of Anita and Michael Puckett, owners of Dee Creek Farm in Washington state. Dee Creek is the dairy whose raw milk...
by David Gumpert | Sep 9, 2008 | Uncategorized |
A consumer on a raw milk listserve last week said she was looking for a herd share in California because Claravale Farms milk sells for $4.49 a quart in one California health food store (thats $18 a gallon, if you don’t have a calculator handy). Then today I was...
by David Gumpert | Sep 6, 2008 | Uncategorized |
The jockeying for SB 201 will move to Hollywood territory this week. Actor Martin Sheen will team up with Sen. Dean Florez, the political force behind SB 201, at a press conference Tuesday at the Whole Foods store in Venice, designed to encourage the governor to sign...
by David Gumpert | Sep 3, 2008 | Uncategorized |
Officials of the California Department of Food and Agriculture have already begun whispering sweet little nothings into the governors ear about the dangers of SB 201. The Fresno Bee reports that the governors office has expressed reservations, based on CDFA...
by David Gumpert | Aug 31, 2008 | Uncategorized |
SB 201, the legislation that provides Californias raw milk dairies with a way around the questionable coliform standard, passed the state senate Saturday 34-3, as part of a rare budget-crunch weekend session. It passed despite significant last-ditch efforts to derail...
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