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Meadowsweet Dairy’s Members Sweat Out a Judge’s Decision, and Prepare for the Long Haul

by David Gumpert | Jan 24, 2008 | Uncategorized | 1 comment

The vagaries of our legal system were on full display for Barbara and Steve Smith and members of Meadowsweet Dairy LLC yesterday afternoon at the Seneca County courthouse in tiny Waterloo, NY.  About 25 of their supporters were on hand—a good deal fewer...

Ron Schmid Tries Hard to See a Silver Lining in CA’s Raw-Milk Situation, And Can’t Come Up With Much

by David Gumpert | Jan 22, 2008 | Uncategorized | 6 comments

For author Ron Schmid, the recent problems in California regarding raw milk have a familiar ring to them. The consumer outrage. The hearings. The hope that public officials will relent and begin to listen to reason.  “This is old hat in California....

Update: After a Long Agency Hearing, Meadowsweet Dairy’s Case Goes to a State Court

by David Gumpert | Jan 20, 2008 | Uncategorized | 5 comments

The New York hearing over the legality of the Meadowsweet Dairy and its distribution of raw milk products to owners of its limited liability company seems to have been a knock-down affair, with no punches pulled.We won’t know for at least a month the outcome of...

In This Raw Milk Prizefight, the AB 1604 “Victory” May Be Just the First Round

by David Gumpert | Jan 19, 2008 | Uncategorized | 19 comments

Here are the facts in the California raw milk situation:  –Prior to January 1, 2008, consumers could buy all the raw milk they wanted, so long as the milk passed two categories of long-established tests for total bacteria and pathogens.   –As of...

With Nearly 1,000 At Hearing, Likely Compromise in CA Raw-Milk Coliform Standard Is Due

by David Gumpert | Jan 17, 2008 | Uncategorized | 28 comments

It was "a very exciting day" in Sacramento today, reports Mark McAfee, owner of California’s largest raw milk dairy. The California Assembly’s Agriculture Committee voted unanimously to support compromise legislation that will allow for a...

Are Organic Pastures and Claravale Walking Into a Trap at CA Assembly’s Raw Milk Hearings?

by David Gumpert | Jan 15, 2008 | Uncategorized | 16 comments

Expect to hear a fair amount in the next few days and weeks about AB 1604. This is the legislation that will be considered in Wednesday’s hearing before the California Assembly’s Agriculture Committee—it provides for removing the...

Miles to Go: Why the Public Outcry Over California’s AB 1735 Must Be Sustained

by David Gumpert | Jan 13, 2008 | Uncategorized | 4 comments

It’s a balance political candidates are up against all the time: How do you keep the troops’ spirits up over the course of a long struggle, especially when the chances of victory aren’t guaranteed?  I think that’s the challenge Organic...

Behind the Scenes, the Raw-Milk Struggles in CA and NY Pit Regulators Versus Politicians and Judges

by David Gumpert | Jan 12, 2008 | Uncategorized | 12 comments

I was in a hurry last evening to get the news posted about the California and New York raw milk developments, so I didn’t attempt much in the way of analysis.  But Robin Anderson’s comments on that posting raise some important questions that I’d...
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