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Might Californians Be Leading the Way in Teaching Us How to Turn Lemons into Lemonade?

by David Gumpert | Dec 14, 2007 | Uncategorized | 2 comments

As I read Mark McAfee’s comment on my most recent posting, I was reminded of Sylvia’s note earlier this week that her co-op was out of both Organic Pastures and Cloverdale Farm raw milk, and that there were limitations on sales in any event.  A run on...

In His Crystal Ball, Mark McAfee Sees a Promising Future for Raw Milk in California

by David Gumpert | Dec 13, 2007 | Uncategorized | 6 comments

Mark McAfee of Organic Pastures Dairy Co. thinks I’m being way too pessimistic in my assessment of the California situation and AB1735.  He says that not only have key legislators been hit with thousands of emails protesting AB1735, but that the lawmakers...

NY Raw Milk Producer Asks Court to End Harassment, Intimidation of LLC Members; Good-Cop-Bad-Cop Routine in CA Mess?

by David Gumpert | Dec 12, 2007 | Uncategorized | 15 comments

Together with 121 “members” of the limited liability company that owns their dairy’s cows, Barbara and Steve Smith have filed suit in state court against New York’s agriculture commissioner and dairy services director, seeking an order...

Should We Be Worrying About Carbon Imprint of Buying Local? A Happy Ending in Texas Cheese Case

by David Gumpert | Dec 11, 2007 | Uncategorized | 2 comments

When you ask mainstream physicians about something they know little about—say, nutritional supplements or acupuncture—more often than not they’ll respond by belittling the approach, telling you to “save your money” or “there’s...

When Push Came to Shove, I Wasn’t Quite Ready to Do a Tropics Food Pathogen Test

by David Gumpert | Dec 10, 2007 | Uncategorized | 5 comments

 For the first time in a long time, I spent a week pretty much away from the Internet (okay, there were a few 15-20-minute spells to monitor some urgent business, but it sure felt as if I was away from it). In reading over email from the last week, it looks as if...

“For the Sake of the Children” Is a Tough Media Barrier to Overcome

by David Gumpert | Dec 1, 2007 | Uncategorized | 20 comments

We all need to become more savvy not only about the food we eat and where we obtain it, but about interpreting all the related media messages that are created—spin, as the politicians like to call it. We like to think that our country has a free press, and...

For Love or Money? Factoring in Personal Goals, Business Goals, and Risk Premiums

by David Gumpert | Nov 29, 2007 | Uncategorized | 14 comments

The discussion about farmer profits, or lack thereof, illustrates how amazingly conflicted we are about food, both as growers and consumers.  I hear several issues being raised simultaneously, and that has a way of clouding matters:  –Personal goals...

Thinking Differently About Pricing: What Seems Like a Commodity to Farmers Can Be a Premium Product to Consumers; Watch Out, Veggie Growers

by David Gumpert | Nov 28, 2007 | Uncategorized | 17 comments

I’d like to discuss food prices from a different perspective than they tend to get talked about. I find it interesting that a number of farmers commenting on yesterday’s post seem to feel uncomfortable about their pricing, and feel the need to justify the...
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