by David Gumpert | Dec 21, 2007 | Uncategorized |
The struggle of Barbara and Steve Smith of Meadowsweet Farm against the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets is beginning to resemble the battle of the Alamo. Every few days, it seems, the ag lackeys mount another assault against the revolutionaries,...
by David Gumpert | Dec 18, 2007 | Uncategorized |
One of the things that is especially striking to me about the comments on my previous post concerning the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is how many things people find wrong with the program. They object to the excessive control of our lives it...
by David Gumpert | Dec 17, 2007 | Uncategorized |
One of the things that is especially troubling about the experience of the Smiths is that it isn’t the exception. Rather, it fits into a broader pattern of government abusiveness and sneakiness on the agriculture/food front. I make these observations from...
by David Gumpert | Dec 15, 2007 | Uncategorized |
Most government enforcers assume a low profile after they’re sued, at least for a while. Not New York’s Department of Agriculture and Markets. Within hours of being sued by Barbara and Steve Smith, and members of Meadowsweet Farm’s Limited Liability...
by David Gumpert | Dec 14, 2007 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Dec 13, 2007 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Dec 12, 2007 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Dec 11, 2007 | Uncategorized |
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...
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