by David Gumpert | Jul 30, 2007 | Uncategorized |
I saw a very clever movie this weekend, “The Illusionist”. That movie, together with comments on my previous posting—citing evidence suggesting that potential dangers from listeria monocytogenes may be overstated—got me thinking. Since last...
by David Gumpert | Jul 28, 2007 | Uncategorized |
The press release about listeria contamination of the farm’s raw milk has been posted online and sent to local newspapers. The calls have gone out to the three customers who purchased the milk, warning them to dispose of it. The farm has “voluntarily...
by David Gumpert | Jul 26, 2007 | Uncategorized |
Something about the comment from Jenny @ Sagehill about colostrum (following my previous post) touched me. For a good while, I couldn’t figure it out, but then I realized I was awestruck with the reality that the high-colostrum milk I have been consuming is...
by David Gumpert | Jul 25, 2007 | Uncategorized |
The discussion about raw milk standards, following my post of July 19, besides being extremely informative, brings to mind a couple of recent conversations I had with dairy farmers who produce raw milk. One of the farmers produces raw milk in New York state, and among...
by David Gumpert | Jul 24, 2007 | Uncategorized |
While we dither, Rome burns. That is part of the message from raw milk advocate Mark McAfee of Organic Pastures in his commentary following my recent posting about the joys of eating local. While he doesn’t name names (“We are all missing the point on...
by David Gumpert | Jul 23, 2007 | Uncategorized |
It’s easy to lose sight of just how far removed from real health many health-care workers are. I’m back in Sarasota again, partly to tend to my mother, who has weakened a good deal since my last visit in April. She had a heart attack in early July and now...
by David Gumpert | Jul 21, 2007 | Uncategorized |
Maybe I just need to stop looking at statistics about food contamination. Something isn’t clicking when I review the various compilations and studies. My disconnect comes from trying to resolve the relatively small numbers of milk-related illness cited in the...
by David Gumpert | Jul 20, 2007 | Uncategorized |
I foresee a time, perhaps five to ten years into the future, when everyone will have access to raw milk—perhaps some at farms, but many at local stores. Those of us who have been involved one way or another in the stings and harassment of the last few years will...
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