by David Gumpert | Jul 30, 2014 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
A few weeks ago, the United Kingdoms Food Standards Agency came out with an eye-opening report on raw milk. This agency, the UKs equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, acknowledged and accepted, at least on a minimal basis, the reality of raw milk,...
by David Gumpert | Jul 25, 2014 | Food Safety, Legal, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation |
A number of people have asked me why Jenny Samuelson didnt just defy the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development last Sunday and cut the red seizure tape on her co-op members food
.in much the same way as Vernon Hershberger did in Wisconsin in 2010....
by David Gumpert | Jul 22, 2014 | Raw Milk, Regulation, Resistance |
The government-sponsored dump of nearly $5,000 of milk, eggs, butter, and cream from Michigan’s My Family Co-Op yesterday carried a very clear and powerful political message to all Americans: We control your food and we dont like you buying your food outside...
by David Gumpert | Jul 20, 2014 | Food Clubs, Raw Milk, Regulation, Resistance |
Jenny Samuelson was all set to do the deal dictated by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development: Dispose of nearly $5,000 worth of raw milk, cream, butter, eggs, and cheese. Under MDARD supervision, she was to bring the 250 gallons of milk to a...
by David Gumpert | Jul 16, 2014 | Legal, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation |
It happened yesterday in that parking lot in Michigans Washington Township, that a member of My Family Co-Op demanded she be allowed to take the milk she had contracted for via her herdshare agreement. An inspector with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and...
by David Gumpert | Jul 15, 2014 | Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Its been seven years since Michigan agriculture authorities settled the highly embarrassing raw milk case against farmer Richard Hebron by agreeing in principle to allow herd shares in the state that was the first in the nation to ban raw milk in 1947. The...
by David Gumpert | Jul 14, 2014 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
It seems that Groton, MA, is still abuzz over the decision by its Board of Health to reverse the towns long-standing ban on raw milk. There have been some postings on the town list serve and some emails directed my way, all concerning the...
by David Gumpert | Jul 8, 2014 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
I have to admit, I went into the Groton Board of Health hearing last eveningits fifth session on a farmers request to eliminate a 60-year ordinance essentially banning raw milkwith less than overflowing optimism. My concern stemmed from a posting by the...
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