by David Gumpert | Sep 2, 2013 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
For much of August, the nations second-largest raw dairy, The Family Cow in Pennsylvania, was shut down. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, as part of its regular testing of licensed dairies, had discovered campylobacter in several samples. There...
by David Gumpert | Aug 31, 2013 | Legal, Raids, Raw Milk |
Its nice to hear from people who knew Aajonus Vonderplanitz, who valued his friendship and benefited from his nutritional counseling. Clearly, he did a lot of good for individuals he advised on his raw-food regimen. That is what grieving is about for...
by David Gumpert | Aug 29, 2013 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Food rights activist Aajonus Vonderplanitz died in Thailand yesterday, and the circumstances of his demise reflect the way he lived–on the edge and shrouded in mystery and controversy. The 66-year-old nutritionist was, in some ways, the father...
by David Gumpert | Aug 26, 2013 | Raw Milk, Regulation, Resistance |
Its going to become more difficult for pols to simply trample food rights, and then walk away as if nothing happened. A classic case in point is emerging in Maine. There, the states Republican governor, thought to be supportive of small farmers and...
by David Gumpert | Aug 20, 2013 | Food Clubs, Legal, News Media, Raids, Raw Milk |
The foreman of the jury that acquitted Wisconsin farmer Vernon Hershberger of all licensing charges is wondering if state lawyers who prosecuted the case should be sanctioned by a bar association for their conduct during the trial last May. He is especially...
by David Gumpert | Aug 16, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Despite my disparaging view of the prosecution in the Alvin Schlangen case, the six-person jury had its own view, and it wasn’t the same as mine or others on this blog. After nearly four hours of deliberation on Thursday, it convicted the Minnesota farmer of...
by David Gumpert | Aug 15, 2013 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, Legal, Regulation |
Were Minnesota farmer Alvin Schlangen’s eggs unsafe because they were sitting out at room temperature for some hours?On Day 2 of Schlangen’s criminal trial yesterday, that was one of the key questions under consideration, as Schlangen took the stand...
by David Gumpert | Aug 14, 2013 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk |
After a notably weak opening-day prosecution of Minnesota farmer Alvin Schlangen, his defense attorney will today file a motion to dismiss the criminal misdemeanor case. Defense lawyer Nathan Hansen will argue that Schlangen has the right to sell food to about...
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