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Mourning What Could Have Been at Rawesome Food Club

by David Gumpert | Jul 16, 2013 | Food Clubs, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation | 62 comments

We’ve seen over the past year three individuals settle criminal charges growing out of California’s Rawesome Food Club case, with small fines, thus avoiding lengthy trials, huge legal costs, and possible jail terms. Last week, two other legal cases–these...

That $700K Fine of MI Hog Farmer Mark Baker–A New Food Police Tactic?

by David Gumpert | Jul 11, 2013 | Legal, Regulation, Resistance | 31 comments

What makes the case of farmer Mark Baker and his campaign to reverse the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ feral-hog genetic purification program different from other food rights cases that have taken place in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and California...

Behind the Scenes of Maine Guv’s Raw Milk Veto Dance

by David Gumpert | Jul 10, 2013 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation | 57 comments

Any politician worth his or her salt is good at charades–you know, the game where you pretend you are something that you’re not. Maine’s governor, Paul LePage, has given a masterful performance as a supporter of small farms since he was elected...

Forget Walmart? Upcoming Hog Court Tangle in MI; Michelle Obama the Good Guy? Maine Raw Milk Countdown

by David Gumpert | Jul 4, 2013 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation | 43 comments

Maybe it’s a sign of progress, on this Independence Day weekend, that we are discussing here the possibility of Walmart potentially wanting to stock raw milk. As I read the comments, and think about it some more, I’m inclined to agree with those who’d avoid doing...

When Can We Expect an Edward Snowden to Pop Up from the Food Police?

by David Gumpert | Jun 27, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, News Media | 87 comments

On Friday evening nearly five weeks ago, just as the case against farmer Vernon Hershberger was being handed over to the jury, an employee of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) tapped an attendee at the trial on the...

The Jim Crow Way in MN:“You Sure It Wasn’t Alvin Schlangen’s Raw Milk That Made That Man Sick?”; CIA Posts?

by David Gumpert | Jun 25, 2013 | Uncategorized | 22 comments

For years in the Jim Crow South (after the Civil War), prosecutors having difficulty finding the culprit in a theft or even a violent crime like a sexual assault, always had a fallback position: They could encourage the victim to accuse a black, usually a young black...

Want Serious Discussion About Raw Milk Safety? Better Be Careful

by David Gumpert | Jun 17, 2013 | Food Safety, Nutrition, Raw Milk, Research | 133 comments

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has had no hesitancy about spending taxpayer dollars to promote its viewpoint that raw milk is a mortal  danger. A couple years back, I called the FDA on its practice, after it spent nearly $2,500 with a press release...

Vernon Hershberger Makes Peace with His Jury…Is DATCP Next?; A Bonus for Supporting FTCLDF

by David Gumpert | Jun 14, 2013 | Food Clubs, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation | 16 comments

It was a sight to warm the hearts of all in DATCP (the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection), not to mention the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). There was Vernon Hershberger, basking in the warm afternoon sunlight outside...
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