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Heritage Hog Farmer Mark Baker Struggles to Hold on to His Livelihood, and His Patriotism; Michael Schmidt Update

by David Gumpert | Jan 9, 2013 | Legal, Raids, Regulation, Resistance | 27 comments

Imagine leaving the military after a long career, enthusiastically launching a new business, and then, after much business trauma, concluding that the system you spent years defending with your life is corrupt. That kind of summarizes Mark Baker’s experience over...

Here Come FDA Compost Technicians; Flagstaff, AZ, Feels Urgency for Food Sovereignty Ordinance; Hershberger Trial Update

by David Gumpert | Jan 5, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, Regulation, Resistance | 29 comments

“Take peanuts. To be safe, I want them tested as they leave the fields. I want them processed at temperatures high enough to kill salmonella. I want to store them covered so birds can’t contaminate them with their droppings. I want them tested before they are released...

Raw Milk Akin to “Controlled Substance,” Prosecutor Tells Judge in Schlangen Case

by David Gumpert | Jan 4, 2013 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation | 14 comments

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture continues to push ahead with misdemeanor criminal charges involving the distribution of raw milk, meat, and eggs against farmer Alvin Schlangen in his home county, despite the similarity to three charges he was acquitted on last...

In 2012 Food Rights Became Legal Issue–Can A Movement Emerge in 2013?

by David Gumpert | Jan 2, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, News Media, Nutrition, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation, Research, Resistance | 25 comments

A year ago I summarized the key themes for 2011 as “rising shock events” and “rising stress levels,” thanks to highly public raids on food clubs and farms.I’d say 2012 was the year these shock events played out in a number of ways, primarily...

Six Reasons the Hershberger Raw Milk Case Is Central to Struggle for Food Rights, and Even WI Politics

by David Gumpert | Dec 27, 2012 | Food Clubs, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation | 64 comments

  I’ve been devoting a considerable amount of time and energy to reporting on the sometimes tedious ins and outs of the upcoming trial of Vernon Hershberger. Why? What makes this case so important, in my view?Here are six reasons I see it as being key:...

Hershberger’s Trial Delayed for Months on Freedom of Religion Appeal of Judge’s Ruling to Block Defense Witnesses; FTCLDF Victory for MI Farmers

by David Gumpert | Dec 22, 2012 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation | 28 comments

The trial of raw milk farmer Vernon Hershberger, due to begin Jan. 7, has been delayed, likely for several months, because of the complexity of legal issues raised at today’s hearing in Baraboo, WI.Even before today, the legal issues raised by both the...

WI Prosecutors Throwing Everything But the Kitchen Sink in Advance of Hershberger Food Rights Trial; McAfee’s Persistence

by David Gumpert | Dec 19, 2012 | Food Clubs, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation, Resistance | 27 comments

First, the Wisconsin prosecutors pursuing raw milk farmer Vernon Hershberger went after jury nullification, and convinced a judge to instruct jurors in his upcoming trial they can’t side with the accused farmer if they disagree with the laws he is accused of...

What a Fix We’ve Gotten Ourselves Into Around Mass Slaughters

by David Gumpert | Dec 16, 2012 | Legal, News Media, Regulation | 47 comments

It has been a very difficult few days. The Newtown, Connecticut, murders hit hard, at a time when it seems as if we should be hardened to incidents of random violence.  The murders accompanying the shooting of Rep. Gabby Giffords in Arizona, the murder of...
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