by David Gumpert | Mar 27, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Raw milk is back in the limelight in Wisconsin, the nation’s second-largest dairy-producing state. New legislation is being proposed, and already public health and conventional dairy interests are fighting it. But this time, the atmosphere feels different,...
by David Gumpert | Mar 23, 2011 | Uncategorized |
I’ve stressed any number of times the importance I attach to a heavy focus by raw dairies on milk safety. Some raw milk proponents have let me know they think my focus on safety is a diversion from more important political issues. And some raw milk opponents...
by David Gumpert | Mar 21, 2011 | Uncategorized |
When I was planning a trip to southern Asia for this month, one of the high points was going to be a stop in Myanmar, the country best known as Burma. I was intrigued with its isolation, hoping, I think, to get a sense of the old Asia, pre-hyper-development. My...
by David Gumpert | Mar 19, 2011 | Uncategorized |
The misinformation that continues to be perpetrated about raw dairy is symptomatic of a much larger problem, as various individuals have pointed out on this blog. Farmers like Joel Salatin, who successfully use sustainable techniques to produce and market...
by David Gumpert | Mar 16, 2011 | Uncategorized |
The real action on expanding access to raw milk, and nutrient-dense foods in general, is increasingly occurring at the local level. I just reported on latest developments in the Maine “food sovereignty” laws in an article for Grist. In this article, Pete...
by David Gumpert | Mar 14, 2011 | Uncategorized |
(Note: a few regular visitors have complained to me recently that they have had intermittent difficulty posting comments here. I have been in contact with the blog hosting service, and its support people have asked for specifics on error messages or the URL of the...
by David Gumpert | Mar 11, 2011 | Uncategorized |
He’s back! MDA agent Jim Roettger shown last December hauling food and holding a search warrant at a suburban Minneapolis dropoff site for the Hartmann farm. “I’m new to this community and…get food from Alvin (Schlangen),” writes Elisa on...
by David Gumpert | Mar 10, 2011 | Uncategorized |
A view from the Blue Hill peninsula, where Sedgwick, Penobscot, and Brooksville are located. I think because the “Food Sovereignty” ordinance described in my previous post passed so easily in Sedgwick, Maine, last Saturday–without obvious pushback...
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