by David Gumpert | May 21, 2013 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
I had assumed that the tension and drama in the Vernon Hershberger raw milk trial would build gradually over the expected five days of the proceedings, culminating in a verdict that would either acquit him or possibly send him to jail for up to two-and-a-half...
by David Gumpert | May 18, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, News Media, Raw Milk, Regulation |
The trial of raw milk farmer Vernon Hershberger, due to begin Monday in Baraboo, WI, is becoming not just a big legal and political event, but a big media event as well. The Wisconsin media have picked up on the plans for a major gathering of food rights...
by David Gumpert | May 15, 2013 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
A chapter in my new book on food rights is entitled, Since When Are We Afraid of Food? I detail some of the reasons for the sometimes irrational concerns about food dangers that have developed over the last twenty years, resulting in what sometimes seems like...
by David Gumpert | May 13, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, Nutrition, Raw Milk, Regulation |
The criminal misdemeanor trial of Vernon Hershberger is a week off, and I find myself wondering…Is there any other country (aside from Canada) in todays crazy mixed-up world that would devote the resources the U.S. is devoting to punishing a farmer for selling...
by David Gumpert | May 8, 2013 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
For those people expecting the upcoming trial of Vernon Hershberger to provide a jury verdict on the benefits of raw milk, theres been a glitch. The judge in the case, Guy Reynolds, said yesterday at a pretrial hearing that the words raw milk cant be uttered...
by David Gumpert | May 2, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Maines food sovereignty movement took a hit when a state judge ruled earlier this week that farmer Dan Brown must have a license to sell raw milk, despite his towns ordinance exempting local farmers from state food regulations. The judge was ruling in response...
by David Gumpert | Apr 28, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, News Media, Raw Milk |
Now that a Wisconsin judge has rejected raw milk farmer Vernon Hershberger’s religious freedom arguments to justify having a witness testify on his behalf, his trial looks likely to go forward as scheduled beginning May 20.As proceedings draw closer, we will no...
by David Gumpert | Apr 21, 2013 | Legal, News Media, Resistance |
When I first heard about the Boston Marathon bombing, I assumed it was likely a case of domestic terrorism. Foreigners tend not to be so aware of the historical relevance of the Boston Marathon–that it takes place on Patriots Day, the commemoration of the start...
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