by David Gumpert | Aug 12, 2014 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
In the month-long game between Michigan agriculture regulators and raw milk distributor My Family Co-Op, the regulators today put down the Gotcha! card. If youll remember, last month the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development forced My Family...
by David Gumpert | Aug 9, 2014 | Food Clubs, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released a couple days ago showed that more than 70% of Americans feel the country is headed in the wrong direction. Now, headed in the wrong direction can mean different things to different peoplefailure to deal...
by David Gumpert | Jul 25, 2014 | Food Safety, Legal, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation |
A number of people have asked me why Jenny Samuelson didnt just defy the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development last Sunday and cut the red seizure tape on her co-op members food
.in much the same way as Vernon Hershberger did in Wisconsin in 2010....
by David Gumpert | Jul 16, 2014 | Legal, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation |
It happened yesterday in that parking lot in Michigans Washington Township, that a member of My Family Co-Op demanded she be allowed to take the milk she had contracted for via her herdshare agreement. An inspector with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and...
by David Gumpert | Jul 2, 2014 | Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Getting ready to take some time off for July 4, Independence Day. I find myself thinking about our economic independence, in light of a number of recent news developments in the food arena. * I saw a report that the U.S. Supreme Court has, over the last...
by David Gumpert | Jun 29, 2014 | Food Clubs, Legal, Regulation |
It turns out that Village Green Network wasnt just forging new income opportunities for food bloggers. It was also forging a new advertising path with federal regulators. VGNs role connecting large numbers of bloggers to producers of...
by David Gumpert | Jun 24, 2014 | Legal, News Media, Nutrition, Raw Milk |
Over the last five years, Ann Marie Michaels has been a soaring natural food star. Or maybe a meteor would be more like it. The savvy and charismatic entrepreneur rode exploding interest in artisanal raw milk cheese and other nutrient-dense foods, and built...
by David Gumpert | Jun 18, 2014 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
The Maine Supreme Court dealt a blow to those hoping for legal backing of locally sanctioned private food sales, outside government regulatory auspices, by upholding farmer Dan Browns conviction last year of violating state dairy and food laws. In the end,...
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