by David Gumpert | Aug 14, 2013 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk |
After a notably weak opening-day prosecution of Minnesota farmer Alvin Schlangen, his defense attorney will today file a motion to dismiss the criminal misdemeanor case. Defense lawyer Nathan Hansen will argue that Schlangen has the right to sell food to about...
by David Gumpert | Aug 9, 2013 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Theres something weird….no, make that sinister….going on in the Minnesota prosecution of raw dairy farmers. Ive written a number of times about the apparent prosecution effort to link a single uninvestigated illness from campylobacter to Alvin...
by David Gumpert | Aug 5, 2013 | Legal, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation, Resistance |
At the end of the Q&A following my presentation at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT, last Thursday evening, one woman among the 25 or so people in attendance raised her hand. I was expecting an uplifting presentation, and what I got was just the opposite,...
by David Gumpert | Jul 31, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Alvin Schlangen knows the drill by now. Designate a few members of his Minnesota food club to run things in the event he is thrown in jail. Savor his last few meals at home. Get the word out as far and wide as possible to encourage supporters to attend his...
by David Gumpert | Jul 25, 2013 | Legal, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation |
The comments here have definitely gotten a little edgy over the last few days. The Rawesome Food Club episode seems to bring out lots of unpleasant emotions in all of us. I assumed when I posted Victoria Blochs retrospective, it might open some old wounds,...
by David Gumpert | Jul 20, 2013 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Whats even sadder than the observations about Rawesome Food Club recalled by Victoria Bloch in the previous post is the fact that the police action against the private food club worked exactly as the government enforcers hoped it would. How do I know? In...
by David Gumpert | Jul 16, 2013 | Food Clubs, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Weve seen over the past year three individuals settle criminal charges growing out of Californias 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...
by David Gumpert | Jul 10, 2013 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
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...
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