by David Gumpert | Apr 23, 2018 | What's New |
I suppose it was only fitting during my gastronomic adventures in Europe that I developed a gastrointestinal illness. Of course, I can’t be sure exactly what caused it–a virus or a particular food–though I sensed it was unlikely a food-borne pathogen,...
by David Gumpert | Apr 15, 2018 | What's New |
There is much media attention to Europe’s problems with migrants and terrorists, but the thing that strikes me most strongly while visiting over the last couple weeks is that food still counts for an awful lot. It’s been about four years since I last traveled to...
by David Gumpert | Mar 31, 2018 | What's New |
The recent discussion here about the role of the Parkland, FL, massacre survivors in organizing huge peaceful protests inspired some recollections…..One day in the late 1990s, while traveling in Europe to research my family’s Holocaust experiences, I paid...
by David Gumpert | Mar 27, 2018 | What's New |
I received a call early today from an Amish dairy farmer I’ve gotten to know. He telephones periodically to check in about regulatory developments in the East, so he can possibly anticipate which raw dairy producers ag regulators might target next. The phone in the...
by David Gumpert | Mar 23, 2018 | What's New |
When I first began writing about raw milk back in 2006, it was as a business writer. I had written half a dozen books about starting and running a business (several of which are listed here). One of the things I strongly advised prospective business owners in my books...
by David Gumpert | Mar 9, 2018 | What's New |
The dairy industry has to be about the most boring and pathetic in the food industry. Two events in just the last few days help explain what I mean: Dean Foods, the largest milk processor in the country, just alerted something like 100 farmers around the country that...
by David Gumpert | Feb 17, 2018 | What's New |
In Iowa, more than a dozen public health, medical, and veterinary organizations are lining up for their annual ritual of killing legislation that would legalize the sale of unpasteurized milk directly from dairy farms to consumers. These opponents say they want to...
by David Gumpert | Jan 26, 2018 | What's New |
The term “fascist” is often used as a pejorative, to brand those who oppose seemingly progressive agendas as extremists. But it’s actually a particular political system, characterized by three components: dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and...
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