by David Gumpert | Jun 28, 2016 | What's New |
At one point at Tuesday’s three-hour hearing about whether agents should be allowed to inspect Amos Miller’s Pennsylvania farm, federal judge Edward Smith made this pronouncement: “Government is at its best when it is sensitive to the people’s needs.” At another...
by David Gumpert | Jun 22, 2016 | What's New |
A seemingly minor request last March by U.S. Department of Agriculture agents to inspect Amos Miller’s Pennsylvania farm has exploded into a full-court press on private food rights. Justice Department lawyers argue in more than 60 pages of briefs designed to convince...
by David Gumpert | Jun 8, 2016 | What's New |
I’ll say, right off the bat, that tongue was a bit in cheek as I wrote the heading above. But not entirely. The Raw Milk Institute (RAWMI), like the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF), is facing significant growth and maturation challenges. The Raw Milk...
by David Gumpert | May 26, 2016 | What's New |
In a bittersweet anniversary, it’s three years ago this week that the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund scored its biggest win since launching in mid-2007: Its local trial lawyer led a legal team that convinced a Wisconsin jury to acquit farmer Vernon Hershberger of...
by David Gumpert | May 21, 2016 | What's New |
The unfolding story of birth defects from the zika virus has raised a host of fears, and skepticism. There is conflict over delays in funding government responses, and what those responses should look like. In this article, Vermont farmer and lawyer John Klar explores...
by David Gumpert | May 12, 2016 | What's New |
The U.S. Justice Department has set a May 19 deadline for Miller’s Organic Farm to accept inspection by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and is ignoring his peace offer. If owner Amos Miller fails to allow inspection of his facilities by the deadline, the U.S....
by David Gumpert | May 1, 2016 | What's New |
As Amos Miller goes anxiously about his work, awaiting the inevitable harsh government action against his Pennsylvania farm, he is at long last learning more about the mysterious illness in California that the CDC blamed on his milk. In a March 18 report posted...
by David Gumpert | Apr 28, 2016 | What's New |
Of all the areas where food rights are threatened by government over-reach, the most insidious may involve seeds. Not only are seeds essential to the food production process, but any threat to their availability, or alteration of their integrity, is a threat to human...
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