by David Gumpert | Jul 20, 2014 | Food Clubs, Raw Milk, Regulation, Resistance |
Jenny Samuelson was all set to do the deal dictated by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development: Dispose of nearly $5,000 worth of raw milk, cream, butter, eggs, and cheese. Under MDARD supervision, she was to bring the 250 gallons of milk to a...
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 15, 2014 | Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Its been seven years since Michigan agriculture authorities settled the highly embarrassing raw milk case against farmer Richard Hebron by agreeing in principle to allow herd shares in the state that was the first in the nation to ban raw milk in 1947. The...
by David Gumpert | Jul 14, 2014 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
It seems that Groton, MA, is still abuzz over the decision by its Board of Health to reverse the towns long-standing ban on raw milk. There have been some postings on the town list serve and some emails directed my way, all concerning the...
by David Gumpert | Jul 8, 2014 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
I have to admit, I went into the Groton Board of Health hearing last eveningits fifth session on a farmers request to eliminate a 60-year ordinance essentially banning raw milkwith less than overflowing optimism. My concern stemmed from a posting by the...
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...
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