Posts under ‘politics’

There’s an editorial in the Minnesota Star-Tribune whose argument against raw milk is that raw milk drinkers are too uppity—that because we think raw milk is superior to dead milk, we must also think that we’re superior to dead milk drinkers! Yes, those are their words:
There’s a dangerous sense of superiority shared by Minnesotans who [...]

Did you know that you don’t have the right to consume any food you want simply because you are an American citizen. Apparently the Constitution offers no such protection and the FDA wants you to know.
This revelation has been out there for a few months and there are already several articles covering this topic. I’m [...]

I have to admit, I was surprised to find out that the USDA introduced a Know your Farmer, Know your Food program. They are making all kinds of resources available to small farmers. So what’s wrong with this picture?
On a practical level, the USDA’s policies and regulations are skewed towards the industrial producers. It is [...]

Today was the public hearing at the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) over raw milk buying clubs. Raw milk is legal in MA, but can only be purchased at the farm. As part of the day’s festivities, they held a Raw Milk Drink-In this morning in Boston Commons!

Here in CT, raw milk can be [...]

In a Burlington Free Press article, The Price of Fresh: Author questions tradeoffs of ‘fresh’ food and localvore eating, Free Press correspondent Melissa Pasanen describes a talk by Dartmouth College professor and author Susanne Freidberg. Susanne Freidberg has written a book called Fresh, which, this article suggests, implies there are unintended consequences from the local [...]

I went to Meet the Author, David Gumpert at Molten Java in Bethel. Gumpert wrote The Raw Milk Revolution: Behind America’s Emerging Battle Over Food Rights. Not a bad crowd for 6 PM on a Wednesday—farmers, consumers, raw milk advocates, bloggers, journalists, locavores, children, and avid readers. David Gumpert was warmly introduced by Ed Hertz [...]

Molten Java Coffee Roasters in Bethel, CT is hosting Meet the Author with David Gumpert, author of The Raw Milk Revolution.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 6 PM.
Molten Java is at 102 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, CT 203-791-9747
The event is co-sponsored by Relay Bookhouse (next door) and the Milkmen USA.
There’s also a great commentary on this book [...]

A New York Times article, Push to Eat Local Food Is Hampered by Shortage, points out the shortage of slaughterhouses (more tastefully described as abattoirs). With the demand for local food and the decline of slaughterhouses (nationally, we had 1,211 in 1992 and 809 in 2008), chefs and foodies are feeling the pain.
Brian Moyer, director [...]

I was poking around the Web and came upon this gem. Enjoy!

I’m always telling folks to know where their food comes from and to ask their farmers. But what can you do when the farmer lies? Like in this case, both the Food Network and the White House Garden fail the transparency test.
See what happens when hype and political opportunity get out of hand. Perhaps people [...]