Milk is in just about everyone’s fridge. And cheese, yogurt, sour cream, and ice cream. Especially ice cream. Dairy products are so ubiquitous that it can be easy to take them for granted and not…
Common ground is a phrase that is said less frequently these days, and environmental common ground isn’t what everyone expects happens when environmental scientists and farmers sit down together. But maybe we should. The health…
There are titles that go almost unnoticed, but being a cheesemonger definitely stands out! It took a long time but eventually, I met a cheesemonger. That cheesemonger, Jessica Keahey (founder of Sweet Freedom Cheese in...
Maybe it started with PBS as a kid, but I love to compare and contrast things. So when the team at Midwest Dairy recently asked if I would like to see two different dairy farms...
How a Sustainable Dairy Farm Upcycles Things to Produce Great Milk
- May 2, 2022
- Tagged as: dairy, food waste, Missouri
This post about a sustainable dairy farm is sponsored by Midwest Dairy. I was compensated for my time, but all wording and opinions are mine. In the first podcast I posted, background on how my…
Biosecurity or Zoonoses: What it Means to Keeping Livestock & People Healthy
- January 17, 2022
- Tagged as: beef, cattle, dairy
In our episode talking about farming chickens, Lauren mentioned biosecurity. Another big word connected to livestock and human health is zoonoses. The word zoonoses…. seeing that on my screen makes me wonder how many of…
With agritourism on the rise, there has been a lot of diversification of efforts and one niche is agritainment. That’s where the Leonard family found themselves after dealing with the challenges of urban sprawl and...
Hearing Paula Hynes talk about her experiences of spending time with the Maasai people in Kenya offers a whole new perspective on farming. Paula, who has a dairy farm with her husband Peter in Ireland...
How did we come to talk about Irish butter? As we’ve been doing these interviews, I have found inspiration for episodes in a range of places. The inspiration for this one? Making a grilled cheese...
Knowing the first episode of our second season would be published the first week of March, it was obvious we needed to talk about the Cheese-A-Day Challenge started by “Farmer Tom” in the UK! Getting...
Different Types of Farm Tours & How to Take One
- July 21, 2020
- Tagged as: dairy, farm tour, indiana, New Jersey, pork, spinach, Virginia, wheat
Have you ever been on a farm tour? If so, what stood out for you? I will say I have been on a lot and they seem to range dramatically. What farmers call a farm…
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