Clash of Cultures

January 4, 2014

The Great Milk Robbery

The following is a summary of a report by Grain (grain.org), a small international non-profit organization that works to support small farmers and social movements in […]
December 20, 2013

“I Like to Eat Whole Foods:” Why Some Tennesseans Choose Raw Milk

Despite the health risks and state law, many Tennessee residents choose to drink raw milk. In a riveting radio segment from the University of Tennessee at […]
December 15, 2013

Interview with David Gumpert Takes a Look at the 100-Year War Against Raw Milk

As more Americans embrace the farm-to-table movement, tensions between consumers, farmers and food safety officials in the dairy industry have grown increasingly contentious when it comes […]
October 24, 2013

2012 Post-WAPF Conference Farm Tour

The Monday farm tour following the 2012 WAPF conference was a particularly beautiful one along the Pacific Coast. Along with our delicious lunch by caterer Amy […]
October 13, 2013

Dairy Industry Groups Don’t Speak on Behalf of All Dairy Farmers

The Wisconsin Senate is considering a bill that would allow small, local farms to sell raw milk so long as it is labeled as such, provided […]
September 4, 2013

Lifelong Raw Milk Drinker “Would Never Touch that Pasteurized Stuff”

Chester Ice, now 75 years old and still going strong, has been drinking raw milk all his life. Born in rural West Virginia, Chester and his […]
August 18, 2013

National Farmers Union Adopts Pro-Raw Milk Policies

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. Acceptance of raw milk by the “mainstream” continues to grow. The National Farmers Union (NFU) adopted pro-raw milk policies at its 111th […]
June 14, 2013

San Francisco Coffee Shop Soon to Start Serving Raw Milk

DRIP’D Coffee, an artisan coffee bar in San Francisco, is intent on being the first shop in the city to start serving up raw milk lattes […]
June 6, 2013

Raw Milk Ranches Get Mentions from The New York Times

Christopher Hall, a regular contributor to The New York Times, recently chronicled his cheese tour through California’s dairy fields. Hall visited five farms from the Sonoma […]