Cow Power To Horsepower, making mileage on manure
(GH: Tom Banse of The Northwest News Network reports on converting cow manure to electricity on Northwest Public Radio) BELLINGHAM, WA – When you think of what federal economic stimulus money has paid...
View ArticleMarket & Garden Report: Raw Milk
[HOST INTRO] Raw milk is a controversial food. Proponents say it is healthier and more flavorful than processed, pasteurized milk. Yet many states outlaw its sale, saying raw milk is unsafe. Idaho,...
View ArticleMaking Milk Real: The trend toward small dairies
“This was formerly the Smith’s Dairy,” says Bill Stoltzfus of the building he bought in 2007, just a block south of Buhl’s town square. “The place had been in the Smith family for 70-some years.” This...
View ArticleArtisan Cheesemakers & The FDA Tangle
MONTESANO, Wash. – Northwest artisan cheese makers say the F.D.A. just doesn’t get their craft. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been getting tough on food companies after years of incidents...
View ArticleThe Water Footprint on Your Plate
The recent rains and sunny weather have got me thinking about spring, planting vegetable gardens — and the water footprint of food production. This time of year, as farmer’s markets open up after a...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Food Systems
It’s easy to get all Dickensian when looking at what’s happening across the agriculture landscape. As the spring growing season begins, there are plenty of examples sprouting that suggest that, in...
View ArticleThe Right to Farm vs. the Public’s Right to Know
Three years ago, Alma Hasse walked purposely, head down, toward a red brick building. The Jerome County Courthouse held a mountain of files on the county’s dairy CAFOs, or concentrated animal feeding...
View ArticleThe Raw Milk Deal: Idaho legitimizes small-scale raw-milk producers
On Aug. 3, federal and county law enforcement agents raided a Venice, Calif., raw-food club, searching for raw milk. The YouTube video of the raid showed officers, with guns drawn, working their way...
View ArticleMarket & Garden Report: Idaho Cheeses
[HOST INTRO] America is in the midst of a cheese making renaissance. Small-scale, artisans have set up shop in virtually every state. The Northwest is particularly well represented. Oregon has over...
View ArticleChew on This: Jillian Greenawalt of Green Goat Dairy
On today’s “Meet Your Farmer” episode we are talking to Jillian Greenawalt of Blue Sage Farm & Green Goat Dairy. Jillian makes the sheep cheese for Blue Sage Farm and is the owner of Green Goat...
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