Have you ever heard of “wood milk”? Well, it’s a joke, but a pretty controversial one. Dairy isn’t the only option for your milk these days, much to the chagrin of the USDA and the dairy industry. But there are so many options to choose from, it can make your head spin. What’s the environmentally-friendly choice? And are they more expensive than cow’s milk? Take a bath in some plant-based milk (mylk? melk? milkk?) this week.

Sources

• Wood Milk (fictitious): https://www.drinkwoodmilk.com/ 
• World Resources Institute: https://www.wri.org/insights/milks-environmental-impact 
• It’s Nice That: https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/milkpep-wood-milk-complaint-pcrm-advertising-food-drink-300523 
• New Roots Institute: https://www.newrootsinstitute.org/articles/dairy-checkoff-programs 
• YouTuber @DaraDenney: https://youtube.com/shorts/zJVPwvrl9Sg?si=rMJz-VRZOogYKdcG 
• Fast Company: https://www.fastcompany.com/40556502/got-milk-how-the-iconic-campaign-came-to-be-25-years-ago 
• Journal of Dairy Science: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7094284/
• The Humane League: https://thehumaneleague.org.uk/article/what-happens-to-male-calves
• University of Wisconsin Madison: https://livestock.extension.wisc.edu/articles/disbudding-calves/ 
• National Dairy Farm (FARM) Program: https://nationaldairyfarm.com/dairy-farm-standards/animal-care/ 
• Yahoo!: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/heres-why-oat-milk-expensive-191508011.html 
• Love and Lemons: https://www.loveandlemons.com/oat-milk/#wprm-recipe-container-42113
• Epicurious recipe: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/homemade-soy-milk-andrea-nguyen 

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