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S2E9: Raw Milk Revolution


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In this episode, our host Mike Nelson interviews Chuck and Sarah Curtiss, husband-and-wife team behind the Willow Marsh Farm and storefront!


Their fifth-generation farm offers a special option that nobody else nearby yet does - the production and sale, direct to consumers, of raw milk and raw milk products, including cheese, yogurt and more... What's the deal with raw milk? How is it made? Is it safe to drink? Why do so few farms produce it? Hear the answers to those questions and many more here, in this stellar episode!


A SARATOGA BUSINESS REPORT & GLENS FALLS TODAY BUSINESS REPORT PRODUCTION


NOTE: The opinions reflected in this podcast are not indicative of the views of Saratoga Business Report, SaratogaBride.com LLC, Saratoga TODAY, Glens Falls TODAY Business Report, or Five Towers Media.


00:00 - Intro & Ad


01:00 - Show Begins, Introductions


01:52 - An Introduction to Willow Marsh Farm, and the Curtiss Family


04:07 - Fifth Generation! A History


05:26 - The Government “Helps”


08:00 - Let’s Build a Store


09:15 - Inflation Drives the Public Home


10:04 - Discovering Raw Milk, and Breaking the Myths


14:30 - Pasteurization-Intolerance: Are You REALLY Allergic to Milk?


17:12 - Rediscovering the Good of the Past… And Rejecting Factory Processes


18:41 - Farm Awareness Needs to Spread! Local is Best!


22:09 - The Utility of Cheese Whey


22:46 - Expansion Plans


22:54 - Vertical Integration: Every Piece of the Process


27:00 - Investing in the Future


29:00 - The Best Pigs of All


31:19 - Social Media: The Informative Tool


32:02 - The Horror of Factory Farming


33:21 - The Price of that USDA Stamp


34:55 - Rise Above the Storm


36:29 - Building is Easy… Staffing is Hard


37:54 - “Pig” Stands for Pain In the Gluteus!


39:12 - Misleading Labels: “Organic” and “Farm-Raised” Don’t Mean Much!


41:59 - The Country of Origin Law Really is CoOL!


43:54 - Say No to Greenwashing!


44:46 - Get the Good Stuff: RealMilk.com


47:29 - “We Can’t?”


49:35 - The Bronx Farmers’ Market


50:40 - Where’s All the Chuck’s Cheddar?!


52:11 - There’s Plenty of Room for All of Us!


54:26 - The Cheesemonger’s Eye


55:46 - How to Get in Touch: willow-marshfarmstore.com


56:37 - Closing Remarks

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Buying Local PodcastBy Michael Nelson