We are now in a unique time in history where old systems are collapsing due to a lack of structural integrity and some innate dysfunctions. The failures of old systems are paving the way for new systems.
Posts tagged #food safety
The terrain and the reductionist approach
Research shows we need an abundance of beneficial, diverse species microbes to crowd out harmful ones. It is time authorities look at the reasons why raw drinking milk should be available in Australia.
Shelford Cottage Farm's raw milk vending machine
This farm in England installed a raw milk vending machine after a hard couple of years for farmers and hopes to sell at least 50 litres a day to top up what they had lost in recent years.
Farming is all about Microbes
Farming has been gravitating in different directions but the differences have never been so stark. Three systems farm for microbes but because of different inputs, values and expectations there are different outcomes.
Friend or foe? Bacteriological correctness
What is an open secret? It's a concept that may be known in certain circles but not generally acknowledged. The mystery guarantees that people will not be able to understand it or act on it.
The exquisite 'terroir' of raw dairy
With good farming practises dairy farmers cultivate unique beneficial microbes on their farms that can add value as it expresses in a desirable cheese or high quality raw milk. That's real value.
A response to a concerned doctor regarding Raw Milk consumption
This was a recent response written to a concerned doctor regarding raw milk consumption. It was written by Mark McAfee who is the CEO at Organic Pastures dairy in Fresno, California.
New NZ raw milk regulations - Summary
New Raw milk regulations take effect today 1 March 2016 in New Zealand. Based on the information from the Ministry for Primary Industries', Food Safety.govt.nz and Beehive.govt.nz websites (links at the bottom of the this blogpost), here is a summary of what the new regulations generally mean for the consumer.
