EPISODE · May 6, 2024 · 57 MIN
S2E9: Raw Milk Revolution
from Buying Local Podcast · host Michael Nelson
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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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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