S3E13: Dairy Farming at Willow-Marsh Farm

In this episode of Buying Local, your host Mike Nelson of Five Towers Media interviews Chuck and Sara Curtiss, owners of Willow-Marsh Farm. Tune in as they discuss raw vs pasteurized milk, what happens when you have a listeria scare, the importance of teaching agriculture in schools and much more!0:05 Introducing Sara and Chuck0:58 Raw Milk vs Pasteurized Milk5:15 Feeding the Cows6:06 How Much Milk in a Day?7:46 Listeria Inspections 11:55 Milk Sampling13:18 The Cow Milking Process16:30 12 Hour Days17:00 The Equipment18:56 From Tank to Bottle20:44 Scaling the Farm23:00 Price Fixing23:29 “Pet Food Grade”24:50 Selling from the Farm vs the Grocery Store28:50 Agriculture in the Classroom32:33 Where does Milk come from?36:01 The Listeria Scare38:15 Cows don’t have to be Pregnant to be Milked42:13 Timing Dairy Farming 43:44 The Farm Store50:04 Where to Find Sara and Chuck