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Solving The Milk Problem with Mark McAfee – Episode 2639

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2639: Vinnie Tortorich speaks to dairy farmer Mark McAfee about solving “the milk problem,” the benefits of raw milk, commercial milk, and more.

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Solving The Milk Problem

  • The legality and illegality of certain substances. (2:30)
  • Mark is a Raw Milk Farmer and has been for 27 years. (8:00)
    • Pasteurization kills all the benefits of milk.
    • Homogenization breaks up the butter fat for convenience’s sake.
      • Mark explains other things that are done to commercial milk.
  • Mark explains how he keeps raw milk clean and maintains its benefits. (12:00)
  • The history of pasteurizing milk in the United States goes back to 1893.
    • Milk used to get easily contaminated once dairies entered cities.  (16:00)
    • Cities were filthy decades ago and created “the milk problem.”
    • Thirty to forty percent of people would die from contaminated milk in the late 1800s.
  • Mark describes how raw milk is processed. (22:00)
    • Mark’s farm has a lab on site that tests every batch for negative bacteria.
  • The only benefits to commercialized milk are that it “lubricates cereal.” (24:30)
    • Pasteurized milk is the number one allergenic food listed on the FDA’s website.
  • Raw milk is not associated with bad digestion; it can heal the gut. (33:00)
  • Food is the foundation of health, not medicine. (41:00)
  • They discuss which states where raw milk is legally available. (43:00)
  • Do your research on farms in your area, and whether raw milk is available to you or not.
  • Mark’s raw milk is available in approximately 500 stores in California.

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Food Sovereignty – Episode 2522

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Episode 2522 – On this Friday’s show Vinnie Tortorich speaks with farmers Natalie Kovarik and Tara Vander Dussen to discuss agriculture, climate, food sovereignty, raw milk, and more.

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Managing the Landscape

  • The political landscape has been on fire lately, but knowing that there is a steadiness between the extremes is comforting. (2:00)
    • Natalie is a cattle rancher and Tara is a dairy farmer and have been involved with agriculture for decades.
    • They are co-hosts of a podcast called “Discover Ag” discussing agriculture and where your food comes from. (9:00)
  • They discuss some of the challenges they encounter, such as animal activists. (11:00)
    • The fringe sides can drum up a lot of attention.
    • Regarding food, science and emotions are put on the same level. (25:00)
  • They discuss the conversation over the decades about fat, cholesterol, and the health of meat. (29:00)

Food Sovereignty and the Climate

  • The discussion about carbon footprints is also a challenge. (34:00)
    • Carbon emissions for farming are nuanced; there are many factors to consider.
    • It’s not just “carbon in, carbon out.”
    • Ruminants keep soil healthy enough to grow food.
  • The truth is nature is harsh, but society has been molded by “the Disney effect.” (38:00)
  • They discuss the climate over 100 years ago. (43:30)
  • Lab-grown or cultured meat is gives a false sense of being better for the environment, yet it takes all kinds of energy to make it. (45:00)
    • There is not enough data available to explain the implications, let alone make claims of “benefits.”
    • Vinnie shares his inspiration for “Beyond Impossible.”
    • Countries having food sovereignty is important.
      • A “food patent” raises the question of who gets to own the source of food for others. (49:00)
      • A good example of what happens with this is how Big Pharma controls meds and their cost and availability.
  • They share an enthusiasm for rodeo and bull riding. (58:00)

Educated Food Choice

  • Raw milk vs. Homogenized milk. (58:00)
    • They are for food choice.
    • Pasteurization was crucial to food in history at one time.
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