May 21, 2012

Dairy Day

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by Martina White / Photos by Martina White and Amanda West I grew up spending summers in Germany visiting my Oma, where every hike through the woods had a purpose, ending at an outdoor cafe…with local pastries, of course!  So when Clear Spring Creamery advertised their Open Farm Day at the Dupont Circle market recently, I [...]

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Unlike cows at large-scale conventional dairy farms, these cows at Threlkeld Farm in Brandy Station, Virginia, are managed seasonally and are totally grass-fed, so they do not produce milk during the winter.

The price paid to dairy farmers for fluid milk has dropped by almost 40 percent since August 2008. The crisis is serious enough that Congress is taking action to keep dairies from going out of business.

Milk’s positive image has been taking a shellacking on many fronts for several years now. Should humans drink it? Is it safe? [...]

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