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In this engaging episode of Informed Dissent, hosts Mark and Jeff sit down with Mark McAfee, co-founder of Raw Farm, to explore the transformative power of raw milk and its impact on health. Drawing from his background as a paramedic and his deep commitment to ethical farming, McAfee discusses the stark contrasts between conventional dairy practices and his approach to sustainable, nutrient-rich raw dairy products. He shares compelling research linking raw milk to improved immune function, reduced asthma in children, and overall wellness. Join us as we delve into the science of bioactive compounds in raw milk, the importance of whole food nutrition, and the vital role farmers play in our health and communities.Mark McAfee is a pioneering figure in the raw milk industry, having co-founded Organic Pastures Dairy in 1999, which has grown to become the world's largest organic raw milk dairy. He established the Raw Milk Institute (RAWMI) in 2011 to support farmers in producing safe, low-risk raw milk for consumers. With a passion for "grass to glass" risk reduction management, Mark emphasizes that raw milk must be extremely low risk to gain consumer trust.Certified in HACCP management from Chapman University, he has developed award-winning food safety plans, including Raw Milk Risk Analysis & Management Plans (RAMP). Mark's expertise is backed by a unique background as a premed-trained retired EMS paramedic and medical educator. In 1997, he was recognized with the Best of the West grower award for implementing an innovative on-farm risk management system with Odwalla juice company. He has lectured on the safety and health benefits of raw milk at numerous prestigious institutions across the United States, Canada, and Australia. Today, Mark's Raw Farm brand serves over 50,000 families in California alone, with products available in over 900 store locations nationwide.Connect with  Mark McAfee: Website: Raw Milk InstituteInstagram: @rawmilkinstituteShow sponsor RogersHood.com, detox from parasites, candida, heavy metals and toxins with code IDM to save 10%!Elevate your wellness with MK Supplements  premium beef organ capsules—nutrient-dense, non-GMO, and 100% pasture-raised.   Enjoy 30% off with code IDM and elevate your health naturally!Support the showFor more Informed Dissent visit our website at Informed Dissent Media Follow us on Social media @InformedDissentMedia

In this engaging episode of Informed Dissent, hosts Mark and Jeff sit down with Mark McAfee, co-founder of Raw Farm, to explore the transformative power of raw milk and its impact on health. Drawing from his background as a paramedic and his deep commitment to ethical farming, McAfee discusses the stark contrasts between conventional dairy practices and his approach to sustainable, nutrient-rich raw dairy products. He shares compelling research linking raw milk to improved immune function, reduced asthma in children, and overall wellness. Join us as we delve into the science of bioactive compounds in raw milk, the importance of whole food nutrition, and the vital role farmers play in our health and communities.Mark McAfee is a pioneering figure in the raw milk industry, having co-founded Organic Pastures Dairy in 1999, which has grown to become the world's largest organic raw milk dairy. He established the Raw Milk Institute (RAWMI) in 2011 to support farmers in producing safe, low-risk raw milk for consumers. With a passion for "grass to glass" risk reduction management, Mark emphasizes that raw milk must be extremely low risk to gain consumer trust.Certified in HACCP management from Chapman University, he has developed award-winning food safety plans, including Raw Milk Risk Analysis & Management Plans (RAMP). Mark's expertise is backed by a unique background as a premed-trained retired EMS paramedic and medical educator. In 1997, he was recognized with the Best of the West grower award for implementing an innovative on-farm risk management system with Odwalla juice company. He has lectured on the safety and health benefits of raw milk at numerous prestigious institutions across the United States, Canada, and Australia. Today, Mark's Raw Farm brand serves over 50,000 families in California alone, with products available in over 900 store locations nationwide.Connect with  Mark McAfee: Website: Raw Milk InstituteInstagram: @rawmilkinstituteShow sponsor RogersHood.com, detox from parasites, candida, heavy metals and toxins with code IDM to save 10%!Elevate your wellness with MK Supplements  premium beef organ capsules—nutrient-dense, non-GMO, and 100% pasture-raised.   Enjoy 30% off with code IDM and elevate your health naturally!Support the showFor more Informed Dissent visit our website at Informed Dissent Media Follow us on Social media @InformedDissentMedia

Raw milk is a powerful superfood that builds our immune system, heals the gut, can provide protection from allergies and inflammation, and provides all sorts of nutrients — why has it been vilified? And why is unpasteurized milk illegal to buy and sell in places like Canada? In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Mark McAfee — Chairman and President of the Raw Milk Institute Board, Founder of McAfee Farms, Organic Pastures Dairy, and RAW FARM — about the benefits of raw milk and why so many people believe pasteurization is the only safe way to consume dairy. The Same Drugs is a fully independent, listener-supported, non-Russia-funded podcast. Please consider ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠supporting us with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, beco⁠ming⁠ a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patron⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can watch select clips and episodes of The Same Drugs on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Full videos are available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and to YouTube channel members. You can support The Same Drugs on Spotify by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠clicking the "support" button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or you can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠donate directly via Stripe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The Same Drugs is on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thesamedrugs_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Meghan Murphy is on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@meghanemurphy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@meghanemilymurphy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find The Same Drugs merch at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fourthwall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-same-drugs/support

Mark McAfee co-founded the world's largest organic raw milk dairy in 1999 named Organic Pastures Dairy. Today, it sells it's raw products safely across the United States in over 900 store locations. The Raw Farm brand estimates to feed over 50,000 families in California, alone. Mark founded the Raw Milk Institute in 2011 to assure that farmers had a resource to assist them in producing very low risk raw milk for their consumers.  He is a premed-trained retired EMS Paramedic and acute care medical educator with a background in organic farming, and he has lectured on the safety and gut biome benefits of raw milk at USC, Stanford, UCSB, Rutgers, University of Guelph, UVIC BC Canada, UCLA, CSUF, Chico State and other Universities and medical schools in Australia, USA and Canada. Mark begins by talking about his background in paramedic medicine for about 17 years.  It was a great experience for the first chapter of his life, but it was exhausting work.  When his grandparents passed away, Mark was ready for a change, so he took over the family farm. For Mark, raw milk is a team effort and a family affair.  He says they don't just sell it, they teach it! Since the pandemic, Mark explains that raw milk sales have exploded. In fact, they are the number one milk in all natural food stores in California.  As he says, “we have changed history by giving options to dollar voting consumers to be able to make a choice for their health.” There are so many immune system issues here in the US and throughout the world.  However Mark explains that raw milk is a powerful food for building up the immune system. Mark says raw milk is one of the most anti-inflammatory foods on the planet.  He says we are mammals, and we are defined by breast milk. Breast milk helps the baby organize the gut, nourishes the baby and protects the baby.  This is the result of the plethora of bio-actives in the milk, such as enzymes,  probiotic bacteria, specialized sugars, stem cells - and more are discovered every year!  These same wonderful bio-actives are found in raw milk, unfortunately most of them are destroyed during pasteurization. In the end, Mark talks about the importance of living a life of purpose beyond self.  He is a humanitarian with a huge heart. For Mark, it's a we project, not a me project. Let's dive in to this fascinating conversation with raw milk farmer Mark McAfee! You can check out Mark's Raw Farm products here And this is the Raw Milk institute here APPLE PODCASTS SPOTIFY STITCHER YOUTUBE GOOGLE PODCASTS

Mark McAfee founded the Raw Milk Institute (RAWMI) in 2011 to assure that farmers had a resource to assist them in producing very low risk raw milk for their consumers. Mark is passionate about “grass to glass” risk reduction management on the farm, and he believes that raw milk cannot emerge as a trusted food unless it is very low risk. He is certified in HACCP management from Chapman University and has developed and implemented award winning Food Safety Plans including Raw Milk Risk Analysis & Management Plans (“RAMP”).Mark co-founded the world's largest organic raw milk dairy in 1999 named Organic Pastures Dairy. Today, it sells it's raw products safely across the United States of America in over 900 store locations. The Raw Farm brand estimates to feed over 50,000 families in California, alone. Mark has worked with state regulators and industry leaders to develop the business's Test & Hold custom food safety program.  Mark is a premed-trained retired EMS Paramedic and acute care medical educator with a background in organic farming. In 1997, Mark was awarded the Best of the West grower award for being the first farmer in the USA to initiate an “on farm audited HACCP type risk management system” with the Odwalla juice company. Mark has lectured on the safety and gut biome benefits of raw milk at USC, Stanford, UCSB, Rutgers, University of Guelph, UVIC BC Canada, UCLA, CSUF, Chico State and other Universities and medical schools in Australia, USA and Canada.Max Kane is an American entrepreneur, local food activist, author, engaging speaker, natural health advocate, and a leading expert in non-toxic, raw dairy production. Max is the CEO of three privately held companies and the author of several books on food and health. Max has over $50M in marketing experience driving revenue to small farms, and has apprenticed under hundreds of farmers around the United States learning about food production.Max is a survivor of degenerative Crohn's disease, the first US citizen to voluntarily remove himself from permanent federal disability, and the only person on Earth to bring affiliate marketing to local food.  Max believes that one of the greatest gifts we can give to the next generation is a thriving regenerative food system.  Knowing that true wealth is found in health, relationships, and spiritual connection Max loves creating memorable experiences with loved ones. Max buys and sells real estate, studies political philosophy, eats a raw food animal-based diet, and is a savant at the game Othello.Learn more about raw milk Raw Milk Institute fact sheet: https://www.rawmilkinstitute.org/about-raw-milkList of raw milk health studies (BC Herdshare): http://bcherdshare.org/the-health-benefits-of-raw-milk/ BC Herdshare basic fact sheet: http://bcherdshare.org/information/raw-milk-facts/Dr. Paul Saladino's interview with MarkWhere to buy raw milkOrder direct from FarmMatch (US only): https://www.farmmatch.com/searchRaw Milk finder (US & Canada): https://www.realmilk.com/raw-milk-finder/  Raw Farm (California and western US): https://rawfarmusa.com/ Connect with Jane Z. on Instagram at @farm.to.future

What are the myths about raw milk? Why are so many people scared of raw milk and why is it banned in so many states? What are the potential healing powers of raw dairy? What is the history and science behind it? Could you be doing damage to your health by drinking pasteurized milk? Are you concerned about lactose intolerance? What about raw cheese, raw kefir, raw cream, and raw butter? In this enlightening episode, raw milk super expert Mark McAfee will answer all these questions for you!Mark McAfee founded the Raw Milk Institute (RAWMI) in 2011 to assure that farmers had a resource to assist them in producing very low risk raw milk for their consumers. He is passionate about “grass to glass” risk reduction management on the farm, and he believes that raw milk cannot emerge as a trusted food unless it is very low risk. He is certified in HACCP management from Chapman University and has developed and implemented award winning Food Safety Plans including Raw Milk Risk Analysis & Management Plans (“RAMP”). Mark co-founded the world's largest organic raw milk dairy in 1999 named Organic Pastures Dairy. Today, it sells it's raw products safely across the United States of America in over 900 store locations. The Raw Farm brand estimates to feed over 50,000 families in California, alone. Mark has worked with state regulators and industry leaders to develop the business's Test & Hold custom food safety program. He is a premed-trained retired EMS Paramedic and acute care medical educator with a background in organic farming. In 1997, Mark was awarded the Best of the West grower award for being the first farmer in the USA to initiate an “on farm audited HACCP type risk management system” with the Odwalla juice company. He has lectured on the safety and gut biome benefits of raw milk at USC, Stanford, UCSB, Rutgers, University of Guelph, UVIC BC Canada, UCLA, CSUF, Chico State, and other Universities and medical schools in Australia, USA and Canada. Learn more at rawmilkinstitute.orgTo Connect with Mark McAfee:https://www.rawmilkinstitute.org/our-teamTo Connect With Dr. Joy Kong:http://drjoykong.com/Watch Video Episodes on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZj1GQBWFM5sRAL0iQfcMAQFollow Dr. Joy Kong on Social Media:https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-kong-md-4b8627123/For more information about anti-aging regenerative medicine treatment visit:https://uplyftcenter.com *Our content is for informational purposes only and should not be treated as medical or health advice. Please consult with your doctor / healthcare provider if you have any questions about your medical conditions.*

We talkd with Mark McAfee today from Organic Pastures here in California all about raw dairy products and the benefits they can have for your health. Raw dairy consists mainly of raw milk, raw cheese, raw butter, raw cream and raw kefir. We don't do a lot of dairy in our lives but we do like some raw butter and some cheese from time to time. It's very important that when getting raw milk that you know that the milk is clean and the cows are happy, grazing on grass, able to roam free in the pasture, they're not locked up in cages or standing in their own excrement which is many times the case in conventional dairy farms. It's also important that the milk isn't heated or treated by pasteurization or homogenization. Heat damage can cause protein molecules to be incredibly difficult to digest. Keeping the enzymes and bacteria alive is critical for being able to process and assimilate this raw food into your body. We dispelled many of the concerns and myths people have about drinking raw milk and taking dairy products in general. Some of the areas of concern people have that we covered are: Lactose intolerance The casein molecule IGF 1 growth factor and it's supposed "correlation" to cancer Hormones Parasites Bacteria Radiation from Fukushima How humans are the only mammals to not wean off their mother's milk And much more! Mark McAfee was a really great guest and a fireball of information. You can tell this man is passionate about his cows and the work he's doing at his ranch. He's doing some great things and we hope you like this show. Pass it on to your friends please!!! I hope you liked the show. If you did, please share it! :) Show Notes For This Episode: Click here to download the show notes for THIS EPISODE. Commercials During This Episode: Commercial #1 - One World Whey Protein Powder Commercial #2 - Vitamix Blenders Commercial #3 - Raw Chef Uncooking Program Commercial #4 - Omron Personal Nebulizers Commercial #5 - Medical Biomats For Healing Find Extreme Health Radio On: [include file=showpage-itunes-soundcloud-stitcher.html] Please Subscribe: Subscribe To Our Radio Show For Updates! Other Shows: [include file=show-links.html] Listen to other shows with this guest. Show Date: Friday 2/6/2015 Show Guest: Mark McAfee Guest Info: Founder of Organic Pastures Dairy, Mark is internationally recognized as an expert in raw milk safety and production. He has spoken in more than 25 states and three countries on the subject. In 2000, Mark brought together the team and systems that founded OPDC and then in the last 14 years grew the CA based company to include 65 employees, 24 delivery trucks, more than 600 retail stores, 15 farmers markets and 30 buyers clubs. Mark founded the Raw Milk Institute.Org in 2011, to teach, research and create low risk raw milk production systems and practices for the humanitarian benefit of the emerging raw milk markets. In addition, he taught paramedic medicine at a local County Health Department and worked for sixteen years as an EMS paramedic responding to more than 15,000 calls. Mark served on a STAR rescue team and airborne EMS services, while also serving as marketing director and operations manager for a $30 million dollar EMS company. He is pre-med trained, and is an experienced medical educator. Mark started flying at 15 and is an active clinic mission pilot for LIGA, “the flying doctors”. Mark flies all over California and the western USA meeting raw milk customers for much requested free “Share the Secret” presentations. Show Topic: Raw milk, dairy, enzymes, cows, grass fed, organic, whole milk, organic pastures, goat milk, cream, dairy, butter, kefir, fermentation, bacteria, cheese, fat, pasteurization, homogenization, sour milk Guest Website(s): http://www.organicpastures.com/ Social Websites: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Organic-Pastures Twitter

Why is raw milk illegal in some states? What are the risks associated with drinking it? How could a simple, straightforward product—like milk from a cow—have become so controversial? On today’s episode, Mark McAfee, the Chairman of the Raw Milk Institute, and the head of Organic Pastures Dairy, expounds on the topic with first-hand knowledge, experience, and passion. You’ll soon discover that Mark is a proponent of real, unadulterated, unpasteurized, grass-fed and pasture-raised raw milk. Mark explains the history of raw milk and pasteurization; he dives into the proteins and beneficial bacteria in raw milk; he contrasts raw milk with pasteurized milk and even "nut milks" on the market; and he discusses the role raw milk plays in the health of our gut microbiome. He gives us the big picture of the dairy industry world-wide, along with important information as to the benefits of including raw milk in your own diet. To learn more about raw milk, go to realmilk.com. For information on the Raw Milk Institute, go to rawmilkinstitute.org. Check out sponsor Ancestral Supplements! For information on our Wise Traditions conference and to register, go to wisetraditions.org. Take our listener survey here! And thanks!          

Raw dairy is a scary topic for some as they think that raw milk means E. coli and inevitable sickness. I asked Nathan Glazebrook of Organic Pastures Dairy in Fresno, CA to tell us the truth about raw dairy, the... Learn more about The Truth About Raw Milk at Wholify.

A repeat of a show from our ON THE AIR DAYS at 88.1  KFCF in California!  I Speak with Dr. Don Fields of Yosemite Pediatrics and Mark McAfee of Organic Pastures Dairy..Imagine and entire episode dedicated to all things Poop! Yes, POOP! The weird thing about being a parent is just how much poop becomes a huge part of your life. #2 is the number one problem or most questioned topics by new parents. Learn more about poop than you ever though you wanted to know.  What's coming out says alot about what's going on inside. Learn about your baby's digestive tract, and probiotics role(s)...

On last week's episode we ended up at Mountain Valley Farm - a dairy farm in the Creston Valley of B.C. operated by Wayne and Denise Harris and family. Mountain Valley Farm is a working example of an organic dairy farm that is quickly recognizing the economic potential of tapping into the growing public interest in organic and locally produced food. The farm is one of many models in Canada that is moving in a much different direction than most of the industrial food system. For the Harris family, this 'direction' is already proving itself to be socially and environmentally rewarding, and as they've gradually begun to recognize since the launch of their Kootenay Alpine Cheese business - economically rewarding too! On this episode we take a tour of the farm and their new cheesemaking facility, and we'll hear from Wayne Harris on the challenges and opportunities found from operating a small-scale organic dairy. Rounding off the show, a segment from a talk recorded in Burnbay, B.C. in October 2007 at an event hosted by Health Action Network Society (HANS). Speaker Mark McAfee is the founder of Organic Pastures Dairy Company (OPDC) - the first raw milk dairy with certified organic pasture in the State of California. Since the 1950s, McAfee Farms have been leading advocates of "nature-friendly farm practices". Organic Pastures is one of the few remaining family-owned and operated dairies in California. Guests Wayne and Denise Harris, Farmer, Mountain Valley Farm / Kootenay Alpine Cheese (Lister, BC) - Towering over Mountain Valley pastures is the magnificent Thomson Mountain range, and it's alpine meadows and forested slopes maintain a sentinel over this dairy farm. The farm is situated in the heart of the Kootenays, on benchland above the Creston Valley, 10 minutes from the Idaho border and 4 hours from the Alberta border. Mountain Valley uses no pesticides, GMO's or chemical fertilizer on the land. They nurture and replenish the soil through many sustainable management practices, including the application of composted manure from the farm and whey from their new cheesemaking facility. The health of the herd is maintained following organic practices, with no hormones being used. They are certified organic with Pacific Agricultural Certification Society and also belong to Kootenay Local Agricultural Society whose mandate is to foster local, sustainable agriculture. Voices Mark McAfee, Founder, Organic Pastures Dairy Company (Fresno, CA) - Founder of Organic Pastures Dairy, Mark is internationally recognized as an expert in raw milk production, and has spoken in over fifteen states and three countries on the subject. He invented the first dietary supplements made from fresh raw colostrum, and secured their certification from the FDA and DHS. Mark created and published the first international raw milk safety standards at www.rawusa.org.