Friday, May 16, 2008

The Revolution Will Not Be Pasteurized: Inside the raw-milk underground By Nathanael Johnson

Not sure how much of this to believe, but it's definitely interesting. The hippy side of me is intrigued.

"The very thing that makes raw milk dangerous, its dirtiness, may make people healthier, and pasteurization could be cleansing beneficial bacteria from milk."


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"A balance must be struck between health and yield" seems to be the take-home message, along with

"Although American consumers are periodically outraged by the realities of modern agriculture, they never stop demanding cheaper food. Stoker doesn't mind playing the hand he's been dealt. He's good at producing cheap food. But, he acknowledged, "cheap food makes for expensive health care." "

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