In late fall of last year, we were asked by a group of producers to be featured in a new PBS documentary titled, Food Forward. As it would be expected, our team and family were very excited to be part of a new and hopefully revolutionary documentary entirely about raw milk. The film crew came to Organic Pastures Dairy and interviewed and taped our farm for 3 days. The final production took a bit longer than expected to come out, but nevertheless, we were excited to see the outcome of all the work that took place here at the farm. Well, as some may call it, a bit of “movie magic” happened. Unfortunately, the entire story did not make the cut. As the footage was being edited, the CDC became deeply involved and insisted that “public warnings” be posted all throughout the documentary. In addition to filming our farm, Dr. Bruce German, one of the world’s foremost raw milk researchers, gave lengthy interviews entirely contradictory to the CDC warnings you will see in this episode. He discussed the most recent research, studies and peer reviewed information out now that clearly show that raw milk is very effective to reduce allergies and asthma and when produced with care, is a low risk food. Unfortunately, the CDC continues to refuse to recognize that with proper production standards for raw milk, that raw milk becomes a low risk food. As Dr. German states, “pasteurization is an 18th century solution to an 18th century problem and we can do much better.” In addition, the CDC also required that PBS edit out all of the testimonial and supportive scientific data on the medical benefits of raw milk which includes recovery and or prevention of: Asthma, eczema, Crohns, IBS and osteoporosis. The CDC warning slides are a dramatic political statement that really shows how incredibly delayed the CDC is when it comes to recent research, studies and market developments. There is no such thing as a no- risk food. It appears that the CDC would like us to eat irradiated, processed, and non- living food; as to them they are deemed, “safe”. We as a company, and you as our consumers know better. We know that only living foods bring life. In order to thrive, we need to consume whole, living foods that fuel our bodies. Our team at Organic Pastures Dairy continually is working to provide the safest raw milk. We proudly post our entire Food Safety Plan on our website and have also been Listed by the Raw Milk Institute. We take many steps above and beyond what is required by the State to ensure that our quality is the highest on the store shelf. Regardless of the heavy editing, we are very proud to be part of the PBS Food Forward, Modern Milk episode. Raw milk is a pioneering endeavor and we are happy to be the raw milk dairy at the forefront of Modern Milk. It is with great honor and trust that we produce this healing, delicious food for you and now be an example for all of America. Watch the full episode here: video.pbs.org/video/2365301485/
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 23:41:43 +0000
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