Posts Tagged ‘organic milk’

The Unconventional Harvest: Tantré Farm

Riding in the hot July sun I could smell basil more than a quarter mile from Tantré Farm.

Radiance Dairy (video)

There are thousands of dairy farms out there. And most treat their cows on par with industry standards: Milk them until they no longer produce at large quantities and then “retire” them…usually to a feed lot. But Radiance Dairy is different. And that’s why we chose it as our first stop on the Real Food [...]

Trantham’s Sustainable 12 Aprils Dairy Grazing Program

Tom Trantham was one of South Carolina’s top producing dairymen back in the 1980s. But he wasn’t making much money. He ran a typical confined feeding operation and his feed bill alone ate up 65 percent of his gross income. Then something happened that changed his life. One day in April 1989 his cows broke [...]

Tom Trantham-Twelve Aprils Grazing Program Coming Soon

July 2, 2010; Pelzer, South Carolina. In 1989, dairy farmer, Tom Trantham, was facing almost certain financial collapse on his conventional, 92 cow dairy farm operation. With the costs of animal feed skyrocketing, many farmers were turning to BST to increase milk production, a hormone purported at the time of being safe, and as the [...]

Organic Dairy: It All Begins with the Soil (video)

From one organic dairyman’s perspective, healthy soil translates into healthy dairy cows, and ultimately tastier, and more nutritious milk.

Organic Dairyman: Director’s Cut (video)

This is the director’s cut version, a story about Jon Bansen, a 3rd generation Oregon dairy farmer who switched from conventional to organic dairy farming in 2000. The Double J Jersey 450 acre farm is located about 20 miles west of Salem. Originally, this story was divided into two parts, his roots in agriculture as [...]

Organic Livestock Recieve Emancipation Proclamation from USDA

February 15, 2010 On Friday, February 12, the USDA issued its final ruling for Access to Pasture organic certification requirements for all organic livestock producers. The National Organic Program (NOP) began in October of 2002, and up until the present was designed to ensure that pasture and ruminant animals received adequate access to pasture grass, [...]

Organic Dairyman- Part 1: A Family Tradition (video)

There is an unique rhythm to life in being a dairy farmer. Jon Bansen, a third generation farmer, owes his way of life to his grandfather who began the family tradition. Check out recipes from the show: Danish Soup; Gourmet Mac & Cheese This one was so much fun to do. I mean, who doesn’t [...]