Student Projects: Demystifying Raw Milk and Whole Earth Festival

This week's Local Dirt show features student projects as part of an Action Research Team for the UC Davis Education for Sustainable Living Program.

Demystifying Raw Milk. Guest co-host Gina Drioane, talks about the basics of raw milk with dairy farmer Mark McAffee from Fresno's Organic Pastures. Mark goes into detail about the history of milk production and why raw milk may be considered nutritionally superior and more sustainable compared to pasteurized milk. To learn more about Organic Pastures and raw milk, visit the Organic Pastures website. Photo courtesy Organic Pastures.

Capturing Whole Earth Festival Excitement. Guest co-host Scott Birkestrand, covers the Whole Earth Festival live during the events that happened the first weekend of May. Photo courtesy Whole Earth Festival.

Listen. You can listen to the show in the mp3 player below, to download the show click on the 'divShare' logo.


Announcements.

- Looking for a cool UC Davis class for Fall 2010? Check out CRD 20: Food Systems, which has received rave reviews from students. For more info, read here or listen to this Local Dirt segment (about 36 minutes in).

Music Playlist.

"I Met Him on a Sunday" Laura Nyro & LaBelle (Gonna Take a Miracle on Sony)

"Teeth in the Grass" Iron + Wine (Our Endless Numbered Days on Sub-Pop)

"Orphan Girl" Tim & Mollie O'Brien (Away Out on the Mountain on Sugar Hill)