Ancestral Kitchen #61 - Being 'Part of the Herd' on a Small Scale Organic Dairy Farm
Rebecca Holden looks after a large organic dairy herd in Wales in the United Kingdom and makes raw, cheddar-style cheese from their milk.
Mainstream milk/cheese markets seem to be increasingly led by large, chemically-sustained dairies that subvert nature and force cows into unnatural production routines, resulting in inferior dairy products landing on grocery store shelves - and yet, Rebecca’s farm has been there doing things organically for 50 years…. We really wanted to know about her world, and we really wanted to share it with you.
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Resources:
Holden Farm Dairy, Rebecca and Patrick's farm (the longest certified organic farm in Wales)
If you are in London and want to try Hafod
Rebecca’s article on being part of the Gaia Foundation's revival of the Welsh black oat
Gaia Foundation's beautiful video on the story of the revival of the Welsh black oat
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