The rise of Raw Farm: How the largest raw-milk dairy in America went mainstream with political backing
By
Annie Waldman
Pure flour-power. Hearty enough to carry you through lunch.
Summary
ProPublica profiles Mark McAfee, the 64-year-old owner of Raw Farm — the largest raw-milk dairy in the U.S. — who has capitalized on the growing mainstream popularity of raw milk, backed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The article follows McAfee through his Central Valley dairy operation, exploring the resurgence of raw milk as a once-fringe product now gaining political and consumer traction.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledA white Ford pickup truck broke through a thick curtain of fog one morning in February, winding its way down a muddy farm road in California's Central Valley.
From it emerged a 64-year-old dairyman, burly and tan, who left the engine running as he lumbered toward me with open arms.
"I'm a hugger," he said, pulling me in anyway. "I feel like I've known you for a lifetime."
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