The Dairy Show

Slow Money & Milk Thistle Farm

Dante and Milk Thistle Farm have been in the news as of late, because Dante is trying to expand his business.  His profit margins aren't large enough for him to re-invest them in the business and support his family at the same time.  He went looking for a loan so that he could build a processing facility on his land and increase his herd.  Unable to get a loan from the bank, Dante is now turning to his customers to make an investment in him.   After speaking to Dante, is sounds like he has good a lot of interest from customers.  Investing in local food was written about recently in the book Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered and now its author Woody Tasch is trying to help Dante out.

Listen to the NPR Story and watch the Reuters video.

Food Systems Network

Food Systems Network NYC has selected Episode 2 of the Dairy Show as the April feature for their new NY Regional Food Systems Film Showcase.  Episode 1 was featured in this installment of this showcase.

Food Systems Network NYC is an organization working toward universal access to nourishing, affordable food. Through collaboration, education, and advocacy, the Network is helping to establish a just and vibrant regional food and farm economy that promotes human and environmental health and prevents hunger.

I would like to thank the members of the Food System Network for selecting The Dairy Show again for this honor.