History blog posts

Fairfield Dairy produced the world’s first certified milk in 1894, became the movement’s showcase, then its most public failure.

How a Newark doctor’s 1889 search for clean milk led to America’s first certified milk standard, a children’s hospital, and a 1916 polio relief model.

How a physician-led commission built America’s first raw milk quality standard, with bacterial limits and inspection contracts that scaled across 58 cities, and what it shares with raw milk standards today.

A 2026 Colorado legislative memo claims Pasteur invented pasteurization for milk in 1863. The real history: Pasteur targeted wine and beer, and milk pasteurization came from Franz von Soxhlet in 1886.

The Benedictine nun, PhD microbiologist, and raw milk cheesemaker whose landmark barrel experiment protected artisan cheese.

Pajarete is Jalisco’s legendary raw milk and tequila breakfast drink. Learn its history, regional names, cultural roots, and how to make it at home.

10,000 years ago bread got a massive upgrade.

Documentary covers how Sysco consolidated regional food supply chains for restaurants into one massive and mostly unchecked enterprise.

Two officials in Florida offer differing opinions on raw milk, which is only available as ‘pet food’ in the state.

Aurochs, predecessor of the cow, were significantly larger than modern bulls.

Six workers succumb to asphyxiation on a big dairy which produces raw milk for pasteurization.

Multiple goats have held public office in the United States.