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The CowPots Podcast

Nov 1, 2022

There have been a lot of changes on our family's dairy farm over the past couple of months and in this episode you'll find out about the biggest change of them all. I sat down with Ethan Arsenault to talk about his decision to become a dairy farmer and how his first 2 months as owner/manager of Canaan View Dairy are...


Sep 1, 2022

What does it mean to be a member of a farmer owned cooperative? I invited Maine dairy farmer Jenni Tilton-Flood to talk about the benefits, opportunities and responsibilities of being a cooperative member along with our favorite moments from inside a grocery store sharing cheese samples with shoppers and listening to...


Aug 1, 2022

Cows are being blamed for contributing to climate change through their farts and burps. I wondered, how do you even measure a cow burp? I called Erin Marlowe of Agri-Mark/Cabot Creamery Cooperative to explain. Erin is working with farmers across the Northeast to measure the total greenhouse gas emissions from their...


Jul 1, 2022

Meet dairy farmer and award winning cheese maker, Alise Sjostrom from Redhead Creamery. She has diversified her family's dairy farm business with a creamery where they turn curds into cheddar. Together with her husband they are also pursuing another business venture that turns whey into spirits. Innovation, hard work...


May 1, 2022

Theresa Freund wasn't raised on a farm but she has made her home on this one for over 40 years. She met and married the farmer's son and evolved from dairy farmer to farm marketer, building a brand while also raising 4 kids. That evolution led to our family's dairy farm diversifying to include a farm market, bakery,...