13.Chelsy and Ben Mesman of Mesman Farm
Certified Organic Dairy Production
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Episode Description:
Chelsey and Ben Mesman are a fifth generation husband/wife farming team and, with Ben’s father Alan, are running Mesman Farm, a certified organic dairy operation and Organic Valley Co-op Member in La Conner, WA. We get to chat about how they run their operation, what it takes to be a dairy farmer these days, and learn about their robotic milker! Later in the episode, we connect with Ellie Stone, who works in the Marketing and Sales department at Organic Valley. She shares more about the beginnings of the Organic Valley Co-op and how it’s grown to support 1800 farm families throughout the nation.
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Contributors:
The Farm Walks Podcast is collaboratively organized by Tilth Alliance and WSU Food Systems. This episode is generously supported by Organic Valley’s Farmers Advocating for Organics grant program.
Disclaimer:
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Production Team:
Podcast hosted by Farmer Nicole Witham @farmernicole
Behind the scenes logistics and general wrangling by Teri Rakusin
Theme Music is, “Soil of Mississippi” by Abakis Music @abakismusic
Farm Walks logo, website, and pod art by Riled Up Goats @riledupgoats
Audio engineering and editing by Aaron Mason
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Mesman Farm is part of the Genuine Skagit Valley program.
Meat Resources at WA Meat Up
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Is your farm Certified Organic? Check out these Resources for Organic Businesses compiled by the WSDA.
Interested in applying to be Certified Organic? Learn more about the qualifications, costs, and application process at the WSDA’s Information for New Applicants page.
If you’re needing to get down into the nitty gritty of the rules and regulations, you can take a deep dive into the federal regulations for the National Organic Program.
