Slow Food: The Story of Milk

This seems like it will be interesting, so sharing it here in case any of y'all want to attend.
Here's the email from Slow Food Pittsburgh (contact them, not us, to reserve a spot - see boldface type below for how):

The Surprising Story of Milk

Come and hear the real story of milk.
Or shall we say the story of REAL milk.
Meet the cows, taste various milks,
stay for organic lunch.

Your hosts: Slow Food Pittsburgh,
Eat 'n Park, East End Co-op,  Green Chef, Brunton Dairy
Reserve now:
Saturday, July 11
10 am to 2 pm.
$12 members, $15 nonmembers
( details below)

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Dairy Tour--10 am
details and directions BELOW. Brunton is a seventh generation family farm located in Independence Township, less than an hour from Pittsburgh.
 Guided Milk Tasting--11:30 am
with commentary by experts

 Organic BBQ Lunch--12:15
THE MENU
Organic hamburgers,  veggie burgers and hot dogs  on Mediterra buns. We'll grill for you
outside at Independence Park overlooking Raccoon Creek.
Trimmings, sides, iced tea, lemonade.
 Legendary Brunton Chocolate Milk and Brunton Ice Cream CONES.
We'll meet at the dairy for the tour, then caravan to
the park pavilion a couple of minutes away.
Spaces limited: 40 people max, not counting under 6.

HOW TO RESERVE: Your check is your reservation. Send an email to Jack Neemes Neemes@aol.com --with your name and the names of your guest. Tell who is a member and who is not. $12 members, $15 nonmembers. Children under 6 are free. Then mail a check made out to Slow Food Pittsburgh to Jack Neemes, 265 Morrison Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15216.
Jack's phone 412 343 7354.

DIRECTIONS TO BRUNTON DAIRY:
Type in your own address at this site and get driving directions:
http://bruntondairy.com/brunton_directions_from_your_address.php?
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This is summer school--for all ages. First we meet the cows at Brunton Dairy in Aliquippa. Then we adjourn to a nearby Independence Park pavilion
 for a formal milk tasting, mini-lectures and lunch.
** You won't get lost. We will caravan from the dairy to nearby Independence Park for the Milk  Tasting and  Lunch.
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MORE:
We will taste milks that have been treated and brought to the table
 in very different ways.
--Did you know for example that most commercially bottled milk has been centrifuged, so that all fat is separated out, to be returned in exact percentages labeled skim, 2% and whole.
--Fillers are customarily added to skim milk to give it "mouth feel."

We will taste:
--"Factory" milk that commingles thousands of gallons from many states
--Milk from regional dairies that may bottle from a few herds
--Local Western Pa. milks bottled from herds as small as 10 cows
--Local, single-herd goat milk.
*Younger kids can play while
parents and older children taste an array of milks.
Participants will absorb surprising news
about the handling and marketing of our first food.

We will taste milk from:
Adam Dean, Brunton Dairy, Turner Dairy, Hartzler Family Dairy,
Paradise Gardens and Farm, Organic Valley and Dean Dairy Group International.
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We may have a couple of folks there ourselves, so perhaps we'll see you there!

Comments

[Russ]

Awesome.

We've used Brunton here at BFC&T since we opened and are always very pleased with their product.

[Luke]

our capps have never tasted better since going with Brunton, and yeah that chocolate milk is pretty great.

[rich]

As we consider you both friendly competitors with the emphasis on the first word, we're going to leave the comments up.

However, the point of this post was to promote the Slow Food event and education on milk, NOT to help you guys promote your own shops.

You have your own blogs to do that. Please try to be cognizant of that in the future. Thanks.

[Luke]

Yikes Rich, delete it. Wasn't thinking about competition when I wrote that, just like their milk and was bummed that I'm working the day of the event and wouldn't be able to attend. If I could delete the comment myself I would. Seriously no harm intended.

[Russ]

Yeah, I agree with Luke. Not intended at all to promote the shop.

[bill]

I also use brunton's milk everytime I make an awesome drink at my house I also have a drive though service if your on broadway ave on your way into work or get off at the T stop (boustead) and come on up menu and prices are subject to change!

[Spronomy]

I noticed that Adam Dean's milk is going to be there, he's a great guy doing raw milk up in New Castle, the closest raw-milk producer around. If you ever have a chance to stop up to his place for milk, check it out. You can get his milk at several places now, but going up there is the best. He'll show you the cows and tell you all about the process.

http://www.deanfarms.com/

[cheap dog costumes]

Spronomy, isn't he a pretty busy guy? Seems like Adam might get tired of showing everyone who shows up around his place and explaning his process, no?