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'Want to know where to find butter from grass-fed cows? I’ve said before that butter is a health food, but butter from grass-fed cows is even better — a nutritional powerhouse of vitamins A, D, & K-2, heart-disease preventing CLA (conjugated linoleic acid), and so much more.

Yet finding butter from grass-fed cows can be hard for those newly committed to doing so. Is buying certified organic butter enough? Do you absolutely need to find a local pasture-based dairy? What if there are no pasture-based dairies near you?

Consider this your guide for where to find butter from grass-fed cows.'

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'Back in like ’97 or ’98 my friend Brad Stanfill showed me one of the most beautiful and powerful documentaries I’ve ever seen called Baraka by Ron Fricke.

Earlier this year a clip started circulating around the net and I was reminded of its brilliance.
As it turns out, that clip is from a film called Samsara also made by Ron Fricke and shot over 5 years in 25 countries.

Anyway here is one small slice of the film that explores our food supply chain.
This clip contains no words, and no words can describe it.
Make sure you watch it all the way to the end. It’s only 6 minutes.

If at any point you feel a strong need to stop watching, skip ahead to 4:30.

 Afterward I would really like to know your thoughts about it.' --Chris Wark @ Chris Beat Cancer

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