Cutting the Curd - Episode 12 - David Gumpert

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Cutting the Curd - Episode 12 - David Gumpert
First Aired - 12/06/2009 02:30PM

This week on Cutting The Curd, Anne Saxelby talks raw milk with author and expert David Gumpert.

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Cutting The Curd Introduction: Raw Milk (16:52)

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More On Raw Milk With David Gumpert (12:34)

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