Purity and Danger

In this episode Johanna and JC tackle milk’s complex microbial landscape. Milk is alive. This aliveness has long been harnessed for the preservation of milk through fermentation and cheese making, but it is also a palpable source of danger. We visit Bill Oglethorpe, owner of Kappacasein, London's last dairy, speak with historian Deborah Valence and cultural anthropologist Heather Paxton, and discuss the pressures facing cheese makers with Bronwen and Francis Percival, authors of 'Reinventing the Wheel: milk, microbes and the fights for real cheese'.