The long and sordid relationship between the U.S. government, the dairy industry, and the National School Lunch Program have put cow’s milk in front of billions of American children for generations. However, while millions of dollars are spent on milk production,...
Switch4Good’s Legal Advocacy Work
The past year has presented many challenges including a global pandemic and numerous climate change related weather disasters. Because of those challenges, lawmakers and their constituents have contemplated how our treatment of animals and the planet impacts our...
How to Do More For Others: Become a Food Not Bombs Volunteer
At Switch4Good, our motto is "Live better. Do more. Dairy-free." We are an organization of doers—people who go above and beyond to be the best they can be for themselves and others. During this time, some of us can harness that "doer" mentality and help others live...
The Twisted History of Milk in America
According to evolutionary history and fossil records, the modern human being has inhabited this earth for the past 200,000 years. (1) Historians date the practice of drinking cows’ milk back to the past 8,000 to 10,000 years. (2) What this tells us is that consuming...
America Is Drowning in Milk No One Wants
Dairy sales are in decline, but that’s not stopping milk production. Learn how the U.S. government and the dairy industry team up to market milk, instead of shutting down the issue.
Cheese: A Brief History and the Origins of Why Americans Can’t Get Enough
Dairy isn’t a health food – it’s a multi-million dollar marketing campaign, backed by the US government for decades. Find out what isn’t taught in history class.