1 00:00:01,164 --> 00:00:04,864 America's Heartland is made possible by.... 2 00:00:04,864 --> 00:00:06,898 Farm Credit , owned by America's farmers 3 00:00:06,898 --> 00:00:07,998 and ranchers. 4 00:00:07,998 --> 00:00:10,931 Celebrating 95 years of service to U.S. agriculture 5 00:00:10,931 --> 00:00:12,398 and rural America. 6 00:00:12,398 --> 00:00:15,598 Learn more at farmcredit dot com. 7 00:00:15,598 --> 00:00:19,664 The United Soybean Board , America's soybean farmers 8 00:00:19,664 --> 00:00:24,764 and their checkoff. 9 00:00:24,764 --> 00:00:26,731 And by the American Farm Bureau Foundation 10 00:00:26,731 --> 00:00:28,731 for Agriculture dedicated to building 11 00:00:28,731 --> 00:00:31,331 greater awareness and understanding of agriculture 12 00:00:31,331 --> 00:00:35,898 through education and engagement. 13 00:00:35,898 --> 00:00:37,598 >>I'm Jason Shoultz in Oregon. 14 00:00:37,598 --> 00:00:40,064 That is quarter midget racing going on behind me. 15 00:00:40,064 --> 00:00:42,731 And yes, this is still America's Heartland . 16 00:00:42,731 --> 00:00:44,498 What this has to do with a successful 17 00:00:44,498 --> 00:00:45,664 dairy operation? 18 00:00:45,664 --> 00:00:46,764 Coming up! 19 00:00:46,764 --> 00:00:47,698 >>I'm Rob Stewart. 20 00:00:47,698 --> 00:00:49,698 We're taking you out to the farmers market! 21 00:00:49,698 --> 00:00:50,564 You know? 22 00:00:50,564 --> 00:00:52,098 They're booming all across the country! 23 00:00:52,098 --> 00:00:54,131 We'll show you how a cookbook author 24 00:00:54,131 --> 00:00:57,264 is teaching people how to cook healthy and local 25 00:00:57,264 --> 00:00:59,731 all year long. 26 00:00:59,731 --> 00:01:00,998 >>I'm Sarah Gardner. 27 00:01:00,998 --> 00:01:02,331 Did you ever think about what it takes 28 00:01:02,331 --> 00:01:04,631 to create your favorite wool sweater? 29 00:01:04,631 --> 00:01:06,198 Well this week, we'll take you 30 00:01:06,198 --> 00:01:08,098 to a special school in central Tennessee 31 00:01:08,098 --> 00:01:11,831 where you can improve your sheep shearing skills. 32 00:01:11,831 --> 00:01:16,864 It's all coming up on America's Heartland . 33 00:01:16,864 --> 00:01:22,964 ♪ You can see it in the eyes of every woman and man ♪ 34 00:01:22,964 --> 00:01:28,998 ♪ in America's Heartland living close to the land. ♪ 35 00:01:28,998 --> 00:01:31,964 ♪ There's a love for the country ♪ 36 00:01:31,964 --> 00:01:35,098 ♪ and a pride in the brand ♪ 37 00:01:35,098 --> 00:01:41,731 ♪ in America's Heartland living close, ♪ 38 00:01:41,731 --> 00:01:52,531 ♪ close to the land. ♪ 39 00:01:52,531 --> 00:01:53,398 >>You know when you're a kid? 40 00:01:53,398 --> 00:01:54,698 There's really just a couple of choices 41 00:01:54,698 --> 00:01:55,698 when it comes to milk: 42 00:01:55,698 --> 00:01:57,164 regular or chocolate. 43 00:01:57,164 --> 00:01:58,164 My choice? 44 00:01:58,164 --> 00:01:59,464 Definitely chocolate! 45 00:01:59,464 --> 00:02:01,198 But diversity in the dairy industry 46 00:02:01,198 --> 00:02:02,831 is really a big deal. 47 00:02:02,831 --> 00:02:04,731 You've got sour cream, cottage cheese, 48 00:02:04,731 --> 00:02:06,664 and ice cream, of course! 49 00:02:06,664 --> 00:02:08,831 And one Oregon dairy family has found 50 00:02:08,831 --> 00:02:13,698 that serving the community is critical to their success. 51 00:02:13,698 --> 00:02:16,831 ♪ ♪ 52 00:02:16,831 --> 00:02:18,898 >>A late afternoon little league game, 53 00:02:18,898 --> 00:02:21,731 an All-American tradition here in Portland, Oregon 54 00:02:21,731 --> 00:02:25,264 and across this country! 55 00:02:25,264 --> 00:02:27,598 But these young sluggers aren't competing 56 00:02:27,598 --> 00:02:30,598 at a community park or recreation center. 57 00:02:30,598 --> 00:02:33,198 They are at one of the area's oldest dairies 58 00:02:33,198 --> 00:02:35,998 in the shadow of a facility that churns out products 59 00:02:35,998 --> 00:02:41,131 by the truckload! 60 00:02:41,131 --> 00:02:45,298 This is Alpenrose Dairy , a familiar name to Oregonians. 61 00:02:45,298 --> 00:02:46,498 But if you aren't from around here, 62 00:02:46,498 --> 00:02:49,098 you might wonder how a milk processor 63 00:02:49,098 --> 00:02:55,764 is home to baseball fields, a quarter midget race track, 64 00:02:55,764 --> 00:03:00,998 an historic village complete with its own theater, 65 00:03:00,998 --> 00:03:06,631 not to mention a volodrome racing track.... 66 00:03:06,631 --> 00:03:09,664 For folks from these parts, it all seems quite normal. 67 00:03:09,664 --> 00:03:11,431 After all, generations have grown up 68 00:03:11,431 --> 00:03:13,264 playing ball here. 69 00:03:13,264 --> 00:03:15,864 Carl Cadonau is the owner of Alpenrose. 70 00:03:15,864 --> 00:03:24,898 His grandfather started the dairy back in 1916. 71 00:03:24,898 --> 00:03:28,598 >>Grandpa actually had the cows, milked the cows, 72 00:03:28,598 --> 00:03:31,398 and delivered as far away as downtown Portland 73 00:03:31,398 --> 00:03:36,731 with horse and buggy. 74 00:03:36,731 --> 00:03:38,364 >>There aren't cows here anymore. 75 00:03:38,364 --> 00:03:41,998 Alpenrose now gets milk from area dairy farmers. 76 00:03:41,998 --> 00:03:44,198 Besides drinking milk, they churn out everything 77 00:03:44,198 --> 00:03:46,964 from ice cream to cottage cheese. 78 00:03:46,964 --> 00:03:50,564 Rocky Amick is the manager of the milk plant. 79 00:03:50,564 --> 00:03:51,664 >>What do we have in here? 80 00:03:51,664 --> 00:03:53,698 >>This is 4 percent cottage cheese 81 00:03:53,698 --> 00:03:58,898 being creamed and dressed. 82 00:03:58,898 --> 00:03:59,964 >>Wow! 83 00:03:59,964 --> 00:04:01,764 >>After it is thoroughly blended, 84 00:04:01,764 --> 00:04:03,364 we'll go ahead and send it down 85 00:04:03,364 --> 00:04:04,231 to the packaging department. 86 00:04:04,231 --> 00:04:05,598 >>That's a lot of cottage cheese! 87 00:04:05,598 --> 00:04:07,764 >>About 9,000 pounds! 88 00:04:07,764 --> 00:04:10,898 >>Nine thousand ponds of cottage cheese? 89 00:04:10,898 --> 00:04:12,931 Let's see: 9,000 lbs? 90 00:04:12,931 --> 00:04:14,331 $1.50 a pint? 91 00:04:14,331 --> 00:04:16,131 >>You are probably looking at $15,000! 92 00:04:16,131 --> 00:04:17,198 >>What is in this? 93 00:04:17,198 --> 00:04:18,498 People say I love cottage cheese. 94 00:04:18,498 --> 00:04:19,598 But I'm not going to lie. 95 00:04:19,598 --> 00:04:20,798 I don't know. 96 00:04:20,798 --> 00:04:22,664 I've never really thought about what's in cottage cheese. 97 00:04:22,664 --> 00:04:26,598 >>The curd comes from milk. 98 00:04:26,598 --> 00:04:30,898 And we also add cream, salt, and a little bit 99 00:04:30,898 --> 00:04:33,564 of stabilizer to thicken it up. 100 00:04:33,564 --> 00:04:37,631 It's blended in, and what you see there 101 00:04:37,631 --> 00:04:39,498 is pretty much finished product. 102 00:04:39,498 --> 00:04:40,964 >>This is 9000 lbs. of cottage cheese! 103 00:04:40,964 --> 00:04:44,364 Where is the 9000 lbs. of apple sauce to eat with it? 104 00:04:44,364 --> 00:04:47,464 >>Or maybe cottage cheese and chives? 105 00:04:47,464 --> 00:04:50,964 >>There's nothing slow about modern dairies. 106 00:04:50,964 --> 00:04:53,398 They have to keep the milk moving and cold 107 00:04:53,398 --> 00:04:56,298 so it stays fresh, whether it's being turned 108 00:04:56,298 --> 00:04:58,598 into ice cream or cartons of chocolate milk 109 00:04:58,598 --> 00:05:00,531 for school kids! 110 00:05:00,531 --> 00:05:02,531 >>Oh, this is the stuff. 111 00:05:02,531 --> 00:05:06,664 Every kid loves chocolate milk? 112 00:05:06,664 --> 00:05:08,564 >>Some lucky school kids will be getting this. 113 00:05:08,564 --> 00:05:11,164 So this will go to schools all around the area? 114 00:05:11,164 --> 00:05:12,798 >>All around the metropolitan area! 115 00:05:12,798 --> 00:05:14,931 >>How many cartons a day are you turning out? 116 00:05:14,931 --> 00:05:15,798 >>Eighty thousand cartons a day! 117 00:05:15,798 --> 00:05:18,664 >>Eighty thousand cartons a day? 118 00:05:18,664 --> 00:05:21,264 Let's drink up! 119 00:05:21,264 --> 00:05:24,231 >>We have to be diversified in our industry. 120 00:05:24,231 --> 00:05:25,464 And I mean, it can't be 121 00:05:25,464 --> 00:05:29,964 just a half a gallon of milk going out the same every day. 122 00:05:29,964 --> 00:05:32,698 We've got to look at all of these new avenues 123 00:05:32,698 --> 00:05:35,998 that there are and change with the times. 124 00:05:35,998 --> 00:05:38,631 >>While trying new things inside the milk plant 125 00:05:38,631 --> 00:05:40,631 has been a big part of the family's success, 126 00:05:40,631 --> 00:05:42,831 the additions outside on the grounds 127 00:05:42,831 --> 00:05:45,664 of the dairy have also been important 128 00:05:45,664 --> 00:05:49,364 starting with the baseball field built back in the 1950's. 129 00:05:49,364 --> 00:05:51,064 >>And I played on those ball diamonds. 130 00:05:51,064 --> 00:05:53,998 And my sons have played on those ball diamonds. 131 00:05:53,998 --> 00:05:55,531 And now there's.... 132 00:05:55,531 --> 00:05:57,331 ....I've got some grand kids that are actually 133 00:05:57,331 --> 00:05:58,498 playing there. 134 00:05:58,498 --> 00:06:01,731 And so it's been out there for three full generations. 135 00:06:01,731 --> 00:06:05,231 Each individual activity has got a story behind it. 136 00:06:05,231 --> 00:06:07,431 And this interview probably isn't long enough. 137 00:06:07,431 --> 00:06:09,364 But I mean for instance, quarter midgets! 138 00:06:09,364 --> 00:06:11,731 And my uncle loved cars. 139 00:06:11,731 --> 00:06:13,598 And so when we were ten years old, 140 00:06:13,598 --> 00:06:15,364 my cousins who were involved with me 141 00:06:15,364 --> 00:06:18,431 in the dairy and myself 142 00:06:18,431 --> 00:06:20,531 and my brother Randy? 143 00:06:20,531 --> 00:06:21,864 He got cars, got involved 144 00:06:21,864 --> 00:06:23,564 in quarter midget racing. 145 00:06:23,564 --> 00:06:25,831 And he said, "Let's build one here!" 146 00:06:25,831 --> 00:06:27,331 So they built one here. 147 00:06:27,331 --> 00:06:29,998 >>Today you'll find youngsters testing their driving skills 148 00:06:29,998 --> 00:06:33,398 and competing at the quarter midget track. 149 00:06:33,398 --> 00:06:36,564 >>They never hesitate one bit when it comes to giving back. 150 00:06:36,564 --> 00:06:37,464 And you know? 151 00:06:37,464 --> 00:06:39,064 You never hear a bad thing about them. 152 00:06:39,064 --> 00:06:40,931 It's always good stuff, you know, 153 00:06:40,931 --> 00:06:42,931 of them stepping forward and taking care 154 00:06:42,931 --> 00:06:45,331 of the community they are in. 155 00:06:45,331 --> 00:06:47,664 >>And that Olympic-style bicycle velodrome 156 00:06:47,664 --> 00:06:50,864 is one of 20 in the United States. 157 00:06:50,864 --> 00:06:52,331 And each year the ball field 158 00:06:52,331 --> 00:06:56,431 is home to the Girl's Softball Little League World Series . 159 00:06:56,431 --> 00:06:59,564 And use of all the facilities is free! 160 00:06:59,564 --> 00:07:00,898 You look at the size of our track 161 00:07:00,898 --> 00:07:02,998 and the facilities we have here? 162 00:07:02,998 --> 00:07:04,964 To go out and just find a piece of property? 163 00:07:04,964 --> 00:07:07,164 To do this would be almost impossible. 164 00:07:07,164 --> 00:07:09,364 I mean not as a club that's a nonprofit 165 00:07:09,364 --> 00:07:10,398 organization. 166 00:07:10,398 --> 00:07:11,498 We couldn't do it. 167 00:07:11,498 --> 00:07:14,164 We wouldn't be able to race. 168 00:07:14,164 --> 00:07:15,631 While the attractions can be traced 169 00:07:15,631 --> 00:07:17,731 to individual interests and whims 170 00:07:17,731 --> 00:07:19,431 of the Cadonau family, 171 00:07:19,431 --> 00:07:20,931 they have had a positive impact 172 00:07:20,931 --> 00:07:23,331 on the Alpenrose Dairy business. 173 00:07:23,331 --> 00:07:26,398 >>As kids grew up in the area, they became familiar. 174 00:07:26,398 --> 00:07:27,898 They played on our fields and stuff. 175 00:07:27,898 --> 00:07:30,298 And they've come back over the generations. 176 00:07:30,298 --> 00:07:33,864 And it doesn't hurt to be out in the grocery store 177 00:07:33,864 --> 00:07:36,964 and see an Alpenrose milk carton and be able to say, 178 00:07:36,964 --> 00:07:38,464 "I remember when I played at Alpenrose. 179 00:07:38,464 --> 00:07:39,731 Give me one of those!" 180 00:07:39,731 --> 00:07:41,164 No, truly! 181 00:07:41,164 --> 00:07:45,031 That has come with what's happened. 182 00:07:45,031 --> 00:07:48,831 But that was never my dad's or grandfather's motive 183 00:07:48,831 --> 00:07:49,898 at all. 184 00:07:49,898 --> 00:07:52,398 >>There's no doubt the dairy business can be tough. 185 00:07:52,398 --> 00:07:54,164 But Carl Cadonau says the secret 186 00:07:54,164 --> 00:07:57,931 to their business success is actually pretty simple. 187 00:07:57,931 --> 00:08:01,064 >>I think it's just a lot to do with the philosophy 188 00:08:01,064 --> 00:08:04,464 of our grandparents and my parents. 189 00:08:04,464 --> 00:08:06,898 And that's being straight up with people, 190 00:08:06,898 --> 00:08:08,831 and it's being good to your employees 191 00:08:08,831 --> 00:08:12,298 and giving back to the community and keeping a handle 192 00:08:12,298 --> 00:08:14,364 on what you're doing, too. 193 00:08:14,364 --> 00:08:15,864 >>And what would Henry Cadonau think about 194 00:08:15,864 --> 00:08:17,698 the continued success of Alpenrose 195 00:08:17,698 --> 00:08:20,031 three generations later? 196 00:08:20,031 --> 00:08:22,064 >>I think grandpa would be pleased. 197 00:08:22,064 --> 00:08:22,998 I really do. 198 00:08:22,998 --> 00:08:26,698 I think he'd be proud. 199 00:08:26,698 --> 00:08:28,931 I mean coming up on 100 years, 200 00:08:28,931 --> 00:08:34,664 that's a lot of years for a family business. 201 00:08:34,664 --> 00:08:36,464 >>Dairy farms serve up a lot of milk 202 00:08:36,464 --> 00:08:37,931 to thirsty consumers. 203 00:08:37,931 --> 00:08:41,898 U.S. farmers will milk nearly 9 million cows every day 204 00:08:41,898 --> 00:08:43,598 with California, Idaho, 205 00:08:43,598 --> 00:08:45,131 New York, Wisconsin, 206 00:08:45,131 --> 00:08:47,731 Minnesota and Pennsylvania as the big players 207 00:08:47,731 --> 00:08:49,864 in the dairy game. 208 00:08:49,864 --> 00:08:52,198 What's the most popular breed of dairy cow? 209 00:08:52,198 --> 00:08:54,264 Well the answer, in black and white, 210 00:08:54,264 --> 00:08:55,664 is Holsteins. 211 00:08:55,664 --> 00:08:58,464 The average cow will deliver about 7 gallons 212 00:08:58,464 --> 00:08:59,564 of milk a day! 213 00:08:59,564 --> 00:09:01,364 That's enough for more than a hundred glasses 214 00:09:01,364 --> 00:09:05,264 of the white stuff. 215 00:09:05,264 --> 00:09:10,931 ♪ ♪ 216 00:09:10,931 --> 00:09:12,798 >>I'm Laura Quezada, and I'd like to ask 217 00:09:12,798 --> 00:09:16,198 about measuring horses by hands . 218 00:09:16,198 --> 00:09:18,864 What exactly is a hand, and where did that measurement 219 00:09:18,864 --> 00:09:20,464 come from? 220 00:09:20,464 --> 00:09:27,131 >>I get this question all the time. 221 00:09:27,131 --> 00:09:31,231 A hand is an ancient measurement sort of like a foot 222 00:09:31,231 --> 00:09:32,798 or a span or a cubit . 223 00:09:32,798 --> 00:09:35,464 And it's one of the ones that it's just a relic 224 00:09:35,464 --> 00:09:37,198 that we still use today. 225 00:09:37,198 --> 00:09:39,864 A hand is equivalent to four inches. 226 00:09:39,864 --> 00:09:42,964 And so in order for a horse to be 227 00:09:42,964 --> 00:09:45,731 a horse sized horse , the horse has to be 228 00:09:45,731 --> 00:09:47,864 at least 14-2 which is 14 hands, 229 00:09:47,864 --> 00:09:55,298 2 inches high! 230 00:09:55,298 --> 00:09:58,198 The place that we measure that is that the only place 231 00:09:58,198 --> 00:10:00,164 on a horse that's always the same height 232 00:10:00,164 --> 00:10:01,864 when they're standing square. 233 00:10:01,864 --> 00:10:05,731 And that's at their withers which is at where their neck 234 00:10:05,731 --> 00:10:14,398 meets the rest of their body at the top of their shoulder. 235 00:10:14,398 --> 00:10:16,364 So if you want to get an exact measurement, 236 00:10:16,364 --> 00:10:17,764 it's a good idea to have the horse 237 00:10:17,764 --> 00:10:19,764 standing square which is feet 238 00:10:19,764 --> 00:10:29,598 right next to each other and on a level surface as well. 239 00:10:29,598 --> 00:10:31,498 So there we go. 240 00:10:31,498 --> 00:10:36,998 He's about 15-2, 15-2 241 00:10:36,998 --> 00:10:39,798 Good job! 242 00:10:39,798 --> 00:10:47,064 ♪ ♪ 243 00:10:47,064 --> 00:10:48,464 >>I'm Rob Stewart, and still ahead, 244 00:10:48,464 --> 00:10:50,064 we're taking you to the farmers market 245 00:10:50,064 --> 00:10:53,831 with a lesson in healthy living. 246 00:10:53,831 --> 00:10:56,031 >>Most people have no idea about where the food and fiber 247 00:10:56,031 --> 00:10:58,064 comes from in their everyday lives. 248 00:10:58,064 --> 00:11:00,064 Cows must be milked before that cream 249 00:11:00,064 --> 00:11:01,564 makes it to market. 250 00:11:01,564 --> 00:11:03,231 And if you have a favorite wool sweater? 251 00:11:03,231 --> 00:11:04,798 Well, you have to go back to the source 252 00:11:04,798 --> 00:11:07,831 for those fibers. 253 00:11:07,831 --> 00:11:12,664 ♪ ♪ 254 00:11:12,664 --> 00:11:15,564 >>For many consumers, wool is the ultimate choice 255 00:11:15,564 --> 00:11:18,464 in materials to create high-end fabrics. 256 00:11:18,464 --> 00:11:21,364 Australia, New Zealand and Argentina 257 00:11:21,364 --> 00:11:24,531 far outshine U.S. wool production. 258 00:11:24,531 --> 00:11:27,731 But you'll find sheep ranchers all across the heartland, 259 00:11:27,731 --> 00:11:29,431 some of them looking to acquire 260 00:11:29,431 --> 00:11:31,264 an essential skill. 261 00:11:31,264 --> 00:11:36,664 >>Down all the way around to the backside: 262 00:11:36,664 --> 00:11:38,331 hamstring to hamstring! 263 00:11:38,331 --> 00:11:40,498 >>Shearing a sheep may look like the simple act 264 00:11:40,498 --> 00:11:41,831 of getting a haircut. 265 00:11:41,831 --> 00:11:44,364 But there's a lot more to it than just moving your shears 266 00:11:44,364 --> 00:11:46,464 along the fluffy wool. 267 00:11:46,464 --> 00:11:47,998 That's a lesson these students 268 00:11:47,998 --> 00:11:49,998 have come to learn at Middle Tennessee 269 00:11:49,998 --> 00:11:51,598 State University. 270 00:11:51,598 --> 00:11:52,531 >>Straight down! 271 00:11:52,531 --> 00:11:54,931 Make that a straight line! 272 00:11:54,931 --> 00:11:56,231 >>The university's two-day course 273 00:11:56,231 --> 00:11:58,664 draws students from a number of states. 274 00:11:58,664 --> 00:12:00,498 Some are ranchers. 275 00:12:00,498 --> 00:12:03,398 Some just looking to develop a marketable skill. 276 00:12:03,398 --> 00:12:06,931 >>Somebody that owns a dozen, fifteen, 277 00:12:06,931 --> 00:12:10,198 twenty five sheep, and they want to learn 278 00:12:10,198 --> 00:12:12,498 how to shear their own sheep. 279 00:12:12,498 --> 00:12:14,931 In some cases, they may not want 280 00:12:14,931 --> 00:12:16,364 to shear their sheep. 281 00:12:16,364 --> 00:12:18,198 But they want to occasionally want to be able 282 00:12:18,198 --> 00:12:20,331 to do some shearing. 283 00:12:20,331 --> 00:12:23,764 A lot of people like to clean up the sheep 284 00:12:23,764 --> 00:12:28,864 just a little bit before lambing, for example. 285 00:12:28,864 --> 00:12:31,231 >>One father-daughter team was among the students 286 00:12:31,231 --> 00:12:32,964 in this class. 287 00:12:32,964 --> 00:12:34,264 >>She's doing better then me. 288 00:12:34,264 --> 00:12:36,531 >>Michael Stringer says he and his daughter Abigail 289 00:12:36,531 --> 00:12:38,664 had the sheep and wanted to discover 290 00:12:38,664 --> 00:12:41,931 the best way to access the wool. 291 00:12:41,931 --> 00:12:44,364 >>She got into Jacob's sheep last year. 292 00:12:44,364 --> 00:12:47,131 And part of the agreement was that she had to learn 293 00:12:47,131 --> 00:12:50,364 to do something with the wool to keep them on the farm. 294 00:12:50,364 --> 00:12:54,164 So now it's time for us to learn how to shear them. 295 00:12:54,164 --> 00:12:57,464 And we didn't know what to do. 296 00:12:57,464 --> 00:13:00,698 >>While the wool may look soft and easy to handle, 297 00:13:00,698 --> 00:13:02,598 Abigail discovered that shearing comes 298 00:13:02,598 --> 00:13:04,964 with its own challenges. 299 00:13:04,964 --> 00:13:07,498 >>It was different than I expected it to be. 300 00:13:07,498 --> 00:13:10,831 I guess I just sort of thought it would be really easy. 301 00:13:10,831 --> 00:13:15,164 But it takes a lot of maneuvering and everything. 302 00:13:15,164 --> 00:13:19,864 And it really hurts your back. 303 00:13:19,864 --> 00:13:22,098 >>The primary instructor for this shearing session 304 00:13:22,098 --> 00:13:24,631 is Doug Rathke, sharing skills he's acquired 305 00:13:24,631 --> 00:13:26,731 over many years. 306 00:13:26,731 --> 00:13:29,131 >>But my sheep that I've got is starting to get 307 00:13:29,131 --> 00:13:30,998 to being a taller sheep. 308 00:13:30,998 --> 00:13:33,498 And she's one of those sheep that will let me 309 00:13:33,498 --> 00:13:36,131 take that leg and tuck it away.... 310 00:13:36,131 --> 00:13:38,331 >>Doug's training has a taken him to New Zealand, 311 00:13:38,331 --> 00:13:40,731 a country that has at least 312 00:13:40,731 --> 00:13:44,664 ten times more sheep than people. 313 00:13:44,664 --> 00:13:48,198 >>I finished the senior level of the classes, 314 00:13:48,198 --> 00:13:51,064 which took me three tries. 315 00:13:51,064 --> 00:13:53,764 It's a week-long every time. 316 00:13:53,764 --> 00:13:55,564 And finally after the third one, I made the senior level. 317 00:13:55,564 --> 00:14:00,364 And you've got to be able to sheer 300 a day every day . 318 00:14:00,364 --> 00:14:02,831 >>Shearing sheep demands a steady hand, 319 00:14:02,831 --> 00:14:05,264 the ability to work the wool fast, 320 00:14:05,264 --> 00:14:07,331 and the stamina to maintain control 321 00:14:07,331 --> 00:14:08,831 over the animal. 322 00:14:08,831 --> 00:14:10,298 >>It looks like it's extremely, 323 00:14:10,298 --> 00:14:12,131 physically demanding. 324 00:14:12,131 --> 00:14:15,198 >>It does take a lot out of you. 325 00:14:15,198 --> 00:14:17,031 You got that real quick. 326 00:14:17,031 --> 00:14:19,231 And just to get them into the right spot 327 00:14:19,231 --> 00:14:20,964 and hold them? 328 00:14:20,964 --> 00:14:23,331 They don't cooperate as much as we'd like. 329 00:14:23,331 --> 00:14:26,031 But it's not comfortable for them either. 330 00:14:26,031 --> 00:14:29,264 >>One-hour shearing expends as much energy 331 00:14:29,264 --> 00:14:32,331 as a jogger would running eight miles. 332 00:14:32,331 --> 00:14:34,231 >>The lessons here reinforce concepts 333 00:14:34,231 --> 00:14:36,831 that protect the person doing the shearing 334 00:14:36,831 --> 00:14:39,098 while providing a safe and reliable approach 335 00:14:39,098 --> 00:14:40,831 for the sheep. 336 00:14:40,831 --> 00:14:42,464 >>The moves that I use are the most comfortable 337 00:14:42,464 --> 00:14:45,331 for the sheep and shearer to make it easier 338 00:14:45,331 --> 00:14:47,264 so we can get it done the quickest. 339 00:14:47,264 --> 00:14:50,131 >>And while an expert can make the job look easy, 340 00:14:50,131 --> 00:14:52,398 some students literally wrestle 341 00:14:52,398 --> 00:14:54,964 with their lessons, controlling the animal, 342 00:14:54,964 --> 00:14:57,398 and repositioning to start again, 343 00:14:57,398 --> 00:15:01,364 and finally getting a handle on equipment and sheep. 344 00:15:01,364 --> 00:15:04,198 >>What's the most difficult part of all this do you think? 345 00:15:04,198 --> 00:15:08,164 >>Remaining calm! 346 00:15:08,164 --> 00:15:08,964 I don't know. 347 00:15:08,964 --> 00:15:10,498 It gets really stressful, I think. 348 00:15:10,498 --> 00:15:11,564 You know, they start moving, 349 00:15:11,564 --> 00:15:12,464 and you don't feel like you're doing 350 00:15:12,464 --> 00:15:13,431 the right thing. 351 00:15:13,431 --> 00:15:14,964 Actually, once you start shearing them? 352 00:15:14,964 --> 00:15:16,564 They get really slippery. 353 00:15:16,564 --> 00:15:17,864 So it's hard to hold on to them. 354 00:15:17,864 --> 00:15:19,364 >>So you want to give me a lesson 355 00:15:19,364 --> 00:15:21,564 because I would really like to give it a try. 356 00:15:21,564 --> 00:15:22,398 >>You really want to? 357 00:15:22,398 --> 00:15:23,398 >>I really want to! 358 00:15:23,398 --> 00:15:24,298 >>Okay! 359 00:15:24,298 --> 00:15:25,264 >>No one's twisting my arm! 360 00:15:25,264 --> 00:15:28,531 >>All right! 361 00:15:28,531 --> 00:15:30,264 >>Watching someone else try their hand 362 00:15:30,264 --> 00:15:33,598 is a lot different than facing the task yourself. 363 00:15:33,598 --> 00:15:36,798 Part of it is remembering to do a whole series of things 364 00:15:36,798 --> 00:15:38,431 at the same time. 365 00:15:38,431 --> 00:15:40,531 >>Ready? 366 00:15:40,531 --> 00:15:41,931 >>Now do I need to be holding her leg, 367 00:15:41,931 --> 00:15:42,931 or is she okay? 368 00:15:42,931 --> 00:15:45,398 >>No, she's just right like that. 369 00:15:45,398 --> 00:15:47,831 Now you want to start right here. 370 00:15:47,831 --> 00:15:48,998 >>I need to be holding her still? 371 00:15:48,998 --> 00:15:50,264 >>There you go. 372 00:15:50,264 --> 00:15:51,631 Try to take off this wool right here. 373 00:15:51,631 --> 00:15:54,198 Follow my hand. 374 00:15:54,198 --> 00:15:57,131 Come back here a little bit more. 375 00:15:57,131 --> 00:15:59,198 >>I'm not giving you a very clean cut, am I? 376 00:15:59,198 --> 00:16:00,298 >That's all right. 377 00:16:00,298 --> 00:16:01,031 It's your first time, right? 378 00:16:01,031 --> 00:16:02,664 >>Yes! 379 00:16:02,664 --> 00:16:04,664 And like everyone else, I'm scared to death 380 00:16:04,664 --> 00:16:06,798 of cutting her. 381 00:16:06,798 --> 00:16:08,798 I'm not getting down deep enough, am I? 382 00:16:08,798 --> 00:16:11,864 >>You've got to lay it down right on the skin. 383 00:16:11,864 --> 00:16:13,731 Don't worry, the camera's right on you. 384 00:16:13,731 --> 00:16:14,931 >>I know, and I'm doing 385 00:16:14,931 --> 00:16:16,398 kind of a messy job. 386 00:16:16,398 --> 00:16:17,564 It's embarrassing. 387 00:16:17,564 --> 00:16:20,398 I should have practiced a time or two. 388 00:16:20,398 --> 00:16:21,664 >>You do four or five more? 389 00:16:21,664 --> 00:16:24,431 You'll be good! 390 00:16:24,431 --> 00:16:25,931 >>Wool has long been a natural, 391 00:16:25,931 --> 00:16:28,398 versatile and renewable resource. 392 00:16:28,398 --> 00:16:31,398 But like other commodities, the interest in raising sheep 393 00:16:31,398 --> 00:16:34,064 and selling wool will rise and fall 394 00:16:34,064 --> 00:16:37,431 with the market. 395 00:16:37,431 --> 00:16:39,498 >>Go straight down! 396 00:16:39,498 --> 00:16:41,098 See how I grab that leg? 397 00:16:41,098 --> 00:16:42,398 >>And if you want to do the math 398 00:16:42,398 --> 00:16:44,431 on that final paycheck? 399 00:16:44,431 --> 00:16:45,864 >>In the last few years, we've come around 400 00:16:45,864 --> 00:16:48,064 to fifty to sixty cents a pound. 401 00:16:48,064 --> 00:16:51,364 A ewe will give about seven pounds of wool. 402 00:16:51,364 --> 00:16:54,131 So we're talking about three or four dollars' 403 00:16:54,131 --> 00:16:59,098 worth of wool off of a sheep. 404 00:16:59,098 --> 00:17:01,898 >>As with many other educational experiences, 405 00:17:01,898 --> 00:17:04,598 these skills don't come easy. 406 00:17:04,598 --> 00:17:08,498 They can come, however, with a sense of satisfaction. 407 00:17:08,498 --> 00:17:11,364 >>At the end of the first day, the students are just 408 00:17:11,364 --> 00:17:13,698 beginning to realize how difficult it is. 409 00:17:13,698 --> 00:17:15,298 And then they'll start making progress. 410 00:17:15,298 --> 00:17:17,331 And so at the end of the second day, 411 00:17:17,331 --> 00:17:20,098 and they shear their last sheep, and it came, 412 00:17:20,098 --> 00:17:22,498 the wool came off in one piece, and it looks good, 413 00:17:22,498 --> 00:17:27,031 and the animal is in good shape, everybody's happy. 414 00:17:27,031 --> 00:17:29,198 That's when we're all feeling really good 415 00:17:29,198 --> 00:17:32,131 about things. 416 00:17:32,131 --> 00:17:34,398 >>You've got your choice when it comes to sheep. 417 00:17:34,398 --> 00:17:36,764 There are more than a thousand breeds worldwide 418 00:17:36,764 --> 00:17:39,264 with more than 40 in the U.S. alone. 419 00:17:39,264 --> 00:17:42,164 And while most farmers raise white wool sheep, 420 00:17:42,164 --> 00:17:45,031 natural wool colors also include black, 421 00:17:45,031 --> 00:17:46,231 gray, silver, 422 00:17:46,231 --> 00:17:49,331 brown and red, and even spotted varieties. 423 00:17:49,331 --> 00:17:52,231 And a bit of sheep trivia for you! 424 00:17:52,231 --> 00:17:54,064 Because they were such an important animal 425 00:17:54,064 --> 00:17:55,531 for early farmers, 426 00:17:55,531 --> 00:17:57,531 sheep are mentioned several hundred times 427 00:17:57,531 --> 00:17:59,064 in the bible. 428 00:17:59,064 --> 00:18:01,231 Can't tell the difference between a sheep and a goat? 429 00:18:01,231 --> 00:18:05,998 Goat's tails go up, and sheep tails hang down. 430 00:18:05,998 --> 00:18:12,298 ♪ ♪ 431 00:18:12,298 --> 00:18:14,964 >>Want to spice up the meals on your dinner table? 432 00:18:14,964 --> 00:18:16,931 Well if you head to the supermarket these days, 433 00:18:16,931 --> 00:18:18,631 it's a good bet that peppers , 434 00:18:18,631 --> 00:18:21,764 fresh and canned, will be on display. 435 00:18:21,764 --> 00:18:24,231 Peppers have become a spicy food staple 436 00:18:24,231 --> 00:18:25,898 all around the world. 437 00:18:25,898 --> 00:18:29,464 And you get to choose the temperature you like. 438 00:18:29,464 --> 00:18:31,298 Let's start with all of you wimps 439 00:18:31,298 --> 00:18:32,231 out there. 440 00:18:32,231 --> 00:18:33,698 Like your peppers mild? 441 00:18:33,698 --> 00:18:35,998 Well Bell Peppers in their green, 442 00:18:35,998 --> 00:18:39,064 red and yellow varieties are some of the mildest 443 00:18:39,064 --> 00:18:41,898 in the pepper family along with yellow 444 00:18:41,898 --> 00:18:42,964 and cherry peppers. 445 00:18:42,964 --> 00:18:44,431 You'll find those as a big favorite 446 00:18:44,431 --> 00:18:45,998 in the jar varieties 447 00:18:45,998 --> 00:18:47,964 right next to the olives and pickles. 448 00:18:47,964 --> 00:18:49,464 But some like it hot. 449 00:18:49,464 --> 00:18:50,731 For them, jalapeno's, 450 00:18:50,731 --> 00:18:53,164 cayenne and Habaneros are the real choice 451 00:18:53,164 --> 00:18:54,964 in spicy peppers. 452 00:18:54,964 --> 00:18:57,598 Now some people think that the seeds 453 00:18:57,598 --> 00:18:58,731 are the spiciest part of the pepper. 454 00:18:58,731 --> 00:18:59,931 Not true! 455 00:18:59,931 --> 00:19:01,664 They're spicy because they rest along 456 00:19:01,664 --> 00:19:04,664 the internal core which houses the pepper's 457 00:19:04,664 --> 00:19:07,131 spicy center. 458 00:19:07,131 --> 00:19:08,598 And how hot is hot? 459 00:19:08,598 --> 00:19:10,398 Well the heat quotient is measured in something 460 00:19:10,398 --> 00:19:11,998 called Scoville units, named after 461 00:19:11,998 --> 00:19:14,031 a 20th century chemist. 462 00:19:14,031 --> 00:19:16,631 Bell peppers and pimentos have zero units. 463 00:19:16,631 --> 00:19:18,531 Some Habaneros? 464 00:19:18,531 --> 00:19:20,331 Four hundred thousand units! 465 00:19:20,331 --> 00:19:21,598 And there's even a pepper from India 466 00:19:21,598 --> 00:19:23,964 that's more than a million units hot. 467 00:19:23,964 --> 00:19:26,731 As for nutrition, peppers are low in calories 468 00:19:26,731 --> 00:19:28,798 and high in some vitamins. 469 00:19:28,798 --> 00:19:34,298 Think about that while you're sweating. 470 00:19:34,298 --> 00:19:36,064 >>We're checking out and taking you on a journey 471 00:19:36,064 --> 00:19:38,064 through really what will work at any of your local 472 00:19:38,064 --> 00:19:40,464 favorite farmers markets, showing you how 473 00:19:40,464 --> 00:19:43,331 to pick and cook some of your favorite produce 474 00:19:43,331 --> 00:19:46,798 that's growing right in your own back yard. 475 00:19:46,798 --> 00:19:50,264 ♪♪ 476 00:19:50,264 --> 00:19:51,164 >>Farmers markets! 477 00:19:51,164 --> 00:19:53,498 They're booming all across the country! 478 00:19:53,498 --> 00:19:55,164 In fact, the number of farmer's markets 479 00:19:55,164 --> 00:20:00,798 has tripled in the past fifteen years. 480 00:20:00,798 --> 00:20:03,098 The Auburn Farmers Market is one of more than 481 00:20:03,098 --> 00:20:05,498 600 in California alone. 482 00:20:05,498 --> 00:20:07,731 People are flocking for farm fresh vegetables, 483 00:20:07,731 --> 00:20:10,564 supporting local farmers, and to eat fresh 484 00:20:10,564 --> 00:20:12,931 and healthy foods. 485 00:20:12,931 --> 00:20:14,964 And we're here at the Auburn Farmer's Market 486 00:20:14,964 --> 00:20:16,198 with a woman who knows pretty much 487 00:20:16,198 --> 00:20:17,098 every inch of this place. 488 00:20:17,098 --> 00:20:18,464 Good to see you! 489 00:20:18,464 --> 00:20:20,031 >>How nice, and thanks 490 00:20:20,031 --> 00:20:20,764 for being here today! 491 00:20:20,764 --> 00:20:21,764 >>Absolutely! 492 00:20:21,764 --> 00:20:23,831 You have been working this place all morning long 493 00:20:23,831 --> 00:20:25,498 since the gates opened. 494 00:20:25,498 --> 00:20:27,231 And you've been working for about a year 495 00:20:27,231 --> 00:20:28,664 because you have written a cookbook 496 00:20:28,664 --> 00:20:30,231 on what you can do at the farmers market 497 00:20:30,231 --> 00:20:31,364 and at home, right? 498 00:20:31,364 --> 00:20:32,698 >>Indeed, we wrote a cookbook 499 00:20:32,698 --> 00:20:35,731 called Placer County Real Food Cookbook. 500 00:20:35,731 --> 00:20:38,631 And we've sold close to 10,000 copies 501 00:20:38,631 --> 00:20:40,064 in the last five months. 502 00:20:40,064 --> 00:20:41,898 >>And what is your goal for the cookbook 503 00:20:41,898 --> 00:20:43,298 because there's so many cookbooks out there. 504 00:20:43,298 --> 00:20:44,831 Why this? 505 00:20:44,831 --> 00:20:47,631 >>I want people to understand that they can eat local 506 00:20:47,631 --> 00:20:52,298 in any food shed in the country every day of the year. 507 00:20:52,298 --> 00:20:53,164 >>Everyday? 508 00:20:53,164 --> 00:20:54,231 >>Every day of the year! 509 00:20:54,231 --> 00:20:55,398 >>How? 510 00:20:55,398 --> 00:20:57,898 >>Well if you live in California, 511 00:20:57,898 --> 00:21:00,731 you can go to the farmers market every day 512 00:21:00,731 --> 00:21:02,698 because there's something growing here 513 00:21:02,698 --> 00:21:03,798 every day of the year. 514 00:21:03,798 --> 00:21:06,631 If you live in another area, Michigan or Minnesota, 515 00:21:06,631 --> 00:21:08,698 then you preserve or freeze. 516 00:21:08,698 --> 00:21:11,431 You can, make value added. 517 00:21:11,431 --> 00:21:12,964 You do whatever you need to eat food 518 00:21:12,964 --> 00:21:20,364 from your local food shed. 519 00:21:20,364 --> 00:21:21,964 Isn't that wonderful? 520 00:21:21,964 --> 00:21:23,831 >>That's actually shocking. 521 00:21:23,831 --> 00:21:26,564 >>And it seems to get even sweeter.... 522 00:21:26,564 --> 00:21:27,764 >>....sweeter the longer you keep it 523 00:21:27,764 --> 00:21:30,431 in the refrigerator. 524 00:21:30,431 --> 00:21:33,098 >>I'll have one, too. 525 00:21:33,098 --> 00:21:34,298 I love this melon. 526 00:21:34,298 --> 00:21:35,131 >>See? 527 00:21:35,131 --> 00:21:35,931 This is what I love: you showing us 528 00:21:35,931 --> 00:21:37,831 things that we don't know about. 529 00:21:37,831 --> 00:21:38,831 >>Isn't this amazing? 530 00:21:38,831 --> 00:21:39,931 St. Nick! 531 00:21:39,931 --> 00:21:41,664 I want you to taste this bread because this is made 532 00:21:41,664 --> 00:21:43,231 right here in Auburn. 533 00:21:43,231 --> 00:21:45,198 He comes to the market everyday with about 7 534 00:21:45,198 --> 00:21:46,664 different kinds of bread. 535 00:21:46,664 --> 00:21:47,531 Is it good? 536 00:21:47,531 --> 00:21:50,964 >>It's really good. 537 00:21:50,964 --> 00:21:55,331 ♪ ♪ 538 00:21:55,331 --> 00:21:57,598 >>Do you happen to have any sheep milk today? 539 00:21:57,598 --> 00:21:58,864 Yay! 540 00:21:58,864 --> 00:21:59,764 Perfect! 541 00:21:59,764 --> 00:22:03,731 What we need is about 6 pounds of lamb 542 00:22:03,731 --> 00:22:08,798 after the bone is removed. 543 00:22:08,798 --> 00:22:10,464 You know, I think they look like 544 00:22:10,464 --> 00:22:18,198 they've got butter all over them. 545 00:22:18,198 --> 00:22:18,864 That's it. 546 00:22:18,864 --> 00:22:20,698 Let's go cook! 547 00:22:20,698 --> 00:22:23,398 >>You are taking all of the food home, 548 00:22:23,398 --> 00:22:26,931 and you cook for strangers and friends. 549 00:22:26,931 --> 00:22:28,931 And then you put those recipes in the cookbook, right? 550 00:22:28,931 --> 00:22:31,464 >>And we did it for 52 weeks. 551 00:22:31,464 --> 00:22:33,698 We came to the market every Saturday morning 552 00:22:33,698 --> 00:22:35,398 for a year. 553 00:22:35,398 --> 00:22:38,031 And cooked every Monday night for 52 weeks. 554 00:22:38,031 --> 00:22:38,998 >>What a cool idea! 555 00:22:38,998 --> 00:22:40,331 Where did you get that from? 556 00:22:40,331 --> 00:22:42,231 >>In my brain! 557 00:22:42,231 --> 00:22:44,031 What I didn't know was that this 558 00:22:44,031 --> 00:22:50,231 had never been done before. 559 00:22:50,231 --> 00:22:51,431 >>In here we have lamb stew. 560 00:22:51,431 --> 00:22:53,798 It's simmering right now, so it's going to do its thing. 561 00:22:53,798 --> 00:22:56,264 We're going to add some tomato and okra to this. 562 00:22:56,264 --> 00:22:57,398 There's nothing better than when somebody 563 00:22:57,398 --> 00:22:59,598 comes up to you and says, "I didn't know what to do 564 00:22:59,598 --> 00:23:01,431 with okra before I read about it 565 00:23:01,431 --> 00:23:02,364 in the book." 566 00:23:02,364 --> 00:23:03,564 And people come up and they say 567 00:23:03,564 --> 00:23:05,264 that we're actually changing the way that they're eating. 568 00:23:05,264 --> 00:23:07,431 And they're introducing new things to their families. 569 00:23:07,431 --> 00:23:09,164 Their children are eating more vegetables, 570 00:23:09,164 --> 00:23:11,898 They're husbands are happier eating vegetables. 571 00:23:11,898 --> 00:23:16,564 So it's been really, really wonderful. 572 00:23:16,564 --> 00:23:18,164 This is chilled cucumber soup. 573 00:23:18,164 --> 00:23:20,531 We made it simply with some local cucumbers 574 00:23:20,531 --> 00:23:27,131 from the farmer's market. 575 00:23:27,131 --> 00:23:30,231 >>What I am committed to do for the next 5 years, 576 00:23:30,231 --> 00:23:33,964 or however long it takes, is educate people 577 00:23:33,964 --> 00:23:37,398 on eating healthy food and how it changes 578 00:23:37,398 --> 00:23:38,698 their attitude. 579 00:23:38,698 --> 00:23:40,364 How it changes their health. 580 00:23:40,364 --> 00:23:48,564 How it changes their outlook. 581 00:23:48,564 --> 00:23:50,464 You can pass that one. 582 00:23:50,464 --> 00:23:51,898 By the way, what I do 583 00:23:51,898 --> 00:23:53,864 with left over potatoes? 584 00:23:53,864 --> 00:23:58,498 >>Send them with me? 585 00:23:58,498 --> 00:24:00,264 >>But you know, there know is a sense 586 00:24:00,264 --> 00:24:03,131 in this country that we are what we eat. 587 00:24:03,131 --> 00:24:05,298 And we should be eating in season. 588 00:24:05,298 --> 00:24:08,198 And we should be eating healthy local food. 589 00:24:08,198 --> 00:24:10,764 And it's working, Rob. 590 00:24:10,764 --> 00:24:13,698 >>I have watched you all day, and I can tell 591 00:24:13,698 --> 00:24:17,598 this is more than about cooking for you. 592 00:24:17,598 --> 00:24:18,998 This is important. 593 00:24:18,998 --> 00:24:20,798 >>This is life. 594 00:24:20,798 --> 00:24:23,598 We're only here for a minute and a half. 595 00:24:23,598 --> 00:24:25,731 And it's so important that we know 596 00:24:25,731 --> 00:24:27,731 what's good for our bodies and what's good 597 00:24:27,731 --> 00:24:31,331 for the environment, good for mother earth. 598 00:24:31,331 --> 00:24:34,264 And I am committed to helping people understand 599 00:24:34,264 --> 00:24:38,798 the value of eating good healthy local food. 600 00:24:38,798 --> 00:24:41,364 We are what we eat! 601 00:24:41,364 --> 00:24:43,931 And it's what goes into our mouths 602 00:24:43,931 --> 00:24:45,931 that determines all kinds of things: 603 00:24:45,931 --> 00:24:47,731 how we look, how we feel, 604 00:24:47,731 --> 00:24:49,731 and our attitudes. 605 00:24:49,731 --> 00:24:50,664 >>Well, you've got a pretty good 606 00:24:50,664 --> 00:24:51,764 attitude. 607 00:24:51,764 --> 00:24:52,798 >>Thank you! 608 00:24:52,798 --> 00:24:54,198 >>And you eat pretty well, too. 609 00:24:54,198 --> 00:24:57,198 >>And I eat really well. 610 00:24:57,198 --> 00:24:59,598 I sure do. 611 00:24:59,598 --> 00:25:01,064 >>That's going to do it for this edition 612 00:25:01,064 --> 00:25:02,064 of America's Heartland . 613 00:25:02,064 --> 00:25:03,964 Thanks for traveling the country with us. 614 00:25:03,964 --> 00:25:05,498 We're always 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