"The [[French]] farmer with his twenty dairy cows can’t make a living selling his milk to the cooperative — no matter if his milk is better quality. But if he makes his own cheese and sells direct through a farmers’ market or to a restaurant, he breaks away from the restrictions of the commodity product and distribution system." ([Location 3582](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01A6EQFZ8&location=3582)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[food-production]], [[differentiation]], **Source** -- [[20250423082057 - B - Let My People Go Surfing]]