Episode notes
Mark Yeazel, a top Holstein breeder, shocked the dairy world by selling his elite herd to build a sustainable dairy farm in Tanzania for 130+ orphans. This episode dives into his radical career pivot, the innovative Eternal Families Tanzania (EFT) model, and how dairy expertise is transforming lives in East Africa. Discover grass-roofed barns, Jersey cattle over Holsteins, and why a milk cooling unit could change everything.
Key Quotes from Mark Yeazel
- On his calling: “No, what would be crazy is to believe God tells you to go do something and tell God no.”
- On Tanzanian ingenuity: “They’re not stupid—they just have less opportunity.”
- Dairy’s purpose: “Love isn’t a feeling—it’s milk in a pail, a trained worker, a child getting ...
Keywords
Tanzanian dairy missionorphan care agriculturedairy humanitarian projects