KLCC’s Tiffany Eckert takes a trip down memory lane with Chuck and Sue Kesey on the 50th anniversary of the day their little, local creamery was saved by the Grateful Dead.
KLCC’s Tiffany Eckert takes a trip down memory lane with the Chuck and Sue Kesey on the 50th anniversary of the day their little, local creamery was saved by the Grateful Dead.
In this extended interview with KLCC's Brian Bull, author and counterculture guru Ken Babbs reflects on a life spent challenging conventional norms, traveling America by bus, and his friendship with acclaimed author Ken Kesey.
Springfield Creamery just celebrated 60 years in business. The maker of Nancy’s Probiotic Foods was founded by Sue and Chuck Kesey in 1960.
Sue, now the company’s CEO, says her husband came by dairy honestly: Chuck and his brother Ken (yes, that Ken!) grew up in creameries, mostly in Colorado.
When it was time for college, Chuck enrolled in the Dairy Sciences program at Oregon State University. It was there that he learned about an obscure ingredient that’s just now having its moment:
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