Why We Cite Our Sources (Even When We’re Selling Goat Yoga)

At Delve, we believe informed curiosity leads to better choices—for your family, your community, and your planet.

We’ll admit it: we sell stuff.

Painting with alpacas. Candle-making on a goat ranch. Beekeeping classes. Mozzarella workshops. And yes, someday—maybe even goat yoga.

But behind every booking on Delve is a deeper mission: to help people reconnect with where their food comes from and how it’s grown. That’s why we do more than curate farm experiences. We research, we write, and—we cite our sources.

🧠 Because Curiosity Deserves Substance

Food and agriculture are full of big, buzzy claims:

1. “Raw milk cures everything.”
2. “Mushrooms prevent cancer.”
3. “Bees are going extinct.”
4. “Regenerative farming will save the planet.”

Some of those statements are grounded in evidence. Some… not so much. And most fall somewhere in between.

We believe people deserve better than clickbait headlines or vague greenwashing. So when we explore questions like Is raw milk safe? or What does 'regenerative' really mean?—we dig into the science. And we show our work.

📚 Why We Use Footnotes, Not Just Farm Photos

A lot of farm-related content online is either:

1. Heavy on nostalgia but light on facts
2. Drenched in data but disconnected from lived experience

Delve tries to bridge that gap.

We publish blog posts that are both readable and research-backed—drawing from peer-reviewed studies, credible experts, and real-world farmer insights. Whether it’s mushrooms, milk, bees, or backyard chickens, we aim to balance warm storytelling with scientific clarity.

You’ll see links to PubMed, USDA reports, state ag policies, and firsthand visitor reviews. That’s on purpose.

🌎 Why This Matters

We’re not here to tell you what to believe—or sell you a one-size-fits-all food philosophy. Instead, we hope to:

1. Help families make informed choices about what they eat, grow, or buy
2. Show kids (and adults) that science and farming aren’t opposites—they’re connected
3. Offer clarity in a world full of noise
4. Celebrate farmers as educators, innovators, and community builders
5. Empower small, smart steps that support a more resilient food system

You don’t have to memorize Latin names for mushrooms or become a soil health expert overnight. But when you book a Delve experience—or read one of our blog posts—we hope you walk away a little more curious, a little more informed, and a little more connected.

🌱 Our Promise

We’re always learning, too. So if we get something wrong—or if there’s a better way to explain it—we want to hear from you.

And if you just came for the goat yoga? That’s okay too.

We’ll be here with more science-backed stories, honest farm guides, and the occasional bad pun about fungi.

🧭 Keep Learning With Us

Explore more of Delve’s blog content:

1. Are Mushrooms Really That Healthy?
2. Is Raw Milk Safe? What Science and Farmers Say
3. Does It Matter If Your Pumpkin Was Grown Locally?
4. The Truth About Functional Mushrooms

Or browse hands-on farm experiences across Texas:

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