What a Difference!
Photo by Jessica Bongard
Raw milk is very different from the milk you can buy at the store. It tastes better, is rich yet not heavy.
When milk is pasteurized, the natural enzymes and probiotics that aid digestion are destroyed. Unpasteurized milk is a healthy, whole food with amazing flavor.
Many people who are lactose intolerant, have IBS, or are allergic to pasteurized milk say they thrive on raw milk.
We raise Jersey and Guernsey cows and one Brown Swiss, “Tiki” from Shelburne Farms. These breeds are known for their high protein and butterfat content.
When milk is pasteurized, the natural enzymes and probiotics that aid digestion are destroyed. Unpasteurized milk is a healthy, whole food with amazing flavor.
Many people who are lactose intolerant, have IBS, or are allergic to pasteurized milk say they thrive on raw milk.
We raise Jersey and Guernsey cows and one Brown Swiss, “Tiki” from Shelburne Farms. These breeds are known for their high protein and butterfat content.
Safety
Photo by Jessica Bongard
Our small milking machine is cleaner and protects milk quality better than automated equipment at large dairies. This system is a very clean way to milk since it is entirely enclosed and milk flows through minimal equipment. Watch a video of a milking at the bottom of our About Us page.
We are inspected by the Agency of Agriculture and adhere to strict safety and milk testing standards. We also test our milk regularly at a federally-accredited lab and consistently get outstanding results.
We encourage you to take a tour of our farm and talk to us about any concerns.
We are inspected by the Agency of Agriculture and adhere to strict safety and milk testing standards. We also test our milk regularly at a federally-accredited lab and consistently get outstanding results.
We encourage you to take a tour of our farm and talk to us about any concerns.
Healthy, Happy Grass-Fed Cows
Photo by Kathy McNames
We care for our Jersey and Guernsey cows like family to make sure they are healthy and comfortable. They roam in a large pasture all summer and can stay in a large, clean, comfortable barn with access to the outdoors all winter.
Our cows are grass-fed because that is what cows are born to eat! A natural, grass diet won’t give them acid stomachs and frequent infections that occur from a commercial, fermented corn and grain diet.
We are not certified organic, but we believe in the principles behind organic practices and for the most part, manage our farm that way. Organic certification requires a farm to sell any cow that has been treated with antibiotics. Illness sometimes happens and antibiotics can be very effective at treating some serious illnesses. We want to have this option available, without being forced to sell our cow if we have to treat her. We would not sell milk from a treated animal until well after the milk tests clear of antibiotics.
Our cows are grass-fed because that is what cows are born to eat! A natural, grass diet won’t give them acid stomachs and frequent infections that occur from a commercial, fermented corn and grain diet.
We are not certified organic, but we believe in the principles behind organic practices and for the most part, manage our farm that way. Organic certification requires a farm to sell any cow that has been treated with antibiotics. Illness sometimes happens and antibiotics can be very effective at treating some serious illnesses. We want to have this option available, without being forced to sell our cow if we have to treat her. We would not sell milk from a treated animal until well after the milk tests clear of antibiotics.
More on Raw Milk
Fresh milk in small quantities
People have been drinking raw milk for thousands of years. If harvested with care from clean, healthy cows, it is not only safe, it’s a whole, nourishing, living food. Around the beginning of the 20th century, dairy farms associated with alcohol distilleries started to appear near major cities. These were large, dirty factories where cows were confined to filthy conditions and fed only swill, the hot acidic byproducts of distilled grain. Workers, often sick themselves, sometimes inoculated the milk with human diseases. This “swill milk” was implicated in human illness and death. Instead of cleaning up or regulating the safe production of milk, widespread pasteurization kept low cost, low quality milk on the market. Raw milk has been stigmatized ever since. No food product is totally safe from contamination and the laws of the land reflect fear and bias against raw milk.
In Vermont perceptions are changing! Rural Vermont, a family farm advocacy organization, led the effort to reform the state’s raw milk laws. Farmers are now allowed to sell more raw milk (up to 40 gallons/day) and deliver. We are inspected by the Agency of Agriculture, but we don’t mind because we are proud of our clean process and healthy animals. Read the presentation below for even more information.
In Vermont perceptions are changing! Rural Vermont, a family farm advocacy organization, led the effort to reform the state’s raw milk laws. Farmers are now allowed to sell more raw milk (up to 40 gallons/day) and deliver. We are inspected by the Agency of Agriculture, but we don’t mind because we are proud of our clean process and healthy animals. Read the presentation below for even more information.
| Lindsay's presentation to the VT Diatetics Association about The Value of Raw Milk as a Healthy Food |
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Links to more information on Raw Milk
All about raw milk. www.raw-milk-facts.com
Properties of raw milk and sources by location. www.realmilk.com
David Gumpert is a reputable journalist who has researched raw milk issues extensively. This is his blog. www.thecompletepatient.com
A blog discussing the right to access raw milk. thebovine.wordpress.com
An introduction to probiotics published by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. nccam.nih.gov/health/probiotics/
Dr. Mercola's natural health newsletter. www.mercola.com
Extensive information and sources for grass-fed animal products. www.eatwild.com
Properties of raw milk and sources by location. www.realmilk.com
David Gumpert is a reputable journalist who has researched raw milk issues extensively. This is his blog. www.thecompletepatient.com
A blog discussing the right to access raw milk. thebovine.wordpress.com
An introduction to probiotics published by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. nccam.nih.gov/health/probiotics/
Dr. Mercola's natural health newsletter. www.mercola.com
Extensive information and sources for grass-fed animal products. www.eatwild.com
Links to the Health Benefits of Grass-Based, Full Fat Dairy Products
Evidence of dairy fat's protective effect against diabetes
Quotes from Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, of Harvard School of Public Health
More scientific references
A great article on Omega-3s
Link to Susan Allport's book, The Queen of Fats on Omega-3's
Quotes from Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, of Harvard School of Public Health
More scientific references
A great article on Omega-3s
Link to Susan Allport's book, The Queen of Fats on Omega-3's
