Posts under ‘raw milk’

There’s an editorial in the Minnesota Star-Tribune whose argument against raw milk is that raw milk drinkers are too uppity—that because we think raw milk is superior to dead milk, we must also think that we’re superior to dead milk drinkers! Yes, those are their words:
There’s a dangerous sense of superiority shared by Minnesotans who [...]

This week’s forage technically began on Friday evening on the ride home from work. Sport Hill Farm was still open so I picked up:

arugula
spinach
a lovely potted lavender plant

The new barn at Sport Hill is really coming along. It is beautiful. Sorry, no photo since this was an impromptu visit! Next time.
Cecelia is up for a [...]

Today was the public hearing at the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) over raw milk buying clubs. Raw milk is legal in MA, but can only be purchased at the farm. As part of the day’s festivities, they held a Raw Milk Drink-In this morning in Boston Commons!

Here in CT, raw milk can be [...]

I got a late start on this week’s forage—blame it on the rain. Happily, the sun came out as I got to my first stop! My trail:
Holbrook Farm, where I scored:

spinach
arugula
mustard greens
ramps
cilantro
greenhouse tomatoes from March Farm
Kenyon’s Rhode Island sea salt (Yay! It’s back!)
Holbrook’s own bread and butter pickles
Beltane Farm Goat milk
Womanchego cheese from Cato Corner [...]

This week’s forage took me to
Holbrook Farm, where I scored:

spinach
mustard greens
scallions
raw goat’s milk from Beltane. (Yes! Holbrook carries raw goats milk!. Tastes like, um, milk.)
cheeses from Cato Corner Farm and Sprout Creek Farm. This one, with a tangy brie-meets-light-blue-cheese kind of taste, had my name all over it.

DiGrazia Vineyards, where I picked up the [...]

I went to Meet the Author, David Gumpert at Molten Java in Bethel. Gumpert wrote The Raw Milk Revolution: Behind America’s Emerging Battle Over Food Rights. Not a bad crowd for 6 PM on a Wednesday—farmers, consumers, raw milk advocates, bloggers, journalists, locavores, children, and avid readers. David Gumpert was warmly introduced by Ed Hertz [...]

Molten Java Coffee Roasters in Bethel, CT is hosting Meet the Author with David Gumpert, author of The Raw Milk Revolution.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 6 PM.
Molten Java is at 102 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, CT 203-791-9747
The event is co-sponsored by Relay Bookhouse (next door) and the Milkmen USA.
There’s also a great commentary on this book [...]

In a post the other day about raw milk, I mentioned this small dairy farm in Canada being harassed by Fraser Health on a consistent basis. I wondered why people would take the time to go after small dairies (whose customers deliberately go out of their way to purchase raw milk) and asked, “Qui bono?”
Alice [...]

I drink raw milk and it fascinates me that there is so much controversy over this liquid that has been in the human diet for thousands of years.
I don’t understand why the people who are against it simply don’t drink it and go on about their business. Why are they so hell-bent on trying to [...]

I’ve been drinking raw milk for almost two years, predominantly from Stone Wall Dairy and Foxfire Farm. My natural foods store carries both of these brands and they are both consistently good, with excellent cream lines. I hadn’t been to either of the farms since they’re both a bit of a hike and the food [...]