FDA noise about taxing cow emissions seems to be just "a trial balloon". Photo via Steve and Paula Runyan's blog.
There are just so many posts and stories out there that touch on the raw milk question in one way or another that we just can’t keep highlighting each one as we have been doing. So we’re going to try a new format here, providing a brief description or excerpt and a link for each story of possible interest, from a raw milk point of view. These stories are “new” in that they’ve not been previously featured on “the Bovine”.
Raw Milk a Specialty of Berks Farm Dairy: “…..Unlike the processed milk commonly for sale in chain grocery stores, raw milk from grass-fed cows, as its name indicates, is neither pasteurized nor homogenized. Although research on the health benefits of raw milk is limited, evidence is available that suggests its higher concentrations of conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs) are anti-carcinogenic, Lopez said.
“It’s kind of a wonder nutrient,” Lopez said. “It’s intriguing how this set of fatty acids is beneficial to the diet.”
After working as a veterinarian for several years in Texas, Lopez moved back to Pennsylvania last fall to be close to his family in Berks County and decided to open a raw milk dairy on the family farm, which hadn’t been used in 10 years. Lopez’s Ayrshire cows arrived in April and the course of milking began.
While living in Texas, Lopez used to drink store-bought milk, but once he tried a glass of raw milk in Pennsylvania “It was a flavor explosion in my mouth,” Lopez said. “This is what milk is supposed to taste like.”
Lopez said he grew up on the farm drinking raw milk. He explained that CLAs are known to have reduced the size of cancerous tumors.”
Ontario Public Health Gives Farmer Notice She’ll be Charged if Raw
Raw Nerve Markets Raw Milk — Agri-News reports on Conavista Farms near Spencerville, Ont.
Sorry, your cow is down, you’ll have to get milk from a different cow instead.
Why I’m Considering Buying my own Dairy Cow
Is Raw Milk Worth the Health Risks?
Slashfood: The Raw Milk Debate Rages On
How Much Business does the Government have in the Barnyard — more on Mark Nolt
The Difference Between Raw Milk and Organic Milk
Keed Raw Milk Legal VIDEO (Ron Paul promo)
Why not to drink raw milk when pregnant
The Raw Truth about Raw Cheese
Official Public Health Goals for Canada
Afghans find modest prosperity in once-banned trade (in milk)
Land of Milk and Money — Large-scale “organic” dairies
Officials warn against raw milk on CNN
Small Dairy Farmers Struggle to go on
No Local Supply? You could always try ordering here. Your “pet” will love you for it.
The Cheesemonger holds forth on French Brie. A sample: “…It is produced in the Seine-et-Marne region of France and traditionally is made with unpasteurized milk. Because of US laws prohibiting the importing of young cheeses made from raw milk, the French Brie humankinds know and eat tends to be milder than that enjoyed in France and other parts of the world where import laws on raw milk products are more lax or do not exist….”
Picture of the Cow at the top of post comes from here.
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December 8, 2008 at 4:07 pm
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