Here’s an excerpt from a recent post by ontariolocavore:

Part of the blog header from Southwestern Ontario Locavore blog
“I got a liter of milk today from our friendly neighborhood jersey cow, and I’m quite delighted. I haven’t been able to get fresh milk for several weeks now, having been away, and I have missed it sorely! I did end up breaking down and buying some organic pasturized milk (which I use to make yogurt with when Miss Jersey is not producing enough for me to both drink and turn into yogurt).
I have a thing for hot chocolate in the winter, and since you have to heat hot chocolate to make it hot, I figure I might as well use already pasteurized milk. Still, I miss the raw stuff and was pretty happy to get some this week. Seasonal dependency on products is something we just aren’t used to dealing with anymore. When a cow is relying just on hay, her production goes down considerably. Continue reading