If you have been doing any research about raw milk and so forth, you’ve probably heard about cow shares. But you may not be quite sure what it means. Read more »

Once you have made the decision to switch to raw milk, your next problem is going to be finding a reputable source for good, safe, quality milk. How can you do that? Read more »

You’ve probably heard people talking about raw milk, or maybe you’ve read an article discussing the many benefits. You may be wondering what the difference is between raw and organic milk. Read more »

There is a slowly increasing campaign across the United States, a campaign to find and drink raw milk straight from the cow just as our ancestors did for hundreds of years. People are willing to risk illness and death (so says the FDA) to find this elixir. Demand is booming in a huge way. Read more »

Raw milk straight from the cow or goat is chock full of the benefits of wonderfully healthy bacteria, vitamins, and enzymes that you simply will not get from store-bought milk. Read more »

Some people may think it’s just a fad, but the truth is drinking raw milk has many health benefits.

First, what is it anyway? It is very basically milk straight from the cow or goat, not pasteurized, not homogenized. The milk you buy in the grocery store has been heated (pasteurized) and sometimes heated even further (ultra pasteurized) to kill bacteria. Unfortunately, this also kills the friendly bacteria and other nutrients and enzymes that would naturally be in the milk. Read more »

Well I just made the mistake of typing out like a 500-word post and managed to lose it. So I will just say we have quite a lot of raw cow milk and raw cream at the moment, and we only have one cow. You would think with only one cow we would not have such a surplus! But right now there are 24 half-gallon jars of cream in the fridge. The spare refrigerator that is. We either need to buy a new fridge or find more to do with the milk. Read more »

Ever look on the container of Coffee Mate and peruse the ingredient list? Kind of icky. I used Coffee Mate in my coffee for years and years, mainly because it’s how I started drinking coffee and I was used to the taste. I actually did not even like cream in my coffee. But ever since we’ve had our cow and I’ve been using real cream, my coffee is so amazing. Read more »

Seriously, you should try some. I’m just sitting here enjoying my morning coffee, okay make that afternoon coffee for most people (I’m a night owl), along with my morning (ahem, afternoon) mug of raw milk. Delicious. I’m also enjoying watching the antics of my new canary. He’s rather amusing and singing up a storm today. Read more »

Yes it most certainly is.

First, let’s think about the large dairies and how they keep their cows. They are kept in feed lots and fed large amounts of grain, and probably have never seen a pasture in their lifetime. Why is this bad? Because a cow is not meant to eat grain, she is meant to eat grass. Period. But the large dairies don’t feed their cows grass because it is inconvenient. Grain is easier and thus, they are fed grain. Read more »