What would you do in my raw milk situation? - Page 2

[Staciemao]

Have you thought about getting your own goats, BluebirdMama? Mini LaManchas are really easy to take care of, very quiet and don't require much space. You could get a couple of does (as long as it is allowed by your city) and keep them in your backyard.

[tubulidentata2]

Originally Posted by uccomama

i would definitely go for option #1. A bit of dirt never bothers me.

I can't say definitely, but I would probably go with option #1, too. If the milk didn't have a feces odor, I would be fine with it. Personally, I am the type who would have a duct-taped barn with filth everywhere, but still clean the milking equipment well. I only like to clean when absolutely necessary. My kombucha is safe, but the rest of my house is not .

[WuWei]

OT: tubulidentata2, I laughed out loud at your sig line. :


Pat

[tubulidentata2]

Originally Posted by WuWei

OT: tubulidentata2, I laughed out loud at your sig line. :

OT: Thanks WuWei, although I can't take credit for it . I saw a similar line somewhere in the vaccination forum and I thought it was a subtle way to be an activist .

[Koalamom]

I don't know what to do still. How important do you think raw milk is an important part of our diets? Is there a way to get all the great stuff in it without it? Oh what to do?? I wish I could get a goat, but we are renting now, and we are not allowed goats in our apartment.

[WuWei]

Raw milk is important. Go with the goat woman.


Pat

[Ruthla]

I'd go with the goats for 3 reasons:

1) It's a lot closer to your home, and with a toddler in the house, that transport time can be significant (not to mention the ecological concerns with driving longer distances regularly).

2) I wouldn't trust either of the other farms- #1 sounds unsafe (I'd choose pasturized milk over this dairy), and #2 sounds dishonest.

3) The price is reasonable- it's not THAT much more than farm #2 and the fuel costs may make up the difference anyway.

[Koalamom]

All you that said not to trust farm #2 were right. I was desperate for milk the other day, and didn't have much cash on me, so I went to this farm. I thought that atleast it is no-gmo even if they are grain fed, and This is only a one time thing. But when I got to the farm, the farmer finally told me that he does use lots of soy, and is IS GMO (round-up ready from Monsanto)!!!!! How dishonest!!!!

[Koalamom]

I just found another farm and I want to know what you all think of this one:

It is an organic farm about an hour away, and $4.50 a gallon. I can go any time I want since the farmer showed me how to use the tank. He grows all their own grain (and is honest about it. He has the paper work to show his certification.) The cows get all the pasture they want, and get additional supplmentation of grain. This farmer sells his bulk milk to Horizon Organic. It is pretty clean, but has cobwebs around. The cows are Holsteins, and Jersey mix.


Between numbers 1-4 (this being #4), which one would you choose?

[mamadelbosque]

Definetly either #3 or #4 - honestly, I'd probably go with #4. But thats just after having had raw cows milk for a month or so now, and not being able to imagine going back to store-bought

[enchantinglysimple]

bump!

[Junegoddess]

I'd still go with the goat milk. Unless you are hoping to skim cream off for other uses. It's not much more per gallon, and is much closer.

And I'm just partial to goats.

[Staciemao]

Originally Posted by Junegoddess

I'd still go with the goat milk. Unless you are hoping to skim cream off for other uses. It's not much more per gallon, and is much closer.

And I'm just partial to goats.

Me too. Because I'm also partial to goats.

[gardenmommy]

#3 because it's the closest. I might try to get the occasional gallon from#4 so I could have some cream. I'd stay far away from the other two farms.

[sewingmama]

If you want fresh milk on a regular basis, especially during pregnancy, I'd go for option 3. #1 and #2 don't sound good to me, personally. Duct tape wouldn't bother me; I have an old house myself, and while we wouldn't let it just totally fall apart, some deferred maintenance doesn't bother me -- different people have different priorities. Rusty lids and milk that smells like feces would bother me a lot, especially for drinking during pg and by young kids. Option #4 doesn't sound like a bad option either, except for being far away. Perhaps you could find friends who are willing to take turns with you in picking it up, or perhaps the farmer offers delivery or a coop closer to you? Maybe alternate between that and the goat's milk?

As far as how important raw milk is to a diet, I personally think it's very, very important. Our family goes through multiple gallons a week, but I think it is a huge factor in why we're really pretty darn healthy. And if you look back a page or two in this forum, I just posted about my TF pregnancy and how awesome my baby's placenta looked -- raw milk is one of the foods I consumed large amounts of every week of that pregnancy. I would consider it to be at the absolute top of my "must have" list.