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Agreed, although the alleged "dangers" of milk fat...

2005-04-25T07:21:00.000-04:00

Agreed, although the alleged "dangers" of milk fat appear to be mostly a function of industrial processing

kievsky is spot on in his remarks. I live in a co...

2005-04-24T18:56:00.000-04:00

kievsky is spot on in his remarks. I live in a country where dairy farming is one of the principal industries. The milkfat had been sold on to local co-op dairy companies. In the '80s these were consolodated and eventually 'privatised' although the bulk of shares are held by dairy farmers the real power lies with the corporate bosses who are continually pressuring farmers to accept lower returns. The way forward has been to go backwards; that is for farmers to use their produce to make high value added products out of their milk. Soft cheeses premium yoghurts etc. A 50 cow herd cannot hope to break even if its end product is going to be mixed in with 'garbage' milk from mass production farms and end up in plastic jugs on supermarket shelves.
Although many people are conscious of the dangers of too much milk fat there is still a place in most people's diet for high quality occasional foods from local sources. The large dairy enterprises are so polluting it is difficult to imagine that they will remain viable long term as nitrate levels in waterways kill rivers and lakes.

Absolutely agreed. But governemnt regulation does ...

2005-04-22T15:41:00.000-04:00

Absolutely agreed. But governemnt regulation does its bit to keep people from buying directly from farmers. In North Carolina as in most states, farmers can only sell sell their raw milk to either processors or people who claim they're using it in animal feed. And they'll shut a dairy down for violating this rule.

Yes, it's absurd. Raw, unprocessed milk is infinitely more healthy than the garbage you get at the grocery store. And I hear tell that it makes some pretty amazing yogurt and cheese, and that it's not bad in coffee either--not that I'd know anything about that, though.

I buy raw milk off a local farm for 2 bucks a gall...

2005-04-22T15:00:00.000-04:00

I buy raw milk off a local farm for 2 bucks a gallon and make yogurt and cottage cheese with it. looking forward to getting a cheese press and making cheddar and other types. see www.cheesemaking.com

if state law allows it a farmer can have his milk tank have a faucet attachment and people can come in and pay on the honor system and take thier milk. that's what I do. If enough people want to make cheese in the area (lots of fun see www.cheesemaking.com ) and are willing to give the farmer 2 bucks a gallon for his milk, he'd definitely stay in business.

but Americans are too damned complacent to do what it takes to save the small farms around them. these small farms could save them WHEN the System breaks down.

Rob