Raw Milk

[Anonymous]

Anyone out there drink raw milk? From where?

[Anonymous]

I don't, but that's because my parents, both farm kids, remember well when brucellosis and similar diseases were pretty common. They both drank raw milk occasionally as kids and now can't believe they did that. You really, really have to trust in the sterile cleanliness of the dairy you buy it from, and I'm not willing to do that. We buy less-processed milk from Mom's (pasteurized, not homogenized).

[Anonymous]

Ive done a cow share at Over The Grass Farm in The Plains, VA, but it became a logistical nightmare.

Very delicious milk, too good, makes me fat!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't, but that's because my parents, both farm kids, remember well when brucellosis and similar diseases were pretty common. They both drank raw milk occasionally as kids and now can't believe they did that. You really, really have to trust in the sterile cleanliness of the dairy you buy it from, and I'm not willing to do that. We buy less-processed milk from Mom's (pasteurized, not homogenized).

From Mom's?

Do you mean MOM (i.e. My Organic Market)?

[Anonymous]

Whole Foods and Roots sell cream-on-top milk in glass bottles. I think farmers are not allowed to sell raw milk in Maryland.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whole Foods and Roots sell cream-on-top milk in glass bottles. I think farmers are not allowed to sell raw milk in Maryland.

This just means it isn't homogenized.

[Anonymous]

No way. It is not safe. And not legal in most states. We get our milk from South Mountain creamery.

[Anonymous]

Serving raw milk to your kids is a nightmare waiting to happen. Plenty of foods can make you ill or even kill you, but since raw milk sale is illegal in many places, what happens if one of your kids ingests a bad batch and dies? You could be held responsible.

[Anonymous]

It is often safe, if you know where it comes from.

[Anonymous]

Not anymore since we moved here, but we drank raw for about 7 years. Both of my children drank it. I got it from a farm I trusted, that's what's important.

[Anonymous]

I grew up drinking raw milk. Once we got the milk, we boiled it. And then we were good to go. We also made cream and butter from that milk.

Once you boil the milk, its safe. I don't understand why people get so panicked about it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No way. It is not safe. And not legal in most states. We get our milk from South Mountain creamery.

It's perfectly safe if you know the source. I grew up spending every summer on my grandparents' (both sets) working farms. I drank plenty of raw milk. I wouldn't drink it from anyplace I wasn't 100% sure about. I don't really even like milk, but raw milk is yummy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up drinking raw milk. Once we got the milk, we boiled it. And then we were good to go. We also made cream and butter from that milk.

Once you boil the milk, its safe. I don't understand why people get so panicked about it?

Because people aren't boiling the milk, they're drinking it raw. You aren't drinking "raw milk" once it's boiled.

[Anonymous]

I do! And so does my child (we live in DC). Have been drinking it for 5 years and no issues. I trust the source.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whole Foods and Roots sell cream-on-top milk in glass bottles. I think farmers are not allowed to sell raw milk in Maryland.

You get around it by doing a cow share (as I did) or buying it at farmers markets labeld "pet grade".

We drank raw milk without incident for years. Our boys are now older and it became too expensive.