Here it is! Our very first gallon of raw milk! The farmer we most recently bought our whole chickens from comes to town every 2 weeks and I believe the other farmer is a member of his family. Regardless, he offers shares of his dairy farm where you can support the farm just like a CSA and in turn get gallons of raw milk. They wanted us to try it so they gave us a gallon for free yesterday.
It was delicious! Every one I know that drinks raw milk says once you try it you’ll never want regular milk again. I think I was hesitant because I was worried it would taste differently or it would be SO creamy it would almost be gross. Neither was the case. It is creamier, obviously, but not like heavy cream. I think it’s safe to say we’re converted! Another great way to support local farmers and drink good milk straight from the cow as it was meant to be!
Another garden blog I follow, Chiot’s Run, did a really great post today on genetically modified seeds. I think it’s a really great explanation for people who don’t understand the issue with GM seeds and why so many see them as being a problem. Check it out here.
That blog post coupled w/ the light shed on the issue in Food, Inc. are a great background on the topic. We bought a decent amount of non-GMO seeds last year, but this year my goal is to purchase 100% non-GMO seeds. Things we purchased as “starts” may be a bigger problem, but we’ll revisit that issue in the coming months as we plan our next garden and try to find ways to get around that.
We love our raw milk! I make butter from some of the cream and cheese as well. It’s so delicious and I love knowing that I’m helping a small local farmer. I go to the farm each week and pick up my milk and eggs.
Good for you for trying not to buy GM seeds! The more people we can get on board the better!
That’s great! Derrick and I were just talking last night about making butter! I buy an Irish butter that can’t be beat IMO and I imagine homemade would be even tastier!
I’d love to be better this year about the GM seeds. We did buy quite a few from Freedom Seeds last year as you might remember but many of those seed starts were things that ended up not doing well or even making it. Not a seed issue, but more user-error. I think doing them in the basement last year was just too cold and we need to use seed mats or move them up to warmer temps this year.
k I’m convinced- I’m gonna look up the raw milk that is stocked at our co-op and find out more about it— then I’m gonna TRY IT!