Guest guest Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 o Your name: Bernard o Email address you subscribed with: bern8787@... o Where you live - State: NC County: Catawba o Raw milk fanatic and consumer. On-farm raw milk sales are allowed for animal consumption only (I'm a big animal!!!): Greetings!!! I run a small (8 doe; 1 Jersey cow) dairy in Western NC. I have been consuming raw milk for over two years now. I love it and I know it's been beneficial to my health. My daytime food consumption consists of a quart of yogurt (currently using Piima culture and loving it), and a half gallon of raw milk (cow or goat) with a couple of raw eggs mixed in. I eat a regular supper. Lost lots of weight, retained muscle. I'm currently 50 yo and working a very physical job (new to me, I was doing an office job) and can keep up with the 20 year olds. We do sell a good amount of milk and milk products for animal consumption. I make a lot of cheese, use the whey to help pre-digest the grain my cow (and horse) do eat. We raise a lot of other animals, like pigs, on the milk and whey. It's a lot of work, but we eat really well. My goats and cows are fed a primarily forage diet (as best as I can do in the winter). As far as I know, their food is all non-GMO and mostly local. No soy products are fed to the milking animals. The cow(s) (we raise some Jerseys for meat) and goats have access to 10 acres of grass and browse. The goats travel the 100+ acres that surrounds my property eating and exercising. I am slowly getting into my line (my breeding) of goats: namely those that produce at least a gallon of milk per day on minimal grain and are non-vaccinated. My herd consists of mostly Alpines, with two Oberhaslis and two Saanen/Alpine Xs. I believe the quality of raw milk is quite dependent on what the animal consumes and the quality of life it leads. Every critter that tries the milk the goats and cow that live here produce loves it. Looking forward to being a part of this list. T. Bernard Spellcast Farm www.spellcastfarm.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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