milk and cream..quality vs quantity farming

[Guest guest]

nice debate on topic.

The demand for quality food has not been prevalent for many years. Hence the

farmer moves to the market. I agree that the consumer needs to drive the

market...but the government does play a role through the farm payment system,

education and election procedure. A politician does not get elected on quality

of milk but rather the price of the milk. And the consumer can not see a

difference in quality of one milk jug Vs. the quality of another.

I spent 3 days going door to door in attempt to understand my local market for

my all grass milk. The town I went to is located 20 miles from the farm. This

is the closest population center. It is legal to sell my 'fresh' milk but on

farm sales only. The customer has to come to my farm and bring their own

container.

The objections to going to the farm to buy my milk were as follows: 1)

Inconvenient; both parents work and it is much easier to go down the street to

pick up the milk. 2) Education; most people have conflicting information on

proper nutrition 3) Fear; the populous do not know that it is legal and safe

to drink 'fresh' milk

I can over come most of these objections. The most difficult objection to over

come is the convenient factor. I have ability to service the customer if the

laws would allow..but my hands are tied by the laws of the land. And most

people choose convenience over quality and community farmer support.

I thank this group and many of my other customers for their support and

appreciation of the butter products I legally sell by mail order.

hey.. on another topic.. I will put out this years notice on contract ordering

turkeys, goose, duck later this month.. keep an eye out for it

Dave Wetzel