Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 From: " L Bell " > Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:19:11 -0600 Unfortunately, I have not found a source here in Montana, but I am searching...I wish we could own our own goat, but we live in town. Welcome to the list, . Do you know about www.realmilk.com? What about the Weston A. Price Foundation? (http://www.westonaprice.org) There is a chapter in Billings:: Jeanne Charter , charter@... Maybe Jeanne can point you to some members in your area and you could start a car-pool to Victor every 2 weeks. I can help you organize a car pool if you'd like. Currently we drive 100 miles 1 way each week and each member driver 2 to 3 times per year. We started out by driving every other week. We are in Massachusetts. Encouraging closer availability of raw milk would be a good direction to take too. Not sure, but I may be able to help with that too. First you start out with a group of consumers who want clean raw milk that is pasture-based. Source from www.realmilk.com: Lifeline Farms Cheese, Victor (800)679- 8735 Raw milk is banned in Montana so I don't know if Lifeline does cow shares or only sells 60 day old raw cheeses, but they'll be a good source of information. Ask them about the regulations and learn. That way they'll be more relaxed that you are not a regulator pretending to be a consumer. Make sure you tell them why you want raw milk. Check out recommended books on www.westonaprice.org especially The Untold Story of Milk by Ron Schmid. Cyndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 From: " L Bell " > Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:19:11 -0600 Unfortunately, I have not found a source here in Montana, but I am searching...I wish we could own our own goat, but we live in town. Welcome to the list, . Do you know about www.realmilk.com? What about the Weston A. Price Foundation? (http://www.westonaprice.org) There is a chapter in Billings:: Jeanne Charter , charter@... Maybe Jeanne can point you to some members in your area and you could start a car-pool to Victor every 2 weeks. I can help you organize a car pool if you'd like. Currently we drive 100 miles 1 way each week and each member driver 2 to 3 times per year. We started out by driving every other week. We are in Massachusetts. Encouraging closer availability of raw milk would be a good direction to take too. Not sure, but I may be able to help with that too. First you start out with a group of consumers who want clean raw milk that is pasture-based. Source from www.realmilk.com: Lifeline Farms Cheese, Victor (800)679- 8735 Raw milk is banned in Montana so I don't know if Lifeline does cow shares or only sells 60 day old raw cheeses, but they'll be a good source of information. Ask them about the regulations and learn. That way they'll be more relaxed that you are not a regulator pretending to be a consumer. Make sure you tell them why you want raw milk. Check out recommended books on www.westonaprice.org especially The Untold Story of Milk by Ron Schmid. Cyndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Balcombe wrote: From: " Balcombe" To: Subject: Introduction.......Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:10:14 +1000Hi everyone,My husband and I are dairyfarmers (milking 130 cows) in SW , Australia.We have 7 children (aged 5-20), and we all drink our own fresh milk - wonderful stuff!We love what we do!We are very concerned about the current dairy crisis and the demise of so many family farms throughout Australia, due to low milk prices and also the drought, and the impact this is having on our small rural communities. There seems to be little political will to safeguard the future of farmers and sustain regional areas.We believe that the family farms are not only the most efficient, but also care more about the stock and the land, protecting it for future generations, and also for the quality of the milk they produce.Regards, .~ ~ Welcome to 'Balcowa'! ~ ~ ~http://www.geocities.com/balcs9/_________________________________________________________________10,000 children need sponsors – change a life: http://ad.au.doubleclick.net/clk;9294008;9739733;y?http://www.worldvision.com.au/childsponsorship/search/child_search.asp?om=1__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Hi , My name is Brittany, and I am new too. I just want to welcome you, and to say praise God for what you do I think it is awesome. I pray God's blessing on you, your family and your farm as well as the independent farmers in australia who find themselves struggling now. Many nice people you will learn so many things, and you will be able to impart much I am sure. Smiling In Texas Brittany Sara Rheault wrote: Balcombe wrote: From: " Balcombe" To: Subject: Introduction.......Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:10:14 +1000Hi everyone,My husband and I are dairyfarmers (milking 130 cows) in SW , Australia.We have 7 children (aged 5-20), and we all drink our own fresh milk - wonderful stuff!We love what we do!We are very concerned about the current dairy crisis and the demise of so many family farms throughout Australia, due to low milk prices and also the drought, and the impact this is having on our small rural communities. There seems to be little political will to safeguard the future of farmers and sustain regional areas.We believe that the family farms are not only the most efficient, but also care more about the stock and the land, protecting it for future generations, and also for the quality of the milk they produce.Regards, .~ ~ Welcome to 'Balcowa'! ~ ~ ~http://www.geocities.com/balcs9/_________________________________________________________________10,000 children need sponsors – change a life: http://ad.au.doubleclick.net/clk;9294008;9739733;y?http://www.worldvision.com.au/childsponsorship/search/child_search.asp?om=1 __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 G'day Brittany, and all, Thank you for the welcome! With regard to OZ, I believe that it is illegal to consume raw milk in Australia - I think it is classed as not fit for human consumption unless it has been pasteurised!!! I found the following news story (re QLD govt stopping raw milk consumption except for onfarm) which may be of interest: http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s928534.htm I believe QLD was the last state to close any loopholes, however, I will endeavour to find the exact legalities re raw milk in OZ and will post my findings. Regards, . ~ ~ ~ Welcome to 'Balcowa'! ~ ~ ~ http://www.geocities.com/balcs9/ > Hi , > > My name is Brittany, and I am new too. I just want to welcome you, and to say praise God for what you do I think it is awesome. I pray God's blessing on you, your family and your farm as well as the independent farmers in australia who find themselves struggling now. Many nice people you will learn so many things, and you will be able to impart much I am sure. > > Smiling In Texas > Brittany > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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