Why Not in Idaho?

December 19, 2005

KC,

You mentioned some time ago that virtually no one is doing raw dairy in

Idaho. The brief guidelines mentioned on realmilk.com look like the

State is fairly favorable. Did I mis-read what you said? Were you

talking about licensed Grade A or cowshares? Looks like you can operate

a cowshare program with State approval; what are the hangups, if any?

I'd welcome comments from anybody else who knows anything about it in

Idaho as well.

Thanks!

Kathy/

December 19, 2005

There was a raw dairy here years ago and it went belly up. Don't know why.

I figure it was probably state intervention.

The state does not advocate raw milk sales and in fact says it's illegal

except for pet use and that has to be died green. What you have read is

outdated. Someone should really go in and update that information. I don't

know about the cow shares. You know, " Don't Ask, Don't Tell " . I figure if

I ask, they will come looking. If the people here have enough cows, they

sell their milk to a large Jersey dairy in Burley, ID.

Cow shares are done under the radar and I know of no one except me doing it.

Everyone else is scared to death to do anything. You have to remember, this

is a very Conservative [the MOST] Republican state and they have almost

everyone brainwashed. People don't complain about ANYTHING, including

sexual abuse, spousal abuse, abuse in the work place, etc., etc. Very

frustrating at times.

For instance: I have a friend whose family raised cattle, including dairy.

She has raised goats for probably 20 years. ALL THE MILK goes back to the

kids, with the exception of a very little bit she might use...or at least

she used to. I asked her once if she would sell just one gallon to someone

who had a child that could only drink goat's milk and she flat refused,

saying it's illegal. That's it. That's all people know. No questions, no

nothing.

Sometimes it's very aggraviting to think people are such sheep and never

question the government. However, for the last 10 years, we have been