Cow Share/Donations

[Guest guest]

We recently bought a Jersey (and will probablly be getting another one

in the next couple of days). We have an excess of milk and are looking

to " share " with others. My question is this....in your experience is

the cow lease or asking for donations the best way to go. What are

some of the pro's and con's of each and how to you advertise (legally)

to find people interested? I know you can advertise that you have milk

for sale for animal consumption also. I just need to your experience

and insight for the best way to handle this!

Thanks,

Kerri

[Guest guest]

What state are you

located in? Each state has its own set of laws, and that is important to

consider.

Let us know that

and we can make some suggestions. And if retail sales of raw milk are illegal, you

cannot GIVE it way for DONATIONS. That is essentially selling. You are free to

give it away all day long, and say, donations accepted, but they cannot be tied

together.

Of course, you

could sell illegally too. I have no problem w/ that. I do have problems w/ set

ups that use “covers” to pretend they are not selling illegally.

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From:

RawDairy [mailto:RawDairy ] On Behalf Of Kerri Kretzmeier

Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 9:15

AM

To: RawDairy

Subject: Cow

Share/Donations

We recently bought a Jersey (and will

probablly be getting another one

in the next couple of days). We have an excess of milk and are looking

to " share " with others. My question is this....in your experience is

the cow lease or asking for donations the best way to go. What are

some of the pro's and con's of each and how to you advertise (legally)

to find people interested? I know you can advertise that you have milk

for sale for animal consumption also. I just need to your experience

and insight for the best way to handle this!

Thanks,

Kerri

[Guest guest]

We are in Texas. The lady we just acquired our new cow from had a co-

op set up. In it, the members paid a membership fee (not sure if it

was an annual fee or one-time) then there was a contract they signed

saying the potential health risks and that they were allowed to

purchase unpastuerized dairy products from the farm. Does that sound

legal? The lady said she had been in contact with the Texas Dept of

Health and that she regularly had her milk tested by a lab for counts.

The inspector assigned to her area had no problems with how it was set

up (per her conversation with me).

TIA,

Kerri