www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/28/feds-sting-amish-farmer-selling-raw-milk-locally/


raw milk is bad yet the fluro water is good.

what's next a crackdown on organic farmers as they don't comply with Monsanto's belief that all seeds should be GM?

i buy around 2 litres of raw milk per week.

tastes fantastic,is a superfood and my pussy Katie loves drinking the raw milk.

When I was a kid I used to drink gallons of it and it was still warm, from the cow or goat body temperature, I survived and I am a healthy guy! We are trying to hard to stay away from bacteria and it is becoming a phobia, just check how many ppl carry a little container of antibacterial soap around, even smearing it on after a hand shake!

petermac33 said...


raw milk is bad yet the fluro water is good.

what's next a crackdown on organic farmers as they don't comply with Monsanto's belief that all seeds should be GM?

Yes.

Milk that has had the pathogens destroyed before I drink it is good.

Do you also object to the state chlorinating water or is that OK ?

Are you Amish ? They have similar strange beliefs - anything pre-1840 is good, anything post 1840 is bad, doesn't matter what it is.

My sister lives int he middle of Amish country. Apparently they had a great debate not long ago. And decided that modern rubber tyres on their horsedrawn buggies were OK (presumably the steel rims were bad for their backs), but it would be un-Godly to put air in the tyres. So they all run around on flats.

The regulations (in oz) seem to prohibit the sale of raw milk for human consumption.
However this does not stop the sale of raw milk as "bath milk". So, if you prefer raw milk, check your local organic food shop for bath milk (often sold frozen as it does not keep as long as 'cooked' milk).

^^^ Personaly I don't seek out raw milk to drink (but have have had it a few times when I was dating a loonie hippie chick). I think that it would be nice if people have the freedom to choose raw milk if they want, however, it does not keep as long and there are some risks (Q-fever can be caught from raw milk). I see it as buyer beware; assess the risks either way and make your choice. But, and it's a big but, take responsibility for your decision and if you choose to drink raw milk, accept the risk (however small).

Skid said...

I think that it would be nice if people have the freedom to choose raw milk if they want, however, it does not keep as long and there are some risks (Q-fever can be caught from raw milk). I see it as buyer beware; assess the risks either way and make your choice. But, and it's a big but, take responsibility for your decision and if you choose to drink raw milk, accept the risk (however small).

I hear ya - no disagreement from me there.

But "milk bath" may be a slightly riskier proposition than raw milk that was always destined for human consumption.

Carantoc said...

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Are you Amish ? They have similar strange beliefs - anything pre-1840 is good, anything post 1840 is bad, doesn't matter what it is.

My sister lives int he middle of Amish country. Apparently they had a great debate not long ago. And decided that modern rubber tyres on their horsedrawn buggies were OK (presumably the steel rims were bad for their backs), but it would be un-Godly to put air in the tyres. So they all run around on flats.

I know this is completely off topic, but are they running them flat because they are car tyres and with air they are too hard for a horse drawn buggy, and without air they are softer? Inflated car tyres are pretty tough unless you are carrying a tonne or two.

Just a thought.

Oh come on. This is about the sale of raw milk. Nobody is going to stop you sucking on a cow teat if you want to.

Carantoc said...
They also regard lawn mowers as un-Godly, but whipper-snippers are OK.

So when I go visit my sister you see Amish people whipper-snippering big front lawns on a weekend. Looks weird using a little whipper-snipper to mow a lawn, and whats the difference really ?

Also the Amish are right into Genetically Modified crops:
www.google.com.au/search?rlz=1C1CHKB_en-GBAU427AU427&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=amish+gm&gws_rd=ssl

I worked for a short while just recently collecting organic produce from Flemington in Sydderly. One of the products was Cleopatras Bath Milk.

It is an interesting situation. There will always be some risk with unprocessed milk but if it is coming from an organic dairy the level of hygiene is likely to be significantly better than a run of the mill commercial dairy where pasteurisation is highly desireable owing to the pathogen overloads.

When milk is processed it is not only pasteurised but homogenised, which is why you no longer get cream settling at the top of the container.

It is in the financial interests of the large producers to prevent people from buying from alternative sources and one of the ways in which they do so is to influence restrictions. If the restrictions call for costly plant then it eliminates the small players automatically and hey presto, you have Cleopatras Bath Milk!

Milk is the fastest thing in the world

.....cos it is pasteurised before you see it

Have we convinced Peter it's not a conspiracy?

felixdcat said...
Nope.... diahrea is!
...cause it is in your pants before you even think about it!

They've recently discovered that diarrhoea is hereditary.
It runs in your jeans (genes).