This summer I have had the good fortune to purchase raw milk directly from a certified organic raw milk farm in Enumclaw. This fresh milk is full of flavor, cream, nutrients---and is delicious! Milk doesn't get better than that found at the Meadowwood Farm. Soon our Farmer Focus will feature a three-part series on MEADOWWOOD Organics.
So what do real milk and raw milk have to do with each other?
"Real Milk is milk that is full-fat, unprocessed, and from pasture-fed cows. We do NOT recommend consumption of raw milk from conventional confinement dairies or dairies which produce milk intended for pasteurization. Nor do we recommend the consumption of low fat or skim raw milk--there are important protective factors in the butterfat. Real Milk, that is, raw whole milk from grass-fed cows (fed pasture, hay and silage), produced under clean conditions and promptly refrigerated, contains many anti-microbial and immune-supporting components; but this protective system in raw milk can be overwhelmed, and the milk contaminated, in situations conducive to filth and disease. Know your farmer." (realmilk.com)
There is a lot of controversy over raw milk--as there should be--because not all raw milk is created equal. For those who wish detailed information on the safety and health benefits of raw milk, read your choice of the following articles at realmilk.com.
*Campaign for Real Milk power point presentation.
*Response to the FDA power point.*Responses to William Marler (including an analysis of all published studies claiming illness caused by raw milk).
*Raw Milk: What the scientific literature really says.
*Response to Anti-Raw Milk summary by Bill Marler.
*Experts defend bacteria in Raw Milk: court testimony.
*Response to recent Anti-Raw Milk article.
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