Raw milk is produced from our healthy, hormone free and chemical free cows. The cows diet consists of the green grass throughout the summer and spring seasons. When the weather here in Western Pennsylvania turns cold for the winter months the cows enjoy silage, hay and still some green feed. By allowing the cows to eat the green grass they are able to produce milk with some of the highest content of Vitamin A and D. Click the following link to give you more information on Raw Milk Concentrates and why they matter to you!

Cows that produce milk on a large commercial level are most often fed commercial feed. This lessens the amount of vitamins their cows give because the commercial feed does not contain the correct amount of proteins for a cow and greatly reduces its quality.

Pasteurization is the process of exposing any food to a high temperature for a specific period of time in order to kill off any bacteria that may cause disease or spoil the food prematurely. Along with killing off these microorganisms the process is degrading the useful proteins and vitamins in the milk.

This process was started back in the 1920s due to the regular diagnosis of some diseases such as Tuberculosis, infant diarrhea and fever. The real reason folks were getting these illnesses was not simply related to the milk they were drinking. It was caused by the poor nutrition of the cows that produced the milk and unsanitary conditions in which the milk was produced.

With healthy cows that eat natural food and cleaner working environments, these diseases are no longer a threat in real milk. Our clean raw milk is available to purchase directly from our farm.

The second process, Homogenization, is basically a process that makes milk consistent. In raw milk that does not undergo this process, the cream will eventually separate from the rest of the fluid and settle at the top. Homogenization breaks that cream down, which is the buttery fat that is full of nutrients and vitamins, into smaller particles that do not separate and keep a uniform consistency. To do so the milk is forced through tiny holes time and time again. While this may not seem like too big of a deal to worry about, there are many theories and research out there that say homogenization of milk is the leading cause of heart disease. The process was started in the 1930s and by the 1940s it was almost commonplace. It was at this same time that atherosclerotic heart disease began to climb.

As you see, in addition to raw milk having more nutrients and offering your body more than processed milk, by purchasing raw milk you are supporting your local economy and family farms. Our family works very hard to produce raw milk and make sure that each person who wishes to have it gets the opportunity to purchase it. Support your local dairy farmer.