Find Raw Milk Worldwide

Raw milk is unpasteurized milk that comes directly from the mammary glands of dairy animals including cows, goats, sheep, camels, alpacas, buffalo, donkeys, and other mammals.

Raw milk has not been treated or subjected to boiling, pasteurization, homogenization, UV radiation, high-pressure processing, or any other process meant to alter its composition.

Raw milk is milked, filtered, cooled, bottled, and sold direct-to-consumer, customers, cheese makers, or retailers.

When you choose raw milk, you are supporting farmers directly - instead of corporate milk processors.

There are two distinct categories of raw milk: raw milk intended for human consumption and raw milk intended for pasteurization.

Raw milk for human consumption is produced under strict food safety standards with rigorous testing, handling, and facility requirements. This milk is produced to be consumed raw.

Raw milk for pasteurization is produced for commercial processing and is not intended to be consumed raw. This category has less stringent safety requirements because it will be heat-treated before consumption.

Raw milk is growing in popularity around the world for reasons related to nutrition, food security, local farming support, and fairness in the production of dairy products.

Many consumers believe raw milk offers nutritional benefits and better taste compared to pasteurized alternatives. Read more about the reasons people choose raw milk.

Use the raw milk finder to locate raw milk near you, explore the global raw milk map, or browse raw milk sources by country.

There are filtered directories for raw cow milk, A2 raw cow milk, all raw milk with A2 protein, raw goat milk, raw sheep milk, raw donkey milk, raw buffalo milk, raw camel milk, raw butter, raw cream, raw ice cream, raw cheese, and raw kefir.

Discover farms approved by The Raw Milk Institute and follow raw milk producers on social media: Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

There are dedicated maps for raw milk farms and retailers who also sell pastured-raised beef, pork, chicken, and farm fresh eggs.

Raw milk legality varies by location. In the USA, raw milk sales are permitted or prohibited at the state level. Consuming raw milk is not illegal anywhere, but selling it is regulated differently in each state.

Some states welcome raw milk sales in grocery stores, usually in the natural food section. Other states require herdshare membership or specific licensing to distribute raw milk.

California allows raw milk widely in grocery stores. Kentucky allows on-farm raw goat milk sales to buyers with a physician's written recommendation. Florida farms sell raw milk labeled as pet milk. Australia bans raw cow milk for drinking but permits raw goat milk in some states. England bottles milk just like the United States. In France, and many other parts of Europe, raw milk is dispensed through retailers and standalone vending machines.

Access is expanding. Since 2019, Georgia, Iowa, West Virginia, Louisiana and Delaware have legalized raw milk sales, and Alaska, Arkansas, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Utah have expanded access.

Explore the complete Raw Milk Law Map And Library for your region.

About 11 million US adults drink raw milk, according to FDA survey data, and sales have grown since. Outbreak-related illness among raw milk drinkers runs about 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 15,000 a year, and stays below leafy greens and chicken even after adding estimated illness outside recognized outbreaks.

From 1998 to 2018, CDC data linked three deaths to raw milk outbreaks, the same number linked to pasteurized milk outbreaks. A single 2024 deli meat outbreak caused ten.

Raw milk illness rate is low per serving consumed and per consumer

Learn how raw milk safety compares to other foods

What the "840 times more likely" statistic actually measures

All food carries some risk, and raw milk is no exception. However, risk can be mitigated through proper handling. Commercial raw milk production requires clean facilities, quality equipment, and rigorous procedures.

Understand how raw milk recalls work and what safety protocols ensure producers maintain the highest standards.

To learn more about food safety, microbe testing, recommended equipment, and production best practices, consult The Raw Milk Institute in California.

Unlikely. Pasteur explained why milk sours in 1857 and never proposed heating it. He patented a process for preserving wine in 1865, published a study of beer in 1876, and died fourteen years before American cities began banning raw milk sales an ocean away. His own country never banned it.

Pasteur never pasteurized raw milk. France sells lait cru at the farm gate, from vending machines, and on grocery store shelves.

The leap from wine to milk was Franz von Soxhlet's, in Munich in 1886. The American industry was built by Nathan Straus and Abraham Jacobi. His name went on the carton without him.

The rest of the lineage: the Swill Milk Scandal, certified milk, the 1912 milk question, and the 1945 magazine article that shaped American policy. A Colorado memo written for state lawmakers in February 2026 still gets the basic history wrong.

Read the Pasteur biography or the full history of raw milk series.

GetRawMilk.com is a bootstrapped, community-driven platform designed to connect raw milk farmers and retailers with consumers worldwide. The mission is to make it easy to find locally-produced raw milk.

Each farm or retailer listing includes comprehensive information such as:

• Farm or retail location and map
• Delivery locations and radius
• Official website and social media
• Contact information and hours
• Raw milk availability and types
• Animal breeds and species
• Other products available
• Community reports

GetRawMilk.com relies on user contributions to keep the database accurate and up-to-date. Your support helps maintain and grow the raw milk ecosystem.

View the Global Raw Milk Map

Help grow the raw milk community by sharing GetRawMilk.com with friends and family, adding a new farm or retailer to the map, and reporting any outdated information.

Leave a tip using Apple Pay, Google Pay, credit card, Bitcoin, or Ethereum to keep the project running.

Purchase GetRawMilk merchandise including shirts, cups, and hats to spread awareness.

Explore additional ways to support GetRawMilk.com.

Looking for restaurants that avoid seed oils? Check out LocalFats.com for a directory of seed oil free restaurants. You can search by cooking oil type including beef tallow, olive oil, pork lard, real butter, real ghee, duck fat, peanut oil, and coconut oil.