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See what’s going on in the Washington State legislature to improve access to raw milk and increase the cottage food sales cap.

Companion bills in the Hawaii legislature offer Hawaiians improved access to local food in the house and state senate.

Hawaii House Bill 521 Relating to raw milk moves to decriminalize raw milk sales after retailers are threatened with $10,000 per day fines.

Two bills from Friends of Family Farmers are scheduled for hearing by the Oregon State Legislature this week: raw milk retail sales and farm direct marketing

Paul Hughes is the founder of Grow Calgary, long term supporter of raw milk legalization in Canada, and founder of HUGS in Ukraine.

New hope for direct-to-consumer raw dairy sales as the Wisconsin Farm Bureau agrees to support ag policy improvements in 2023.

The Raw Milk Institute published a video showing how raw milk can be tested for bacterial counts before it leaves the farm.

Dutch scientists are ahead of the United States in terms of raw milk science. Here are some resources sent in by a friend in the Netherlands.

Mark McAfee, founder of the Raw Milk Institute, shares his takeaways after attending IMGC Symposium 2022.

Agromol produced raw milk, kefir, and many other dairy products for the Ukrainian people. Their farm was targeted and destroyed.

Friends of Family Farmers is working to help Oregonians access raw milk by legalizing off-premise sales and more.

Amos Miller, Amish farmer in Pennsylvania, is facing prosecution in federal court for operating his private food club.

Recent raw milk buzz stemmed from a Story posted on Audrey Roloff’s Instagram account letting people know where to find their local source.

If you’re looking for raw milk in New York City, you’ve got options. Check out who’s dropping off and delivering raw milk products in NYC.

The milking parlor’s foundation will soon be removed so this land can be used for residential homes.

Finding raw milk online has never been easier. Check out this list of websites to find raw milk farms, retailers, milk taps, delivery points, and more near you.

While traveling through and decided to stop in to grab some raw milk goods from Vernon Hershberger.

El Redil De Mi Tío Carlos, raw milk producer, is raising funds to expand their family farm in Venezuela.

Cross E Dairy opened up a brick and mortar indoor farmers market on Main Street in Sheridan, WY.

Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, says Russian people should be more open to ‘alternative meat’ products at the InnoFood Forum in September 2022.

War zones span across many farms. Mines are planted on farms in the ground where a truck or tractor could detonate them. Americans are finding ways to help.

Drug developers hope to concentrate the benefits of raw milk, while regulators block access for you.

Elizabeth II enjoyed raw milk over pasteurized milk. So much so that she smuggled it into Eton College for her grandsons.

Looking back at Vernon Hershberger’s legal struggles to protect his private food club in Wisconsin from 2010-2013.

Australia is loosening up import restrictions. 12 raw cheese varieties from the UK were given the green light last week.

Shinzo Abe visited a dairy farm in the town of Naraha and enjoyed some of their raw milk.

The Raw Milk Institute provides training for raw milk dairy farmers to help keep their facilities clean and produce clean milk.

Good progress was made for the proliferation of raw milk in 2021. Here’s a quick rundown with some links.

Berryland Cidery & Meadery was part of the craft brewing scene in Ukraine. They were bombed by Russian forces in early days of the invasion.

Approximately 70,000 of The Maasai are currently getting forced out of their pastoral lands in Loliondo, Tanzania.

Sometimes moms need help providing milk for their babies. Here are some resources to help you find or donate breast milk locally and online.

FindWool.com is a worldwide directory of wool product makers. Finding wool clothing and apparel, wool mattresses and bedware, wool home products, blankets, rugs, and more just got quick and easy.

Recent episode of the Ethical Agriculture Podcast featuring Eva Kralits, co-founder of the Canadian Artisan Dairy Alliance.

In this video, a Ukrainian dairy farmer uses a rope to pulley his milk up to a receiving section of a destroyed bridge.

Raw milk ferments and turns into cheese. Pasteurized milk rots and decays in a way that is disgusting to sight and smell.

Georgia’s 2022 raw milk bill, the Georgia Raw Dairy Act, is moving forward. Let’s take a look at what we know and the arguments against.

Margarine’s dark past of treachery and deceit written from the Irish perspective.

Early November 2021 Maine voters passed through referendum the nation’s first ‘Right to Food’ amendment to the Maine Constitution. Here’s what it says, and what’s being said about it.

Michael Schmidt’s farm in Ontario, Canada, was just raided for the fourth time. Here’s what we know.

Photo dump of diagrams, blueprints, books, and other materials for producing food on a small plot to get your creativity flowing.

Raw milk laws are changing in Idaho as part of Governor Brad Little’s Zero Based Regulation Executive Order. While “Zero Based” sounds a lot like something else we know a thing or two about, some of their changes appear to be more lenient.

Aajonus Vonderplanitz was a prominent figure in the struggle for food freedom. He met an untimely death after a fall on his property in Thailand. Here’s some photos and content from the time.

The first provincial laws mandating pasteurization (Ontario, 1930s) were introduced not in response to food safety concerns but as a marketplace strategy to eliminate competition from farmers who were selling milk direct to consumers

Alleged lactose intolerance doesn’t stop Mongolians from enjoying over 20 different dairy-based foods. Article by Harvard Magazine.

Nine states in the USA have more cows than people, let’s take a look at the numbers.

Like many domesticated animals, the cows of today descend from a wild breed. Let’s take a look at the ancient aurochs, the original wild cow.

Literature about raw milk. Topics include historical and cultural context, recipe books, wellness and nutrition related texts, and helpful books on becoming a raw milk farmer.

Article about Japan’s only legally available raw milk farm, Omoiyari Farm, found in the northern part of the island.

Dr Abdul Alim Muhammad is the Nation of Islam’s Minister for Health and Human Services and Director of the Abundant Life Health Attainment Center. Dr Muhammad shares some of his expertise and experiences in relation to the benefits of raw milk.

Something about raw milk changes when you freeze it. Let’s take a look at what happens and some alternatives to freezing raw milk when keeping it fresh is unfeasible.

Most kefir grains are cultivated in pasteurized milk and need to be acclimated to survive the natural probiotics in raw milk. Here’s a how-to guide.

Bad business practices by newly industrialized concentrated dairies in the 19th century causes a surge of foodborne illness, and many deaths. Raw milk unfairly caught the blame.

Raw milk can be hard to access, depending on where you’re located, but you’re determined to succeed. Don’t let any petty legal or logistical concerns stop you on your search to get raw milk.

Chart showing the hydrating effectiveness of a variety of drinks. They tested water, soda, orange juice, coffee, lager, something called “oral rehydration solution,” a few other liquids, and milk won out.

Of course, these numbers don’t include humans who drink plant based milks or those who trust the government for health and dietary advice. We’re counting a strict use of the term ‘sheep’ in this article.

Let’s get to know some of the enzymes that are found in unpasteurized raw milk. These are the nutritional enzymes that lose most if not all of their nutritional value during pasteurization.

Here’s a list of “vegan athletes” who have abandoned the vegan diet, gotten injured, have left their sport soon after, or were never actually vegan in the first place.

A constitutional challenge to Canada’s Raw Milk Ban will be heard in Canadian court November, 2020. Live-stream links and excerpts from Glencolton Farm’s (Michael Schmidt) GoFundMe page