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Old 04-05-2025, 09:09 AM
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peaceandjoy
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I grew up on a small family cash crop and dairy farm. Except for school, I didn't have pasteurized milk until I married and moved away. Never gave the raw milk a thought; it was what we had.

I think in the 30 years since my father died, I've been back in the barns maybe 10 times. Getting off of the farm was definitely one of my goals. The uncertainty of making a profit, regardless of how hard one worked, was not for me. My brother chose to take over the farm, more bc there wasn't really anything he wanted to do than bc he liked it.

While the milk is tested before being put into the tanker that picks it up every other day, there is no way I'd go back to raw milk. The smell and taste alone completely turns me off. I'm not a big milk drinker anyhow, but it goes in my coffee each morning. There are lots of things I'm willing to do to mitigate health concerns. Having pasteurized milk is definitely on that list.
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