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Below are two links to
information you might want to read for your own benefits as a MMM member
and a consumer of raw milk.
Websites
Real
Milk: A
Campaign for Real Milk! They have links to various online
articles, plus other suggested
readings like books, websites, newsletters/journals, and online
articles. You can also read their trifold brochure, "A
Campaign for Real Milk" online.
Raw
Milk Facts: One individual has put together raw milk information, sites,
book suggestions, and more, all in one very informative website.
Raw
Milk: The
Right to Choose Healthy Food, a not-for-profit organization for
education.
"Healthy
Milk": A blog entry by Kelly the Kitchen Kop: Busting
"Politically Correct" Nutrition.
"Is
Soda Pop or Milk Healthier?": An in-depth
article on a personal site called "Perspicacious Eye: Pursuing the
reality of environmental and natural health issues". The author
touches on many of the issues which are addressed at length in the book,
The Untold Story of Milk.
The
Cholesterol Primer from Raw-Milk-Facts.com: Talks about
the real facts of cholesterol, in general and in relation to drinking
whole, raw milk.
The Milk
Diet: This information is based on ideas of Charles Sanford Porter and
Bernarr Macfadden. On this site you can read about the basics
of the milk diet. You can also learn about the diet's classic
works and read and download Porter's The
Milk Diet and Macfadden’s The
Miracle of Milk, free to readers interested in the milk
diet. What kind of milk should be used? Raw,
of course!
MI Fresh Milk Council:
is a partnership focused on promoting direct farmer to consumer relationships for providing fresh
unprocessed milk and dairy products. They don't have a website yet,
but you can join the MFMC as a cow
share shareholder/consumer or supporter/donor to support their efforts
in Michigan. Read more about them and download
their membership application.
Michigan Fresh Unprocessed Whole Milk Workgroup:
The purpose of the Michigan FUW Milk Workgroup is to address the question:
Where do we want to be in 3 to 5 years on access to fresh unprocessed whole milk?
The group desires clear direction with clear public policy regarding access to fresh unprocessed whole milk and adjusting the law accordingly, if needed.
"Don't
Let Your Herd Share Agreement Land You In Court":
This article from the Real Milk website is geared more towards the
farmers and herd share managers, but it gives you an idea about why we
have to do things the way we do.
Possible risks of drinking fresh
milk:
Michigan State: "What's
the Scoop on Raw Milk in Michigan?"
USFDA: Food
Safety and Raw Milk
Time Magazine article: "Got
Raw Milk? Be Very Quiet"
Other healthy and/or local food
groups & organizations:
Weston A. Price Foundation:
Promoting wise traditions in food, farming
and the healing arts.
Local
Harvest: Real food, real farmers, real
community: find local sources in your area for vegetables, meats and
other produce.
Eat
Wild: Find sources for safe, healthy, natural and
nutritious grass-fed beef, lamb, goats, bison, poultry, pork and dairy products.
Sustainable
Table celebrates
the sustainable food movement, educates consumers on food-related issues
and works to build community through food.
Locavore
Nation: This is a project sponsored by NPR's Splendid
Table. Locavore Nation is a year-long effort to see what it takes
to live by a regionally based diet. One of our members was chosen
as one of 15 individuals across the nation to participate and blog about
their experiences with this project! You can read about all their
experiences and post your own comments as well.
The Farm To Consumer Legal Defense Fund:
Provides affordable legal
counsel to farmers and consumers in need, it will make the needs of the
small farmer and the concerned consumer known to our government, and it
will promote their shared vision: Sustainable farming and direct
farm-to-consumer transactions. Mi Milk Maidens is a member of
this organization.
Recipes
We've searched online for things you can do with your raw
milk, and have our own suggestions as well. Our past newsletters
contain one recipe each month, like butter, yogurt, buttermilk, crème fraiche, feta cheese, etc.
If you have any recipes you'd like to share, please email us and we'll add your link. Some great books
which include raw milk recipes are Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon
and Wild Fermentation by Sandor Elixor Katz.
Fresh
yogurt -- Seven Stars plain whole milk
yogurt makes a great starter, and you can
even freeze it in ice cube trays, store in a mason jar, and defrost one
when you need a new starter. Heat milk to 110 degrees to keep it
"alive", as in this raw
milk yogurt recipe, or heat to 180 degrees and cool to 110 degrees for
thicker, creamier yogurt, as in the yogurt recipe in our February
newsletter.
Butter
-- This is very easy to do! Let milk sit overnight so cream can
settle to the top, suck off cream with a turkey baster, or pour milk
into an iced tea container with spigot, let sit over night, then pour
off the milk from the bottom back into the original container and the
cream will be left. Let the cream stand out until it's room
temp. Put in your blender and blend for a minute or two, or until
you see that the butterfat has separated. Or you can use the shaker
method (scroll down to #3). Strain out the butter,
then continue to rinse and press in cold water until the water runs clear. Salt
if you want, and enjoy! You can also make unsalted butter into ghee
if you like Indian dishes.
Cottage
Cheese, Cultured Buttermilk, and Sour Cream are some yummy things
you can make with cultured raw milk.
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