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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa
Now in Wisconsin you are allowed by law to receive free raw milk for human consumption from a licensed diary farm (licensed milk producer). Yet, Wisconsin law against Raw Milk is sketchy, and the farmer cannot sell you Raw milk, but can give you raw. The farmer is also allowed to drink his own raw milk and give it to his family members and guests.
http://datcp.wi.gov/Food/Raw_Milk/FA...ookieSupport=1 |
There is a farm that, per the law, allows you to "become" an employee, which then allows them to give/pay you in raw milk. You have to sign papers and go through the whole process to make it legit, and once a month, you have to come and sweep a floor, or whatever, to prove employment.
My mom and stepdad do this, but the farm is an hour and a half away, and can't easily be reached by us on any regular basis, especially for me to take an afternoon and drive up to work a shift, just so we can get their raw, organic grass fed milk legally.
If anyone stays up on the raw milk debate in WI, you'll likely be aware of some of the lawsuits that have occured. There have been some wins, but also some losses. The risk is great, if loss occurs. I would never try to convince a farmer to risk his livelihood just so I can have access to his milk.
Last year, there was some momentum to get a bill into the state assembly to look at changing the law, but the politicians who were being counted on, balked last minute.
(Plus, right now, my wife is pregnant, and starting raw milk while pregnant is not recommended, even by raw milk advocates, since it's an adjustment to the system.)
If anyone is interested in reading more, check out the following book:
The Untold Story of Milk by Dr. Ron Schmid.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Untold-Sto.../dp/0967089743