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Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: princesslayer on January 23, 2015, 01:32:08 pm

Title: Anyone selling milk near Hants/Berks border?
Post by: princesslayer on January 23, 2015, 01:32:08 pm

Hi, I'm looking for a local dairy to buy milk from so I can avoid the supermarket. It's just for family use.

Any local smallholders selling milk? Raw is fine.

Thanks

Title: Re: Anyone selling milk near Hants/Berks border?
Post by: Bionic on January 23, 2015, 02:23:16 pm

I was told by a local dairy farmer that they are not allowed to sell raw milk. I assume he knows what he is talking about.

Title: Re: Anyone selling milk near Hants/Berks border?
Post by: Rosemary on January 23, 2015, 03:25:34 pm

I thought you could sell raw milk in England - green top. It's certainly illegal in Scotland.

Title: Re: Anyone selling milk near Hants/Berks border?
Post by: Bionic on January 23, 2015, 03:26:04 pm

Ah, that may be the case. I am in Wales and its illegal here.

Title: Re: Anyone selling milk near Hants/Berks border?
Post by: SallyintNorth on January 23, 2015, 03:44:51 pm

English farms can sell raw milk direct to the consumer provided they comply with very stringent health  / processing regulations.  It is not so easy to buy, therefore.

Helen Browning's Organic farms are near Swindon.  Looking at their website, their milk goes to Berkeley Farms, who do not homogenise.  It looks as though they have a farm shop. 

Otherwise, I'd ask around at the Farmers' Market at Marlborough or similar.  Someone will know of a dairy farm that sells their milk locally, in addition to Helen Browning.  (Bishopstone Cheese uses her milk, or at least it used to when I was down there, and sells at Marlborough.)  Hungerford might be a better bet?

Title: Re: Anyone selling milk near Hants/Berks border?
Post by: sokel on January 24, 2015, 11:11:20 am

I know you can buy raw jersey milk down here from a jersey dairy farm. It is packed in cartons