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With every change of season our immune system takes a beating, especially between fall and winter. Our body comes under stress when the microbe populations fluctuate, favored by the changes in atmospheric conditions. Only the most robust immune systems can ...

An Oregon raw milk farmer who was fined for posting raw milk prices online is suing the state. Last year Christine Anderson made the mistake of listing the price she charges for raw milk on her website. Even though it ...

Raw milk supporters in West Virginia are pushing for changes to dairy regulation in the state, and they’re pointing to one 11 year old whose allergies prevent her from drinking the milk most Americans consume. West Virginia is one of ...

Editor’s note: Don’t miss the first part of this series, “Everything You Need To Know To Raise Dairy Cattle On The Homestead.” Your dreams of milking your own cow have finally been realized! Your cow has recently freshened, or a ...

Raw milk farmers are under attack once again, this time in Pennsylvania. The Department of Agriculture is being accused of filing false claims about unpasteurized milk contamination. Your Family Farmer, a Chambersburg-based association of farms, was recently ordered to terminate ...

Raw milk is public enemy number one as far as the USDA is concerned. Alvin Schlangen is once again facing legal woes simply because he offers healthy and aspartame-free unpasteurized milk to members of his Minnesota food club. Less than ...

Raw milk has many health benefits, but commercial milk and dairy could be harmful to our health. A group of pediatricians and Harvard researchers are urging Americans to stop drinking conventional milk. The addition of “health-compromising sweeteners” prompted the warnings ...

My grandfather milked cows for a living. Up until the 1960s, he made a decent living selling milk. As a child, I ran through his barn and drank raw milk straight from the milk jugs. We ate eggs straight from ...

June 18, 2013 Heidi Kooy lives in a fairly dense part of San Francisco- her row house touches her neighbors’- with just 1000 square feet of backyard, but she manages to squeeze in an organic garden, fruit trees, chickens and, ...

Wisconsin dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger was acquitted of fresh food crimes after an extended legal battle with the state. Hershberger was charged with multiple offenses related to sharing GMO-free raw milk with folks eager to consume the natural and unpasteurized ...