PENNSYLVANIA: Raw milk helps family farm thrive - (The Reporter Online)
January 31, 2008 – 7:44 pmMOSCOW, Pa. — Since the fall of 2006, the Schlittler family of Spring Brook Township has, according to this story, been selling unpasteurized, unhomogenized, raw milk straight from the udders of the Holsteins on their 150-acre farm just off Interstate 380.
Currently the only documented producers of raw milk in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Schlittlers are tapping into a continually growing anti-pasteurization subculture. Some raw milk enthusiasts drink it because they believe it’s healthier than processed milk, capable of improving one’s immune and digestive systems. Some can’t get enough of the taste, which tends to be sweeter and creamier than pasteurized. Others see it as a benefit to small farms and the environment.
The story says that with this mind-set comes some risk, as raw milk has the potential to carry harmful bacteria that pasteurization destroys, including E. coli, listeria and salmonella. Proponents of raw milk, however, claim pasteurization also kills beneficial bacteria, […]
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