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Old 06-26-2015, 06:08 PM
 
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I swore there was an old thread on CSAs and markets but I can't find it.

Botticello Farms is hosting 4 farmers markets this year in the field across from their farm on Hillstown Rd. July 11, August 8, September 13 and October 10. Looks like they have some great vendors there.

On a related note, where can I find real butter in the Glastonbury area? NOT whole foods. A farm
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Old 06-26-2015, 06:57 PM
 
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You should join and ask that question of the local Weston Price chapter on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428038844108144/

They have an extensive list for sources of local, direct-from-farms food.
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Old 06-26-2015, 07:06 PM
 
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Interesting! Hopefully they have a website
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Old 06-26-2015, 07:25 PM
 
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Interesting! Hopefully they have a website
Find A Local Chapter - Weston A Price
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Old 06-26-2015, 07:53 PM
 
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Here you go:
Raw milk - FarmFresh.org -

I've made my own butter before. Frankly, I like the stuff at the supermarket better. They add just the right touch of salt, and I never have to worry about salmonella poisoning.
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Old 06-26-2015, 08:06 PM
 
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Thanks. That site is not very accurate. Closest one shows Durham but I know there are some in hebron and Enfield.
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Old 06-26-2015, 09:01 PM
 
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There's this too:
CT NOFA-Community Supported Agriculture

I'm just googling this stuff.
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Old 06-26-2015, 09:19 PM
 
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I've googled too. I was hoping someone actually knew. Today I stopped at a farm that not only shows up online but I see their stuff at other stands. Apparently though they don't do sales from their location anymore. Many of the listings are hopelessly out of date. Mels and I talked about a grass fed location that shows up in one town on a CT Grown site, but further digging shows they moved 30 minutes away -in 2011!
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Old 06-27-2015, 03:26 PM
 
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A lot of it has to do with good old fashioned economics: supply vs. demand. There is very little demand for raw milk. There were a bunch of factors that went into the lowered demand, but some of it has to do with actual science debunking the notion that raw milk is somehow intrinsically superior to pasteurized milk. And so the number of dairy farms that offer it is much more limited than previously. It's much more common now for dairy farmers to combine the raw milk at cooperatives, which is then turned into pasteurized finished products for commercial sale. It's much more cost-efficient to pasteurize, because the process kills bacteria (such as salmonella) that is often present in raw milk - even from perfectly healthy cows. If you try and sell raw milk that has salmonella in it, and it's discovered, you have to dump the entire batch - and take all the cows out of production until you can isolate the exact animals that are passing it into their milk.

The cows can still get milked - but the farmer cannot offer it for sale. It has to be dumped. Pasteurization has solved that problem in a safe, effective manner.
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