06/29/2026
Engaging in a conversation this morning about commercial standards versus small unregulated raw milk providers, and it brought up a situation we ran across quite a few years ago that I thought would be worth re-sharing. Regardless where you get your milk from (although we would love to be your farmer), it is imperative you get to know your farmer and see how your milk is being procured. 
Back in 2015, My family and I started our farm business Goshen Homestead. We were already producing pasture raised poultry and free ranged eggs, and were implementing a herdshare program in Southwest Virginia as our launching product. For the 8 years prior to that, we had been milking our own jersey...