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added stresses to the system. However, some For those of us who understand the many benefits that raw milk can
individuals may be unsuccessful in finding a offer us and our families, or who have infants who rely on the Weston
raw milk source in advance of their vacation. A. Price Foundation infant formula alternative, going out of our way to
Those who want to avoid the pasteurized version obtain raw milk when sojourning in another state is well worth the effort.
can consider trying a milk alternative (almond Driving long distances, paying a little extra or dragging the family along
milk or coconut milk are preferable to soy). on a muddy-shoes, backroads farm tour seems worthwhile after taking
Drinking kombucha, kefir and other yogurt a swig of cold, fresh milk from a glass jar. The storebought stuff can’t
drinks is another way to maintain beneficial compare, and we know it!
bacteria while traveling. Raw milk cheeses are Hopefully, with the continued efforts of the Weston A. Price Founda-
also often available in specialty stores and they tion and A Campaign for Real Milk, there will soon come a time when
also travel well. raw milk is much easier and simpler to obtain. In Europe, for example,
Note that prices may vary drastically from vending machines dispense raw milk at the push of a button! There are
state to state. For example, in southern Oregon over one thousand three hundred raw milk vending machines in Italy
where I live, I pay six dollars a gallon for amaz- alone. In the meantime, while at home or on vacation, doing what we
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ingly fresh, cream-topped raw milk (and often can to spread the message that raw milk is a healthy and not a dangerous
have it delivered!). In neighboring California, food will help bring back the days when raw milk, or rather real milk,
where one can find raw milk in many stores, was the norm and not the exception.
visitors may find themselves shelling out sixteen
dollars a gallon. The difference can be explained Jennifer Grafiada is a nutritional therapy practitioner (NTP), writer and
by the fact that I get mine from a lady up the Weston A. Price Foundation chapter leader based in southern Oregon.
road. There is no middleman and no regulatory You can find her at JenniferGrafiada.com.
interference. In California, raw milk is more
readily available to the public, but the milk is REFERENCES
1. “Raw milk machines are everywhere in Europe, why not USA?” https://www.
FDA-tested and must be shipped, stored and thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/raw-milk-machines-everywhere-in-europe-why-
properly packaged. not-in-the-usa-and-canada/.

OUR GOAL: RAW MILK DISTRIBUTION LEGAL IN ALL FIFTY STATES
A long-term goal of the Weston A. Price Foundation has been the establishment of legal access to raw milk in all fifty
states. When the WAPF project, A Campaign for Real Milk, started in 1999, the sale or distribution of raw milk was legal
in twenty-seven states; today that number stands at forty-three. The only states that still prohibit any form of raw milk sales
or distribution are Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey and Rhode Island. Recognizing that the day of
legal access to raw milk is getting closer, WAPF has embarked on a drive to help legalize raw milk sales and distribution in
the remaining seven states.
A Campaign for Real Milk will be devoting more resources to support legalization efforts; this could be through paying
a lobbyist, paying for experts to testify at hearings, paying for expenses of WAPF members working on legislation, consulting
on legislation, networking with other groups or organizations or helping with the drafting of raw milk bills. Legal raw milk
access can be established through regulation, court decision, legislation or policy. A Campaign for Real Milk will focus on
legalization primarily through legislative and policy work.
The main goal of A Campaign for Real Milk will be to legalize raw milk
sales or distribution in the remaining seven states, but the campaign will also
support efforts to expand raw milk access in the other forty-three states;
in some of those states, access is very limited at this time. The campaign
also supports work to legalize access to other raw dairy products such as
cream, butter, yogurt, kefir and cheese. These products, other than raw
cheese aged sixty days, are legally available only in a minority of states.
The drive for expanded raw dairy access could include efforts to legalize
the commercial sale of raw butter and unaged raw cheese. Most states
only allow the sale of raw milk and raw milk products directly from the
producer to the consumer at this time.
A Campaign for Real Milk has set a goal of legalizing raw milk access in
all fifty states by 2020. WAPF, long the leading raw milk advocacy group
in the country, is excited to step up efforts to make this happen.

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