A small but growing number of Tennesseans are drinking raw milk, straight from the cow and unpasteurized.
Some say it’s the elixir of good health. Health officials say it’s hazardous.
And raw dairy farmers? They’re just trying to make a living.
The sale of raw milk for human consumption is illegal in Tennessee. But a loophole in Tennessee agriculture law, passed in May 2009, has opened the door for farmers to distribute raw milk locally through what they call cow-share or cow-boarding programs.
“The only legal way a person can acquire raw milk for human consumption is if they own the cow itself,” said Tom Womack, spokesman for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. The law allows even “partial owners” of an animal to use its milk for personal consumption. Read more…
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