News on the Robinson Farm
La Tartine Gourmande
Searching for raw milk, and making verrines of vanilla custard and strawberries by Béatrice Peltre, July 27, 2010
August Symposium and Fundraiser to Feature Sally Fallon and Pete Kennedy
August 12-13, Amherst, MA
Symposium - Friday, August 13, 9 a.m. - noon, UMass
The 2010 Northeast Raw Milk Symposium will be an opportunity for raw milk farmers, consumers and advocates to come together to learn and discuss the issues around access to unpasteurized milk, and to strategize about how to work together to defend and expand our rights. The Symposium will feature talks and opportunities for dialogue with two of the leading voices in the field of raw milk, Sally Fallon Morell, president of The Weston A. Price Foundation and founder of A Campaign for Real Milk, and Pete Kennedy, president of the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund. Both have written and spoken extensively about raw milk issues around the United States and internationally. More details are available here.
Fundraiser - Thursday, August 12, 6:30 p.m., Cook Farm, Hadley
Join us at this raw milk dairy in Hadley for a gathering of local raw milk farmers, consumers and supporters. Enjoy a local cheese tasting, local foods and a cash ice cream bar. Support the NOFA/Massachusetts Raw Milk Network, and hear from special guests Sally Fallon Morell and Pete Kennedy about the raw milk movement's progress around the country. More details are available here.
Chill Over Milk
By Bradford L. Miner TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF, May 11, 2010
Their passion is raw milk, but Raymond and Pamela Robinson along with two dozen other certified raw milk producers see a move by the state to put a stranglehold on “raw milk buying clubs” as a raw deal. Read more...
Raw Milk Enthusiasts Sour On Proposed Delivery Ban
By Bob Oakes and Lisa Tobin, WBUR 90.9,
Published May 10, 2010
HARDWICK, Mass. — How much do you expect to pay for a gallon of milk these days? $2.50? Well, if it came from the cows here on Robinson Farm, a gallon is going to cost you $7. But for a small but growing number of people in Massachusetts, it’s worth it. Read complete article or listen here.
MA Raw Milk Farms Threatened as State Moves to Make Buying Clubs Illegal
For those of you that do not know, the State of MA is proposing new language to be added to the regulations that govern the sale of raw milk, which would make it illegal for consumers to entrust another individual to purchase milk from the farm. The proposed language is intended to make carpooling and milk groups illegal. Read more... |
Raw Milk in the News
Worcester Telegram
Chill over milk
South Coast Today
State rethinks ban on raw milk buying clubs
South Coast Today
OUR VIEW: Raw deal on dairy
The Business of Your Health
Dozens Plead, Cajole, Argue for Hands Off Raw Milk Buying Clubs, But Commish Hears a Different Story
WBUR
Raw Milk Enthusiasts Sour On Proposed Delivery Ban
Boston Globe
Got raw milk? Rally on Common touts unpasteurized variety
My Fox Boston
Cow in Boston Common for raw milk enthusiasts
South Coast Today
Raw deal? Farmers decry plan to restrict sale of unpasteurized milk |
Robinson Farm Featured in Edible Boston
New England Cheese Supply Company