GRASS-FED

Cows were meant to eat grass, not grain. But nearly all milk producers, including those that sell 100% Certified Organic, exclusively feed their cows grain. Studies are currently underway on the health benefits of dairy products produced from the milk of grass-fed cows. This much is known: grass-fed dairy products contain an increased amount of CLA (conjugated linoleic acid). Nearly six times as much.

Most cartons of milk in the supermarket show a picture of cow contentedly grazing on grass. Unfortunately, 85% to 95% of the cows in the United States are now being raised in confinement not on pasture. The reason for confining cows in feed lots and feeding them grain rather than grass is that they produce more milk. Today's grained cows produce four times as much milk as the old family cow of days gone by.

The truth is: The less milk a cow produces the more vitamins in her milk. One of the biggest losses has been in its CLA content. CLA or conjugated linoleic acid is a type of fat that may prove to be one of our most potent cancer fighters. Milk from a pastured cow can have five times as much CLA as a grain-fed animal.

Milk from pastured cows also contains an ideal ration of essential fatty acids or omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids. Studies suggest that if your diet contains roughly equal amounts of these two fats, you have a low risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, allergies and diabetes. The process in production is called Pasteurized This means we eliminate any pathogenic microorganisms by bringing the milk to a temperature of no more then 165* F a temperature proven to remove any risk of harmful microbes. But its not a temperature so high that it renders the mil sterile and possible reduces any inherent nutritional value. Other milk producers use a process called Ultra-Pasteurize. This process not only removes bacteria, but by bringing the milk to a temperature of 280* F it renders the milk so sterile it remains usable for 55 days!

Sounds fresh to you?
We don't think so! Even an organic label is no guarantee that the cows grazed on pasture. That is why we emphasize on our label Fresh Grass-Fed. The cows that produce our milk are raised on healthy grass fed diets on the nearby farms of Amish and Mennonite families located in southeastern Pennsylvania.


Now thats organic!