Fresh Milk Stations

[Saleen836]

Anyone on here use them?
Just found out they are opening one close to me so thinking of giving it a try

[Dogwatch]

I think they are otherwise known as cows.

[21TonyK]

Dogwatch said:

I think they are otherwise known as cows.

Try sticking £1.30 in loose change in one of them!!

Anyway, not sen these yet although it appears there are a couple on my 25m radius.

Not so sure what it offers other than fresh milk you can get in a supermarket?

[frisbee]

21TonyK said:

Try sticking £1.30 in loose change in one of them!!

Anyway, not sen these yet although it appears there are a couple on my 25m radius.

Not so sure what it offers other than fresh milk you can get in a supermarket?

Isn't it unpasteurised milk?

[blue_haddock]

My local farmshop has a fresh milk vending machine. You buy a bottle from them and then it's £1.30 per litre of fresh organic milk, which is produced about 4 miles down the road.

It's more than asda milk but it tastes way better too.

[Twig62]

I remember milk machines from the 1960's !

[hyphen]

Is it raw? Or just a case of them selling direct.

[Europa1]

hyphen said:

Is it raw? Or just a case of them selling direct.

Have a look at their website.

[hyphen]

Whose website though? Above ot said the milk comes from 4 miles away, so locations are supplied by different farms?

[Cfnteabag]

Our local farm shop has a milk vending machine, it's normal pasteurised whole or semi skimmed milk but comes from a local farm that is sent to a local processing unit.

Is slightly more expensive than buying it from a supermarket but it does taste better and is a lot more creamy.

[blue_haddock]

Mine is provided by this company

https://www.taylorsdairy.com/

Milk is pasteurised but not homogenised.

I Only really drink milk on its own as a cold drink by the pint, this is absolutely fantastic.

[blue_haddock]

Cfnteabag said:

Our local farm shop has a milk vending machine, it's normal pasteurised whole or semi skimmed milk but comes from a local farm that is sent to a local processing unit.

Is slightly more expensive than buying it from a supermarket but it does taste better and is a lot more creamy.

Sounds very much like the same set up as my farmshop.

Ive tried the full fat and it's too much for me, so I'm happy on semi which is still delicious

[sunbeam alpine]

hyphen said:

Is it raw? Or just a case of them selling direct.

I'm pretty sure that you're not allowed to sell unpasteurised milk.

[grumbledoak]

sunbeam alpine said:

I'm pretty sure that you're not allowed to sell unpasteurised milk.

You can buy it straight from the farm. It's not legal to re-sell it.

[hyphen]

sunbeam alpine said:

I'm pretty sure that you're not allowed to sell unpasteurised milk.

You are last I heard. A farm needs a special license and has to undergo frequent testing.

If they do find any cases of TB, then they have to shut down immediately, and for quite a while, which does happen: One of the well known online direct retailers in 2018 for example: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-hook-and-son-in-tb...

[hyphen]

grumbledoak said:

You can buy it straight from the farm. It's not legal to re-sell it.

Oh, I see.

Just like Fireworks!

[sunbeam alpine]

hyphen said:

sunbeam alpine said:

I'm pretty sure that you're not allowed to sell unpasteurised milk.

You are last I heard. A farm needs a special license and has to undergo frequent testing.

If they do find any cases of TB, then they have to shut down immediately, and for quite a while, which does happen: One of the well known online direct retailers in 2018 for example: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-hook-and-son-in-tb...

To be honest, I was more concerned about Listeria than TB.

[Type R Tom]

My wife grew up on a dairy farm (not in the UK) and drank a lot of raw milk. Never did them any harm and she said the taste is amazing. Although I can see how it might not work on a large scale, I would love to try it myself one day.

[LeadFarmer]

Can anyone name an adult wild animal that drinks milk? Is it just humans that carry on drinking it beyond being a baby?

[MissChief]

LeadFarmer said:

Can anyone name an adult wild animal that drinks milk? Is it just humans that carry on drinking it beyond being a baby?

Loads of wild animals will drink it if offered, it's just not that readily available.