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The Small-Scale Dairy: The Complete Guide to Milk Production for the Home and Market

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The Small-Scale Dairy includes the whole thing you wish to have to know to be able to successfully produce nourishing, healthy, farm-fresh milk. Whether for home use, direct sale to the consumer, or sale to an artisanal cheesemaker, high-quality raw milk is a delicate, desirable product. Successful and sustainable production requires the producer to believe and tackle many details, ranging from animal care to microbiology to good hygienic practices–and, for those with commercial aspirations, business plans, market savvy, and knowledge of the regulations.

Applicable to keepers of cows, goats, or sheep, The Small-Scale Dairy offers a holistic approach that explores the relationships between careful, conscientious management and the production of protected, healthy, and delicious milk. A historical overview offers readers a balanced viewpoint at the current regulatory environment wherein raw milk lovers find themselves.

Included are options for designing a well-functioning small dairy, choosing equipment, and understanding myriad processes―such as using low-temperature pasteurization where raw milk sales are prohibited. Whether you’ve a one-cow home dairy, a fifty-goat operation, or are simply a curious consumer, The Small-Scale Dairy is an accessible and invaluable resource for achieving your goals.

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