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Article: Got Milk?; Raw Milk May Be Illegal Locally, But Fans Know Which Barn Doors to Knock on to Find It.
- Article from:
- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- June 5, 2002
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The fresh cow milk that Mark Nolt sells at his farm in Newville,
37 miles from the Maryland state line in south-central Pennsylvania,
is ivory in color, with an exceedingly creamy texture and pronounced
buttery flavor.
His regular customers, most from as far away as the Washington
area and New York, drive for two or more hours each way, every week,
for a gallon of Nature's Sunlight -- certified organic, unprocessed
raw milk from grass-fed cows. Nolt and his wife, Mary Ann, parents of
eight children, sell this rich milk at the farmhouse door for $4.75
per gallon.
Milk designated as "raw" has not been pasteurized (heated to no
less than 161 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds to kill bacteria) ...