Where to start:
- Herdshare School
- Raw Milk Institute (RAWMI)
- RAWMI Risk Management Training Video Series
- Udder Preparation for Raw Milk
- How to Clean Your Milking Equipment for Low-Risk Raw Milk
- RAWMI Common Standards (PDF Handout)
Production Guides from the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund (F2CLDF):
- “Producing Fresh Milk: Goat Edition” (hardcopy, spiral bound, 141 pages)
- “Producing Fresh Milk: Cow Edition” (hardcopy, spiral bound, 166 pages) and E-Book edition
Laboratory Testing of Milk Samples:
- MB Laboratories (Sidney BC) “Raw Milk or Products Safety Screen“
Charlotte Smith’s “Raw Milk Pro” Educational Video Series:
- “Should I use chlorine bleach or iodine to clean my raw milk dairy equipment?”
- How to Test Your Raw Milk
- Properly Clean Your Raw Milk Machine
- Prepare an Udder Like A Pro
- Off-Taste in Your Raw Milk? Fix it Here.
- Rustic and Handmade – Refine Your Raw Milk Dairy Milking Stanchion
Additional Information:
- Examples of herdshare contract document
- Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) Mastitis Management
- BC Fresh Milk Project
- Compiled Milk Sample Test Results from Herdshares, B.C. Fresh Milk Project (Google spreadsheet)