Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I'm looking to buy purely grass fed milk and live in San Francisco. I don't care at all if it's raw, unhomogenized, organic, any of that; I just want no grain in the cow's diet. Anyone know any places around the Bay where you can buy this?

FWIW, if you're in Washington State, http://www.pureeiredairy.com/index.cfm this is the best milk I've ever had. Available at PCC in Seattle, and other places in the less populated areas. :)

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stephthegeek · Answer 1 · 2011-06-24 01:49:36Z UTC

This is probably not as useful of an answer you're looking for, but I figured it was at least helpful... I have been on the same hunt!

Kelona SuperNatural claims grass fed, but I've only seen their yogurt/cream here in Cali (but milk/cream in other states). Might be worth checking into or asking stores that carry their other products: http://www.kalonasupernatural.com/our-process/

Organic Pastures (http://www.organicpastures.com/) also claims grass fed, but I believe it's "mostly" grass fed... so I am not positive if that's 100% year round. Andronico's carries them, and I've seen it at farmers markets. Also: raw, not cheap.

Ditto Claravale, which makes a statement for cows not being pastured year round here: http://claravaledairy.com/faq.html

Clover has cows pastured half the year: http://www.cloverorganicfarms.com/Ask_Clo.asp

I haven't seen/tried this before, but Humboldt Creamery says they "graze year-round in lush, open green pastures": http://www.fosterfarmsdairy.com/?p=175

dsohei · Answer 2 · 2011-06-24 04:42:40Z UTC

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so, the answer you're not going to like is: pretty much all dairy cows of any breed are fed grains of some type, whether that means barley, wheat, corn, etc. because it is untenable financially to feed them only grass and/or hay. the grains make them produce more milk. i think the best you can do is pay the money (around $20 a gallon) and buy into a cow or herd share where you (kinda-sorta) own the cow. if you want info on jersey A2 cowshare in berkeley, just pm me or something. i'm dairy intolerant, but if it works for you go for it.

answered Jun 24 2011 at 4:42

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If a person can afford and get straight grass-fed, more power to them. For me, going mostly with Clover (local, partially grass-fed, honest company) seems like the best I can do. I could get Humboldt from the co-op, but it would be trucked 6 hours. – Harry Jun 24 2011 at 5:15

I would like to know about this Berkeley cowshare! :) There's no PM on here, is there? I'm the same as my username at teh gmail. – stephthegeek Jun 24 2011 at 19:52

emailed you yesterday, hope you got it, cheers - darius – dsohei Jun 28 2011 at 6:56

dsohei, may I also have your info on the Berkeley A2 cowshare?? I've just learned about A1/A2 milk and am eager to find A2 sources. My Yahoo ID is eastbayartists. If you'd email me there, I'd be grateful. Back to Google for me... Sorry, this was probably a very cold thread, but I'm not finding many options... – Tripleguess May 3 2012 at 1:41

Call up 3 stone hearth – dsohei May 6 2012 at 10:10

Sara · Answer 3 · 2011-06-24 04:09:18Z UTC

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Have you tried Strauss? It comes raw,or pasturized cream top, in yogurt, ice cream, and I believe butter. I LOVE their products.

answered Jun 24 2011 at 4:09

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Strauss is grain fed. (from their website) "We work closely with an animal nutritionist to guarantee that our herd gets a properly balanced diet of grains, hay, legumes, home-grown silage and fresh grasses. Our cows are vegetarians." – lunabelle Jun 24 2011 at 4:17

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Used to be grass. Bummer, must have gotten to be too big for their operation. Last I tasted it was pretty grassy, but it has been a while. – Sara Jun 24 2011 at 6:00

Strauss herds are grass fed for part of the year. I know whether or not to buy their products by looking at the hills near my house. If they are green, the cows are probably eating grass. Right now the hills are brown, and the strauss products are not quite as good. – kim Jun 12 at 2:12

Kaitlyn · Answer 4 · 2012-06-12 00:10:47Z UTC

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I am interested in the berkeley cow share, how do i get more information?

answered Jun 12 at 0:10

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Grass fed milk in SF Bay area?

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