A small-farm advocacy group is crying foul over a state agency’s order to halt workshops that teach people how to turn raw milk into butter and other dairy products.
The Vermont Agriculture Agency deems the workshops illegal.
A warning letter from Agency Dairy Section Chief Daniel Scruton dated Feb. 10 states that Montpelier-based nonprofit Rural Vermont is in violation of state law “by holding classes in which raw milk is processed and served to the persons attending the class.”
Raw — or unpasteurized — milk is gaining popularity in Vermont, with advocates touting its health benefits. Detractors say the milk is vulnerable to contamination, and consumers risk illness.
To read the rest of the story, please go to: Burlington Free Press
