Saturday, July 3, 2010

The question of milk

So, since we've been here, we've started going to the Farmers Market. It was ranked as one of the top 5 markets in the country, if I remember right - who knew? At any rate, it's fun to get stuff there, and try to plan meals around whatever seasonal fruits and veggies we pick up, and it's healthy and helps the local farmers, of course. We haven't found a good option for milk yet, though.

When we were in Spokane, we got our milk from Spokane Family Farms - not organic, but vat-pasteurized and non-homogenized. Very good stuff, and pretty reasonably priced for what you get ($3.33 a gallon direct from the farm when bought in threes, or $5 a gallon from Rosauers, Yokes, or Huckleberries). So far, we haven't found anything like it over here - at least, not for the same price. The closest they get for the same thing here works out to about $8 a gallon, which puts it outside the range. Sure, it comes in glass bottles, like milk used to, but that's too much.

The search continues... In a place this big, there has to be something...

2 comments:

  1. Maybe try goat's milk? (I think it's delicious and it's naturally homogenized). Anyway, in Montana and Idaho, a lot of farms sell goats milk as "pet food" (for legal reasons). But we use to get amazing, fresh, milk for around $3.00 a gallon that way.

    Glad you're blogging! Tiff and I get on tangents on the phone, so this is a nice way to keep up with the minutia that I otherwise would miss :)

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  2. I think goat's milk is actually more around here - they have quite a racket going. If only we could get delivery from Spokane Family Farm. ;)

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