Raw milk from cows eating grass and some oats

[Ferocious]

I finally found a farmer in a very convenient location that sells raw milk. Only problem is the cows get fed some oats regularly. He said they mostly eat grass. Apparently a lot of farmers believe cows can't survive on only grass because that's what they keep telling me.

Anyway, will this raw milk be okay to drink until I find a better source?

Thanks.

[cherimoya_kid]

Oats, relatively, are not that bad.  Some breeds actually can't survive without some grains, because they produce so much milk. 

I'd stay away from these cows' milk, though.  Grainfed is grainfed.  Short-term probably won't be a problem, though, unless you have a dairy intolerance.

[Dorothy]

Yeah - I think Jersey cows are one of the few that can go all grass-fed - but not when the weather is too cold or dry for grass! I think the true grass fed farmers (correct me if I'm wrong guys) tend to supplement with hay and dried grasses rather than oats. Some of the Weston A. Price folk seem to do well with some grain fed but that's relative. I think as a raw paleo eater you'd be able to tell pretty quickly if it agreed with you or not. I'd try it considering how much difficult I know finding raw milk can be - but I'd not judge all milk by the experience if it doesn't sit well. I had some raw milk that was partially grass-fed and I thought it was truly awful - but your farmer might be better and it also depends on how much how often. This time of year I would think would be the best time to try it in most areas of the US with the spring grasses - probably not much need for supplementation.