Kentucky

Raw milk herdshares available. Check us out on Facebook at Royal Springs Dairy

Grassfed raw Jersey cow milk available via cowshares. Grassfed on native pasture plus some local alfalfa hay and dairy feed containing extra protein, vitamins, and minerals with each milking. For the cowshare to be feasible, there must be between 15-25 people buying shares. Share owners will pay the farmer 1/25th of the cow's purchase price up front, then 1/25th of her ongoing management costs (feed, milking labor, housing, pasture/hay) monthly and receive 1/25th of her production. Members are welcome to purchase more than one share to receive more milk. Ongoing costs will be lower if people become shareowners so that the farmer can get another cow. They plan to get a Guernsey, to increase the amount of A2 milk they are consuming, and at that point would switch to a herdshare rather than a cowshare so shareholder milk supply would be uninterrupted; they must sell at least 40 shares to justify that. Their goal is to have one cow of every breed and give school and public demonstrations on real milk production. Shareholders will need to provide containers for the milk. If enough people are interested the farmer will pool resources to order containers from the same place she got hers. Monthly management fee covers labor, materials, facilities and equipment to feed, care for and shelter the cow, collect the milk, put shareholder milk in their containers, and deliver it to a central location one day each week (day/location will depend on what makes the most sense for the most shareholders). See other places where you can find products from this farm.

Small family farmstead offers herdshares for fresh goat milk from Mini-Nubian herd. They have a closed, clean tested herd and follow holistic practices on their farm. You can connect with them on Facebook or Instagram by searching for their farm name.

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A raw milk micro-dairy & creamery in Fayette county that has pastured cows, lambs, goats, and chickens. Providing raw milk and dairy products, eggs, & halal meat. Slak Market Farm uses organic practice, and halal management to humanely raise animals. (Halal is the Islamic belief that animals have rights concerning their care and welfare at every step and stage of their lives.) It is the management's intention to provide the farm herd with this quality of life, as well as provide a healthier product to the herdshare owners. The animals are raised on grass pasture and fed hay in the barn during winter months. Cows are fed fodder grown from Certified Organic grass grains at milking time along with any necessary organic supplements & minerals. They love to welcome new herdshare owners. Visit the website to get more details on the herdshare operation. Products are for herdshare owners only. Drop locations in the Louisville area.