Description
The Small-Scale Dairy includes everything you need to know in order to successfully produce nourishing healthy farm-fresh milk. Whether for home use direct sale to the consumer or sale to an artisanal cheesemaker high-quality raw milk is a delicate desirable product. Successful and sustainable production requires the producer to consider and tackle many details ranging from animal care to microbiology to good hygienic practices-and for those with commercial aspirations business plans market savvy and knowledge of the regulations. Applicable to keepers of cows goats or sheep The Small-Scale Dairy offers a holistic approach that explores the relationships between careful conscientious management and the production of safe healthy and delicious milk. A historical overview offers readers a balanced perspective on the current regulatory environment in which raw milk lovers find themselves. Included are options for designing a well-functioning small dairy choosing equipment and understanding myriad processes--such as the use of low-temperature pasteurization where raw milk sales are prohibited. Whether you have a one-cow home dairy a fifty-goat operation or are simply a curious consumer The Small-Scale Dairy is an accessible and invaluable resource for achieving your goals.
Features
ISBN:
9781603585002
Author:
Gianaclis Caldwell
Publisher:
Real Books