Help Improve Access to Raw Milk In Texas!

Check out our new website dedicated to raw milk in Texas!  It has all the latest updates, background information, and raw milk sources in Texas

February 2011:  Thank you to everyone who came to the Family Farms & Local Foods Education Day!  We had a great turnout, and educated many legislators about raw milk and local food concerns.  If you haven't contacted your legislator yet, call him or her today!  Ask to speak to the staffer who handles food and agricultural issues, and follow up by emailing them our one-page fact sheet.

January 2011:  The bill to expand access to raw milk in Texas now has 4 authors, drawing bipartisan support in the Texas Legislature!  On the downside, the Big Dairy industry has started to run radio ads to scare people away from raw milk.  Please help us get the word out about the truth about raw milk by donating today!

November 2010:  We have an important opportunity to expand access to raw milk in Texas!  Representative Flynn and Senator Deuell have filed HB 75 and SB 237, identical bills that would legalize the sale of raw milk at any "location where producers customarily sell their products directly to consumers, including a farmers’ market, farm stand, flea market, food cooperative, or fair."  The farmer may also deliver the raw dairy to the consumer at any agreed-upon location.

Previous Developments: 

At the summer 2009 meeting of the Department of State Health Services, we were able to convince the Council to stop the enactment of proposed regulations that would have further restricted access to raw milk and invaded consumers’ privacy. Not only did the Council reject the proposed regulations, but they invited us to submit our own proposal to allow farmers to deliver raw milk to consumers! A group of producers and consumers then submitted a proposal to the agency to do that. 

The Council decided not to act on our proposal, and said that this is a legislative issue.  So we've taken it to the Texas Legislature!

Keep up with the latest developments with raw milk in Texas on our special campaign website, TexasRealMilk