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Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 06 7:48 pm Post subject:
Isn't that typical I have never seen Rachels milk here and we live right next to the farm! I will go and have another look.

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 06 9:36 pm Post subject:

We get manor farm from the box schem, but save the cartons, sarah - there was a note that they won't be able to supply them in cartons soon (something to do with the cost of outsourcing the packaging) It's only temporay though, and the plastic bottles make very good soup freezing, sccops and storing all sorts of things which don't fit in coffee jars (porridge oats, and salt and other stuff)

Waitrose do Moo! organic milk, which is UHT UK produced - might be worth looking into for anyone who can't get fresh (I keep it in full cream for custard!)

jamsam

Joined: 21 Oct 2005
Posts: 2560
Location: erm....i dont know, its dark.

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 06 9:13 am Post subject:
i had the same dilemma, do i buy local or organic??? i soon found that a large percentage of local is organis anyway so i decided to reduce food miles before tackling the world pesticide addiction.

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 06 9:16 am Post subject:
Local for me, glass bottles from Pat Mustard the milkman. Cows are one of the more extensive breeds, so it's not something I worry about too much. Save your cash for organic pork & chicken.

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 06 9:18 am Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

Local for me, glass bottles from Pat Mustard the milkman.

Not falling for that one again

Verminda spirit

Joined: 07 Apr 2006
Posts: 11

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 06 7:34 am Post subject:
I used to have the local milk, until someone kept pinching it from my doorstep!..... ..... Now i just buy milk from my local shop, however they dont have organic....

gingerwelly

Joined: 08 Dec 2005
Posts: 419
Location: Wales ...in cardiff at the mo but from mid wales

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 06 11:22 am Post subject:
I think I must be very lucky been in Wales ... in all the shops and supermarkets there is always welsh milk ( produced and processed in wales) and I know that the milk I buy in Cardiff (if welsh milk) is from below the mid wales line, due to the influence of the welsh assembly people ....and my uncle

gingerwelly

Joined: 08 Dec 2005
Posts: 419
Location: Wales ...in cardiff at the mo but from mid wales

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 06 11:22 am Post subject:
I think I must be very lucky been in Wales ... in all the shops and supermarkets there is always welsh milk ( produced and processed in wales) and I know that the milk I buy in Cardiff (if welsh milk) is from below the mid wales line, due to the influence of the welsh assembly people ....and my uncle

Nanny

Joined: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 4520
Location: carms in wales

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 06 6:55 pm Post subject:

i now buy organic milk from the dreaded tesco

i buy it because i do not wish to contribute to the intensive method of milk production that also contributes to the live transportation of day old calves to the continent

i also try and buy organic butter and cheese for the same reason

i can't say if it comes from the continent or not though i read that Yeo valley do send some of their milk to that supermarket and i hope that it finds my way to my fridge

if i could find a more local source of organic milk i would use it but there doesn't seem to be one though we do have the marybelle dairie conglomerate for locally produced milk

hedgewitch

Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Posts: 5834
Location: Daft wench GHQ

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 06 8:47 pm Post subject:

We go with local and are lucky to have it delivered to the doorstep in "proper" glass milk bottles from a farm up the road.

I always go for local over organic, and the semi-skimmed milk we get is richer-tasting and creamier than any full-fat milk we've ever had. My partner (who was possibly a humphrey in a previous life

) will even drink the semi-skimmed straight from the bottle, a pint at a time -- something he'd never do with any other semi-skimmed.

I know we're lucky to have this option, but do go for it when it's available, I'd say...

npsmama

Joined: 26 Oct 2006
Posts: 49

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 06 12:44 am Post subject:

Very interesting topic.

I'm very late contirbuting but still thought I'd join in.

Having tasted supermarket organic there's no way we ever want o have supermarket nonorganic evey again.

I do somethimes buy local non-homogenised but I have 2 problems with it.

1. it goes off very fast
and 2. it retails at 99p for 2 pints. We use about 6 pints a week and I find it hard to spend that amount on milk.
But I feel that I am wrong and stingey thinking like this.
But I can't help thinking I am paying a premium to make up for the disgraceful price supermarkets pays milk producers...

Also, I'll admit I prefer the taste of organic to local!

So now I compromise: I buy local but also buy yeo Valley as my understanding is that it is fairer to farmers - at least i think so and hope so!

Gervase

Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 8655

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 06 7:13 am Post subject:
You may be able to get Calon Wen Welsh organic milk from supermarkets - I know some Tesco's sell it.

ros

Joined: 19 Jul 2005
Posts: 2469
Location: Beds

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 06 8:50 am Post subject:
Local non-homogenised, delivered 3 times a wk. costs more but comes in glass bottles. fat milk has proper cream on the top, semi skimmed is nice. I read somewhere that homogenised milk is not good for you, but I can't remember why, anyone know?

katie

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 713
Location: midlands

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 06 8:53 am Post subject:
We're lucky enough to have local organic milk delivered in glass bottles.

npsmama

Joined: 26 Oct 2006
Posts: 49

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 06 10:25 pm Post subject:

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We're lucky enough to have local organic milk delivered in glass bottles.

I really envy you!!!

Amazingly, in South east Kent, I have not been able to find anything like this!

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