At the Schlittlers’ 105-year-old farm in Pennsylvania, the customers are raw milk enthusiasts. Some are recent converts, a part of a growing raw milk subculture.
But many others are immigrants from Russia, Egypt and Central America. They pay $5 a gallon for the unpasteurized, non homogenized, sweet milk, the Center Daily Times reports.
The farm, run by fourth generations Schlittlers, including Farmgirl Liz Shenko, is home to 26 milking cows that aren’t fed growth hormones or antibiotics. The family is also switching out their diet from one heavy on grains to one primarily grass-based.
Eventually, the family would like to be producing and selling cheeses and grass-fed meats.
“We really want to keep the tradition of the family farm alive,” says Liz.
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