Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks and scientists' warnings

[womanofthehills]

10. More people get sick from bacteria on leafy greens

Which is why I grow greens in my windows. My friend bought a huge vertical hydroponic solar farm for growing greens in her house with lights. Cost $800 but her living room is like a grocery store. More apt to get hospitalized than die from raw milk for the baby Some local friends make cheese from their own goats - raw milk.

My grandmothers first born is alive because of raw milk. She was on a train in early 1900’s from California to NJ when her milk dried up (her husband just died). Conductor stopped train at a daily farm for her to run and get raw milk. She was so freaked the train would leave with her baby. Anyway my aunt thrived.

“ 1998–2018 (21 years): 202 outbreaks linked to raw milk caused 2,645 illnesses and 228 hospitalizations. Deaths are not prominently highlighted in summaries but align with low single-digit totals across broader periods. fda.gov fda.gov
• 2013–2018 (6 years): 75 outbreaks, 675 illnesses, 98 hospitalizations, and 2 deaths. pritzkerlaw.com stacks.cdc.gov “

(Zero to one death listed for past year) - mostly hospitalizations.