Fringe trends in milk: Raw, Fine-Filtered & a2

Raw milk is the controversial dairy category du jour, particularly in the mommy blogosphere. Many farmers and nostalgic foodies would suggest that pasteurization destroys the bulk of the natural fats and healthful enzymes in milk, but a raft of sick kids in recent years has turned most moms against the raw milk movement. By law, retailers can’t touch the stuff, and most of it is sold surreptitiously as pet food or through cow share and CSA programs—though a series of FDA raids on raw milk farmers and vendors over the last five years has put quite a damper on that market. Of note,...