For those near Cullman or Bham, Goodly Heritage Farm in Cullman is now taking pledges towards the purchase of a new Jersey milking cow. 3 Shelby county families that I know of have made pledges and plan to join together to share the drive to pick up the fresh raw milk each week. If any other Bham area families are interested in this opportunity and want to take turns with us driving to pick up the milk, please email me at frith_kim at yahoo.com. They also sell natural meats and eggs. Here is an excerpt from their newsletter that explains this opportunity:

We milk Jersey and Brown Swiss. These are famous for their rich cream and butter fat content. We machine milk to provide an enclosed more sanitary delivery. Our raw milk is sold and labeled as "Pet Food" and for legal reasons declared " not for human consumption." Our milk cows are fed pasture, a mixture of grain, and natural herbal/mineral probiotic supplements.

Raw Milk Shortage: Due to the demand of our raw milk, we are not able to take new raw milk customers at this time. We are currently seeking investors for our next milk cow purchase.

This is what we are offering our milk cow investors: Per every $50 invested toward our next milk cow purchase, our investors receive their investment + 10% in farm credit to be applied to purchases of our farm products + the guaranteed availability to purchase at least one half gallon of milk each week after we buy the cow and start milking on the farm. For example: if an investor invests $100. The investor will receive $110 of farm credit and a guaranteed availability to purchase at least 1 gal of milk each week; when we purchase the milk cow and start milking.
The milk cow must be purchased before the milk will be available to purchase. There will be no discounted or free milk offered. The regular cost of the weekly guaranteed milk will be subtracted from the investors farm credit. When this balance is depleted, the investor will have to purchase the milk weekly. There will be no cash refunds or dividends given. The investors return will be 10% of the investment, which is better than the bank, and the opportunity to purchase wholesome raw milk.
We currently have $1450 of pledges. We need $550 more. Once we receive enough pledges I will call all the investors to take their pledges to purchase the milk cow.