How to Find Local Sources of Raw Milk | Keeper of the Home

The best way, regardless of the Raw Milk laws in your state is purchase a milk share. I operate a dairy goat farm. The majority of my goats' milk goes into cheese making (done on my farm). But there is a high frequency of lactose intolerance in my area so I do a small and legal raw milk business. Goat's milk has so little lactose that about 95% of the lactose intolerant can still drink it.

The legal ways to get raw milk in states that make it illegal to buy raw milk are
1) Buy your own goat or cow, not for the faint-hearted and really expensive.
2) Find a dairy farmer that sells herd or animal shares. Most of my goats produce 3/4 to 5/4 gallons of milk per day. $50 will buy you 1/7 (a specific days production) of the goat and you pay me $5/week/share to board, feed, milk, and provide normal care for the goat. The only hook is that if there is a vet bill, you own 1/7 of that too. Really check out your milk provider. There are shysters, and hacks galore in the raw milk business. If you decide it is not for you, the contract should specify that the farmer buys back your share at 90%-100% of the share price within 30 days of your terminating the agreement.

Find out if there is a dairy in your area that sells cow or goat shares, ask to see the share contract, and see if it is for you. Make sure that they test regularly for diseases that affect milk sanitation, and that they follow good harvest and storage sanitation.

https://extension.psu.edu/dairy-goat-production

Find a small farmer that milks one or two cows, say that you want to donate towards the cows feed, works out pretty good for both parties.