Jimmy Coutu
Argumentative essay
Raw cows milk is about as dangerous as the air we breath.
Many people assume the publicized review of raw cows milk to be 100% accurate. When infact most of the time the people evaluating or reviewing it are ignorant to the situation, Yes raw milk contains bacteria(good and bad) that is not pasteurized, while regulated milk destroys all the bacteria found in raw milk. But just like our very own air supply it contains certain chemicals that can be harmful in large doses, but our bodies naturally adapts building a tolerance to them. Just as milk with bacteria, with a proper weaning into the consumption of raw milk ( if your body does react to it) recommended to do by “drinking about glass or two every few days” ( Tommy C. 5/4/11). Without this knowledge, it seems to immediately detour any further investigation or review to the common people. Given such a bad name, it such a negative influence on peoples decision on whether to consider it or not, raw milk itself is considered to those familiar with it as White Gold.,(raw milk facts by white tiger productions)
I myself am very familiar with the topic. Spending 18 years of my life living on a farm 13 of those years had been dedicated to producing raw milk. My Brother Thomas Coutu, prefer to be called Tommy, or tom. Has been on a what seems to be never ending journey to produce raw milk into an accepted by the government, legal, and proper manor.
“ive dumped my heart, body, mind, soul, time, life, and every single tiny thing I could offer to creating this business.” (Tommy C. 5/4/11) I witnessed this unbelievable struggle, with out a single word of a lie Tommy had gone from ground zero to his current position by himself. “I wake up every day at about 7:00, eat a small snack, then head out to the barn to start milking, once done milking its nothing but labor and maintenance work until 5;00 when its time to milk and feed again, whether something breaks, a fence needs to be built or any general farm priorities, after feeding , its time to clean the barn, cows aren’t the cleanest animals, its not easy work”. (Tommy C.5/4/11). The schedule Tommy works is 7 days a week, no less then 12 hours every day for the passed 5 or 6 years of the on going process of finishing the business. “no breaks, no vacations, the animals don’t take a break nether do I. people are amazed I put myself through such hell, its just how I am, id rather work hard and earn my stripes then be an average Joe.” when asking why he’s so determined to succeed he simply had said “raw milk is not easily accessible I have customers who drive all the way from new York for just a few bottles and some eggs.”(Tommy C. 5/4/11). With raw milk being hard enough to find as it is, there’s a hidden trick to looking for the proper supply of milk, cows fed with synthetic foods like heavy grains,(about raw milk by white tiger productions) or that are injected with production boosting shots have a completely different chemical makeup by the time the milk is harvested, not giving the seemingly unobtainable white gold.
Paskamnsett farm is one of the very few raw milk producers, it is also one of the very fewest using all natural foods, no chemicals , even the grass consumed has no fertilizer. As of now, paskamansett farms is officially licensed to distribute raw milk after years of buying equipment ranging from $5.00 to $30,000 home fabricating and remodeling and the never ending battle to obtain the permits allowing the distribution. Just imagine a board of health representative ignorant to the business evaluating a smelly cow farm (not very easy.)
The reason for such a process is due to 2 main things, 1. The milk is not pasteurized witch is the process used to kill the bacteria,(the pasteurization process and raw milk by white tiger productions) and 2. The fact that filth is second hand to farming, everything in and around the process has to be extremely strict. Even with the back barn door open and all of the windows no one is allowed to smoke in or around the barn. Witch is not an issue at farms that pasteurize milk. Raw milk is carefully crafted from what the cows eat to the way they are treated, not a cited fact but an old farmers legend that you can taste the difference in milks from a free roaming cow versus a corporation cow, just as advertised on TV by the animals rights group P.E.T.A.
Corporation milk like garelik farms is produced by injecting the cows with a steroids like drug that multiplies the cows ability to produce milk synthetically rather than naturally. Raw milk has been all natural since the cow walked the earth, why change it? It offers vital proteins and though yes can be dangerous if something were to go wrong such as equipment failure or the date being wrong, or simply a bad reaction. Raw milk is also one of the few if not the only food a human can fully survive off of with no other supply of food or water.(William C. SR.) Raw milk isn’t for everyone some immune systems cant handle it due to a lack of enzymes and bacteria’s. The same found in raw milk. Statistics show that pasteurized milk sickens people in greater numbers year round then raw milk. The chemicals used to kill off harmful pathogens in pasteurized milk is actually in raw cows milk also. But instead of a synthetic grain or drug, the cows being fed grass are pathogen free, even the manure. Witch means the pasteurization process in regulated milk is to eliminated the e coli and salmonella that infects the herds because the cows are being fed synthetic foods that don’t supply the natural immune systems ability to be an immune system itself! The cows not being able to protect themselves from e coli get e coli, drinking milk that is bacteria free from the weak cows that die fast and over exert there bodies to make more garbage and more money rather than make a quality product and speak the truth, is made for the people drinking it, just like regulated meat and eggs the chemical makeup is humanized by mass production. No proteins, no beneficial factors besides being a meal, raw milk along with organic not thin stretched mass production foods are recommended worldwide by anyone involved in ether farming, or health specialists. Raw milk is a medical gold mine covered up by mass corporations so the can just make more money no matter the effect. Its healthy, personally recommended and always available at Tommy’s business located in Dartmouth Ma. One day Tommy is sure to reach his goal with his quickly growing business, being the only store within miles even states, competition is very light. Lets see how long it takes to finally become known so a new corporation can shut it down again making up an excuse only because there loosing out on profits.
I want to conclude this by focusing on my use of “I” I have a huge amount of experience on this topic I watched the dirt on the ground form a foundation that held years of strategy and hard labor to full fill my Brother Tommy’s goals hopes and dreams. It was not easy, and still is not easy paying off thousands of dollars worth of equipment and costs including labor and food. I’m extremely proud of his efforts a true human being, hard working, tough skinned but inside a great person the goal he’s trying to reach is clear. To open peoples eyes. An outcast and just about fully silent person Tommy started this business around his 8th or 9th grade of school. Kids at school obviously had different views on it witch due to blatant ignorance he ended up all of a sudden just not talking or attempting to communicate with anyone. Committed to being with the only person who understands him (himself) by spending the time other kids used to socialize I witnessed his goal dream before he knew it. Used to working alone and quietly to himself besides asking our father how to fix or do something, Tommy suddenly showed signs of feeling accepted and as sudden and fast as it happened one day not to long ago Tommy started acknowledging people again and being himself. Then realizing why this happened, why my brother who was my childhood best friend one day stopped talking, is completely parallel to his business. Back when no one understood him the business was just a dust pile. Now with its own website , front page newspaper articles, and network of not just customers but fans and supporters, Tommy now has friends working with him every day sharing the same views he had, just like he always wanted. He still tells me has not done until its done but seeing him come such a long way a complete different and passionate niche I think he reached so many small goals that has finally happy and that’s all that counts to me. Even if it did fail witch I highly doubt considering the support he now has after battling the lack of social observation by not having the choice but to be known by name, to an unheard of amount of people.
Raw milk isn’t my passion, its more a connection to my brother and at least for me and all of the consumers who drink it, I have not once been sick from it, it tastes good, cooks well, and its just plain healthy. it has my full support.
Works cited.
"Raw Milk Truth - Health Benefits of Raw Milk." Raw Milk Truth - Home. Web. 12 May 2011. <http://www.rawmilktruth.com/Health-Benefits-of-Raw-Milk.html>.
"Raw Milk Truth - Health Benefits of Raw Milk." Raw Milk Truth - Home. Web. 12 May 2011. http://www.rawmilktruth.com/Health-Benefits-of-Raw-Milk.html.
Paskamansett Farms. Web. 12 May 2011. http://paskamansettfarms.com/.
Personal interviews from
Tommy Coutu developer and owner of paskamsett farms dairy production
William Coutu Senior- father of Tommy land owner of paskamansett farms.
All interviews done on 5/4/11
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