http://www.rainhaven.com/dairy.html

I received my license on August 12, 2005; at the time I had 6 does in production, and at this time a year later I have 11 does producing milk.

Other than changing state laws to allow hand filling and hand capping of milk jugs effective July 1, 2005, that was the only regulation that needed to be changed in order for me to get my Grade A dairy permit and license to sell raw milk for human consumption. I am allowed to hand milk my goats. As of July 5, 2006, I was also approved for making aged raw milk cheeses; all of this in my 6′x12′ milk processing room, and with an 8′x8′ milking parlor.

My construction costs were about $3,000.

Please do not believe the propaganda put out by the Shareholder Dairies or Weston Price Foundation that it is a huge unnecessary burden to meet construction requirements, or that it is impossible to meet the microbiological requirements of