• NOT high temperature-short time (HTST) or ultra-high temperature (UHT or ultra-heat treated) pasteurized, which holds milk at 280 degrees for a fraction of a second.  Intense heating significantly changes the flavor of milk, but yields a refrigerated shelf life of two months or longer.
• Neither raw nor organic.
• Local & single source – the milk comes only from our own herd of Holsteins and Jerseys in Litchfield.
• Natural - cows do not receive artificial growth hormones.

• Processed and bottled in Bantam, CT.
• Antibiotic free – no milk containing antibiotics enters the milk pool.  If a cow is treated with antibiotics for illness, her milk is withheld from the pool for a period of time based on drug labeling approved by the FDA.  Her milk is also tested separately following the withholding time to confirm that it is free of antibiotics.

• Fresh within 24 hours of milking.  Packaging reflects a sell-by-date of 11days after processing, but milk is delivered weekly to all locations so it is always fresh!  
• Sorry but our milk is not available at the farm, please click here for locations available.

"Milk Like It Used To Taste"

Our milk is tested weekly for somatic cell count (SCC).  This count measures the bacteria level in milk.  Industry standards find a SCC of 200,000 acceptable.  Our SCC averages 40,000.  This is directly related to the clean, dry environment provided for the cows and the milking protocol used at Arethusa Farm

.We conclude by assuring you that Arethusa Farm's purebred herd and dairy practices yield top-quality milk that is well suited to vat/batch pasteurization, because of the contented (well cared for) dairy herd with an extraordinarily low somatic cell count.