Raw, LIVING Milk
Certified Organic
Tested A2/A2

Serving Northeast Ohio with access to wholesome, unpasteurized, raw, LIVING milk

✔ Grass-fed   ✔ Certified Organic    ✔ Glass Jars


Herd Share Purchasing is OPEN

Why a Herd Share?

In Ohio, raw (unpasteurized) milk is not allowed to be sold like a normal retail food item. That means you can’t simply walk up to a farm and buy raw milk by the gallon, even if you know and trust the farmer. Ohio law does, however, allow people to consume raw milk from animals they own. A herd share is the legal and practical way to make that possible.

What a Herd Share Is

A herd share is a private ownership agreement, not a retail purchase. When you enroll, you are buying a small ownership interest in our herd and are entitled to receive a portion of the milk produced by the animals you own. Because most people don’t want to house, feed, and milk a cow themselves, owners pay the farm a monthly boarding and care fee. This fee covers daily animal care and the work required to manage and return your milk to you.

How It Works

A herd share has two parts: a one-time purchase of ownership shares, which establishes your ownership interest in the herd and corresponds to a set amount of milk per week, and a monthly boarding and care fee, which is the only recurring payment and covers the ongoing maintenance of what you own. The number of boarding fees always matches the number of ownership shares you hold.

Why This Model Is Used

This model allows families to access raw milk legally and privately by shifting the relationship from buyer and seller to owner and caretaker. The milk is not sold to you; it already belongs to you and is simply returned to you according to your share. This structure keeps everything transparent, consistent, and within Ohio’s legal framework, while allowing people to participate intentionally.

How It Works

1 Buy A Share

Just like a stock in a company, you own a share of the herd. This is a one-time purchase, not a recurring payment. One Share equals (1) - 1/2 Gallon Jar Per week

2 Pay Monthly Fees

Each month, you pay the herd share maintenance fees in order to keep your spot in the filling cycle.

3 Pickup

Your weekly milk is sort-of like a "dividend" from owning your shares and paying your fees.

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Most Common Questions

  1. What do I buy? - Once you pay for your Ownership shares, you do not have to pay them again.  The only ongoing monthly payment is the boarding fees.  If you want (1) - 1/2 gallon jar per week, you purchase ONE ownership share and ONE boarding fees.  If you want ONE Gallon per week, you purchase TWO shares and TWO boarding fees. 
  2. How long does raw milk last?  This is a very tricky question to answer, because living, unpasteurized raw milk doesn't really "go bad", it just changes form.  If you keep the milk cold, and don't drink from the jar, you should have "fresh" tasting milk for about seven days.  After seven days, it will become increasingly sour tasting, but not harmful to consume.  
  3. What are the cows fed?  In short, grass.  From the months of April through November, the cows eat nothing but fresh pasture.  This is not possible through Ohio winters, so they are fed stored forage.   Hay is essentially sun-cured grass.  They eat a blend of hay and bailage.  Bailage is fermented hay, and the cows love it.  The fermentation helps make the nutrients of the grass more readily available for digestion. 
  4. Are the cows A2/A2?  The herd has been tested to be A2/A2 genetics.   
  5. I missed my milk pickup, now what?  You own your milk.  You can choose to send someone to pickup your milk if you know you won't be here. If that does not work, you can ask for your milk to be donated.  We have plenty of families who are thankful to receive donated raw milk when it is available.  
  6. Can I pickup every other week?  Right now, the logistics is only setup to handle weekly pickups. We are trying to figure out a way to manage less frequent pickups, but it looks like we are going to be sticking to weekly for the foreseeable future. 
  7. Cream, Yogurt, other products?  Right now, we only offer milk in half-gallon glass jars.  The Keim Family is researching the production of cream and yogurt.  We anticipate to have something in place by spring 2026.  
  8. OFF-farm pickup  Fairlawn, Brunswick, Parma, Lakewood, Cleveland Heights, Northfield, Cuyahoga Falls and Kent pickup locations are required to have a minimum of one (1) food delivery per month to help cover milk delivery costs.  Orders are to be placed at ZOE Farms  HERE

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