Probably the lack of milk/butter is related to pasteurizing, right? I am to understand there's a thriving market for raw milk and milk products, but it's all under the table. (I don't know how difficult/expensive pasteurizing would be, for the small operation; that might be a factor too.)
It weirds me out how other parts of the country have so much in the way of animal products available -- they are vanishingly rare at the farmer's markets I attend. Usually at one market there will be a single vendor, selling organic eggs and cheeses on hand, or a small amount of frozen meat to order. I know our markets are comparatively smaller than the one in your city, but it seems like a big niche that's not being filled, you know?
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Date: 2008-03-17 03:35 am (UTC)It weirds me out how other parts of the country have so much in the way of animal products available -- they are vanishingly rare at the farmer's markets I attend. Usually at one market there will be a single vendor, selling organic eggs and cheeses on hand, or a small amount of frozen meat to order. I know our markets are comparatively smaller than the one in your city, but it seems like a big niche that's not being filled, you know?