Raw milk in North Carolina
Herdshare only
Retail sale is not allowed; the 2018 NC Farm Act lifted a 14-year ban on herdshares, so raw milk may only be distributed to members of a registered herdshare.
Where to get raw milk in North Carolina
- Benor Farm — Cedar Grove · Herdshare — website
Cedar Grove NC 27231; grass-fed cow herd share, $150 buy-in + $32/mo (1/2 gal weekly), on-farm and Chapel Hill pickup, actively accepting members. NC allows raw milk via herdshares. - Bucket List Homestead — Rural Hall · Herdshare — website
2011 Griffin Rd, Rural Hall NC 27045; realmilk + getrawmilk confirm A2/A2 cow herdshare ($15/gal), currently taking customers. Homepage alone doesn't detail it so URL points to realmilk listing. NC herdshare-legal. - Grassroots Farm & Dairy, LLC — Marshall · Herdshare — website
Marshall NC 28753; own site states 'We offer herdshares for our raw sheep milk under the NC Herdshare Law.' NC herdshare-legal. - Square One Goat Farm — Cleveland · Herdshare — website
Cleveland NC 27013; own site explains the NC SB711 herdshare pathway for human-consumption raw goat milk (separate from its pet-labeled retail milk). Herdshare is the human-consumption channel used here.
Verified against state license lists and the farms' own sites. Always confirm availability before making a drive.
Is raw milk legal in North Carolina?
Retail sale is not allowed; the 2018 NC Farm Act lifted a 14-year ban on herdshares, so raw milk may only be distributed to members of a registered herdshare.
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