Comments for Cleopatras Bath Milk

Comment on Mahaffey Farm: the home of Cleopatra’s Bath Milk by Liz

Liz — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:12:10 +0000

Hi Peter
I saw Justines question and I too am interested in what tests you do to make sure your milk is safe.
I have seen some comments stating that if the cows are purely pasture fed there should be no bugs in the milk but I know there are other ways for bugs to get in. It would be good to know that Cleo’s is disease-free for all out there who regularly drink it.

Comment on Mahaffey Farm: the home of Cleopatra’s Bath Milk by Justine

Justine — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:58:37 +0000

Hi Peter
I was told recently that you are not subjected to the normal routine screening and testing applied to all licensed dairy farmers that sell milk for human consumption. I presume, though, that you ensure that your milk is disease-free before selling it. Could you tell us about your testing regime - how often, what you test for etc?
By the way, I love your milk too!
Cheers Justine

Comment on Mahaffey Farm: the home of Cleopatra’s Bath Milk by Diane A

Diane A — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:19:59 +0000

Hi Peter having read all the emails to you I will try Northey St Market on Sunday but will you be supplying the varios health food shops like Fundmentals in Paddington and Wray Organics in Newmarket still.Thank you for your efforts in supplying us with your milk, it cant have been easy at times

Comment on Mahaffey Farm: the home of Cleopatra’s Bath Milk by Susan Rockey

Susan Rockey — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:18:32 +0000

I am very interested in buying raw milk? I live in Victoria, and have read how people are trying to test the law. I have emailed our victorian gov, and the australian gov to.

Lets rally altogether to allow our right to have raw milk.

Comment on Mahaffey Farm: the home of Cleopatra’s Bath Milk by David

David — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:37:37 +0000

Where can I get your milk in Sydney, please?

Comment on Mahaffey Farm: the home of Cleopatra’s Bath Milk by Mum

Mum — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:11:25 +0000

Sam’s question about how much can you heat up Cleo’s milk without affecting it and without it becoming pasteursied, got me intrigued. I love Cleo’s. My kids drink it like ther it no tomorrow.

We drink it out of the bottle, withouth eating it, usually, but for myself, sometimes I like to make hot chocolate and for me, I like having it made with hot milk, as a an occasional treat.

So how much and how long can we heat it for without affecting it?

Comment on Mahaffey Farm: the home of Cleopatra’s Bath Milk by Joanne J

Joanne J — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:14:04 +0000

Hi Peter, we are planning to buy a gurnsey cow soon (in about 9 mths after she’s calved) and I’m very interested in some more info about the herbal massage cream and homemade buffalo fly treatment that you make. Also, any good information souces for taking care of milking cows. Mum & I (on the same farm) thought that getting our own cow may work out cheaper as we currently go through about 18L of your milk /week (when its available) plus butter, cream, yoghurt etc.!!!
thanks.

Comment on Mahaffey Farm: the home of Cleopatra’s Bath Milk by Helen

Helen — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:01:34 +0000

Peter,
Can you advise how one would help organise a shop to carry cleo’s? Currently I am 600 km from the only source about.
Regards Helen

Comment on Mahaffey Farm: the home of Cleopatra’s Bath Milk by Keiran Shanahan BSc MChiropractic

Keiran Shanahan BSc MChiropractic — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:07:32 +0000

I would like to try your milk with the view of stocking it for my allergy suffering patients.
How do i go about it?

Comment on Mahaffey Farm: the home of Cleopatra’s Bath Milk by peter

peter — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:28:30 +0000

ok sorry everyone,i knew this page was up but didnt realise there were any questions yet,i will just rip through and answer as many questions as i remember and if i forget to answer any,please just post a reminder for me.

christine- gluten free bakery is at burpengary n stocks cleos but sells quickly

lou- our milk is known for being rich n creamy. many people comment on the cream on top. this is very surprising if you dont have cream on top.things that could affect this would be how it was transported, kept, shaken etc.all i can say is that everyday when looking in our cold room cream is visible on top in the bottles.

jan- no we dont offer butter. sometimes we do raw cream, but due to milk demand we havent any at the moment.

peta-has there ever been a case in australia of listera in raw milk from a raw milk dairy?

mark-under bfa gudelines for certified organic farms you are allowed to use antibiotics provided you put the animal in a quarantine hospital paddock for a period of time and keep milk separte for a period of time. in organics the emphasis is on prevention rather than cure, and in our system mastitis is rarely a problem. if it ever does appear we catch it early and use a herbal massage cream which works wonders.for buffalo fly we use a homemade spray of chillies and natural oils and usually spray this 2 or 3 times a week during the fly season. as far as ticks go our herd, over time has built up a natural immunity to them.if natural rememidies do not work in the case of a virus, such as 3 day sickness or tickfever, both of which will kill a cow very quickly we do use antibiotics and follow normal course of action which includes hospital paddock, and milking into a bucket for the required witholding period be it 7, 14, or 21 days so the milk cannot be contaminated.

christian- all a1,a2 research is done in regard to processed milk, which we know affects milk protiens. we feel that a1, a2 does not have an effect in raw milk in its natural state. for the record though, our herd is pure jersey and jersey and gurnesy cattle have by far the most a2 cows on a percentage bases compared to other breeds

wendy- our wholesaler eco-farms in brisbane may be able to help you in the forster area.

sueb- availability is due to a number of reasons. demand continues to grow, its very dry and feed is scarce. we are trying to improve supply by more irrigation, better pasture etc. it all takes time and money tho.

peter yellowtop- we grow a pasture mix of ryegrass, white clover, redclover, lucerne, tonic plantain and chicory.this has many exceptional benefits including milk production, animal health, soil nutrition, drought tolerence etc. we also grow oats in winter, legumes in summer plus a few paddocks of tropical grasses.

mark- we are not retiring.we are 3 and 4 generations on the one farm, are passionate about organic farming, my grandfather is still on the farm. no one in our family believes in retirement anyway. we are blessed to be in a beautiful exceptionaly fertile part of the world and wont be going anywhere

thanks everybody for your patience. if i missed a question please re post it. now i realise people are posting i will be back soon.