Today is National Milk Day, which celebrates the day people believe the first milk deliveries in glass bottles began in the United States back in the late 1800s.
Did you know that even with modern food supply chains, the vast majority of milk sold in New England supermarkets is still produced by local dairy farmers?
Milk is still a “local food,” so whenever you buy and consume cow’s milk you are supporting the hundreds of dairy farms and families in New England. In fact, 99 percent of the milk produced on New England dairy farms is either bottled into milk or processed into cheese, butter, ice cream, and yogurt in New England or New York. So even though most of us don’t receive deliveries from a milkman anymore, whenever we purchase milk at the grocery store, we are consuming a local product and supporting our local economy.
Curious to find out exactly where your milk comes from? Every milk container has a 5-digit code on it. The code is made up of a 2-digit state code followed by a 3-digit processing plant code. Head to www.whereismymilkfrom.com to find out what your code means. Got milk?
