The Golden Rule Dairy Excursion
Lorraine Groberg & Friends / July, 2025
In May a group of 25 people, adults and children, arrived from various parts of Southern Arizona, to join our Golden Rule Dairy tour in Elfrida. 
We were immediately impressed with the natural relaxation and friendliness of the family (husband, wife and their young daughter) as they interacted with our group of visitors who were very interested in their production of raw milk. We soon came to realize how experienced, skilled and capable they were of managing a large raw milk dairy farm.
It was so pleasant to see the order and cleanliness of the whole farm, including the home, the vegetable and fruit gardens, the cages for cats and chickens and dogs, and the beautiful Jersey cows grazing out in the pastures.
Of course we were all there because we wanted to know what was so special about raw, A2, Jersey cow milk and how they processed their products right there on their farm. They explained that Jersey Cows are the only cow breed that has such high amounts of a special protein named A2 which has exceptional nutritional qualities. During their lecture they explained how drinking this milk when it is raw can strengthen the body and help heal several ailments.
Besides being fed non-GMO alfalfa, the Golden Rule Dairy cows are also fed a ration of barley sprouts which are produced in a huge mechanized room with the perfect temperature and lights to grow the sprouts. The sprouts smelled amazing. This diet is especially good for the cows and also for those humans who drink the milk they produce.
Everything was extremely clean and smelled wonderful, which we didn’t expect from a dairy farm.
The processing plant was large, clean and modern with several rooms for different processes such as: milking the cows, separating the cream, bottling the milk and cream in sterile bottles, refrigerating it immediately, and finally transporting it to the stores and farmer’s markets where it could be sold.
Everyone got a chance to milk Misty, one of the dairy cows. The children loved it. It was a very wholesome experience from alfalfa loving earthworms to fresh warm milk directly from a very happy cow.
We bought milk, cream, granola, maple pecans, unscented soap and tallow/honey balm. We’ve enjoyed them so much that we make an effort to visit their stall every week at our local Farmers Markets.
