*** The "MILK-IT & REAL FOODS" Club ***

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Our mission is simple... to provide a healthy source of fresh, organic dairy products, grass-fed, pastured organic meats, organic cultured vegetables along with other traditionally cultured organic foods to local residents, to educate consumers of a healthier way to eat and to support the environment and our local/regional farmers.

 

 

 

The Health Benefits of Raw Dairy & Grass-Fed/Pastured Meats...

Fresh dairy (also referred to as raw dairy) is an outstanding source of nutrients including healthy beneficial bacteria (or probiotics) such as lactobacillus acidophilus in addition to essential vitamins, fats, mineral and enzymes.  It is not associated with any of the health problems surrounding pasteurized dairy such as rheumatoid arthritis, skin rashes, diarrhea and eczema.  Even people who have been allergic or have a sensitivity to pasteurized dairy for many years can typically tolerate and may even thrive on natural dairy.  Pasteurized cow's milk is the number one allergic food in the USA.  It has been associated with various symptoms and illnesses including tooth decay, heart disease, cancer, autism, allergies, colic in infants, acne, skin rashes, infertility and much more!  

 

Organic, grass-fed/pastured meats and organic, free-range eggs are highest in omega 3 essential fatty acids and they are amazingly delicious!  Our Real Foods program brings frozen organic beef, chicken, pork, wild salmon and an array of fresh, raw dairy products to Long Island from Paradise Pastures (formerly known as Eshelman Run Farm) located in Amish Country in Paradise, PA.  Orders arrive bi-weekly (twice per month).   

 

The TRUTH about pasteurization...

 

Pasteurization destroys enzymes, diminishes vitamin content, denatures fragile milk proteins, destroys vitamins C, B12 and B6, and kills beneficial bacteria, which promotes the growth of pathogens.  Have you ever noticed that fresh milk left out will sour naturally, but pasteurized milk will quickly rot?  This is because the beneficial bacteria in the natural milk are necessary to keep the growth of the putrefactive bacteria under control.  Then there is the added issue of the many antibiotics, pesticides and growth hormones used in commercially raised dairy cows.  Commercial cows are raised on grains, not on grass.  Grains are not normally a part of cow's diet and will completely change the composition of the nutrients in the milk!   

 

It just tastes BETTER...

Fresh dairy and grass-fed, organic meats simply taste BETTER!  As with any food, fresher is ALWAYS better and this applies to dairy and meats as well.  Fresh milk is creamier and much tastier than pasteurized milk!  Fresh meat is healthier and free of growth hormones and antibiotics than the processed, low-quality meats you find in a typical grocery store.  REAL FOODS are safe for your whole family to enjoy!

 

 

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A NOTE FROM THE FARMERS OF PARADISE PASTURES

 

 

About Our Farm Family

 

Our 102 acre farm has been in the Fisher family since 1944 when grandfather Aaron bought the farm.  The farm, now in the third generation of Fishers, is currently operated by Melvin and Annie Fisher and their four sons.  Melvin Sr. - 57, owns and manages the dairy herd.  Annie, 49, has a full-time job cooking and housekeeping for her husband and four boys, but still helps out if things get really busy with the farm work or packing.  John Lee, 25, owns and manages the direct marketing, packaging, beef, poultry and pork parts of the business.  Alvin, 19, does much of the pasture and field work and assists with packaging.  Aaron, 15, feeds the cows, assists with the field work and helps wherever else possible when he's not in school.  Two daughters, Mary Ella, 24 and Fanny Ruth, 21 are married and live on the farm.

 

 

 

Our Farming Practices & Philosophy

 

Producing traditional foods from pastured, stress-free livestock grazed on high quality grass and hay from organically managed, re-mineralized soils using only natural organic fertilizers, compost tea and manures.  No herbicides, pesticides,  insecticides, GMO’s, or chemical fertilizers used.  The livestock at Paradise Pastures are fed natural feed, grass and hay - all grown under organic management.  No growth hormones, antibiotics, genetically modified feeds or animal products used. Farming with your health and our health in mind with the goal of producing nutrient rich, healthy food that may help regenerate and maintain good health.

 

 

About Our Products

 

Organic, Grass-Fed Dairy

Our whole milk, cheese and other dairy products are from our twenty-five Jersey and part Jersey cows.  Jersey cows give less milk than conventional Holstein cows, but their milk is more nutrient dense.  Our towels are pastured except during the winter, during storms, or while milking.  Our cows eat only grass, grass hay, grass haylage, small supplemental amounts of organic corn and mineral.  We do not feed our Jersey cows corn silage, soybeans or soy products.  Our milk is tested regularly for harmful bacteria and somatic cell count.  Our cows have been tested for TB and will also be tested for other diseases such as Brocilloses and Yonies in the near future.  We do not expect to have any counts test positive for any diseases, but are just doing this for your assurance.  Should any cows test positive, they will be removed from our herd and sold immediately.

Grass-Fed Beef

Paradise pastures, grass fed beef are fed only pasture grass and hay, producing high-quality nutrient dense meats.  At harvest our beef is then dry aged for two to three weeks for the best flavor and tenderness.  Grass quality is at its best during the spring and fall seasons.  Therefore we harvest most of our beef at the end of those seasons.  Beef is available year-round with quantity discounts at harvest time in late fall and late spring.

 

Pastured Pork

  Our hogs are raised on pasture and supplemented with skimmed milk, corn and minerals.  Pork is available year-round with quantity discounts in fall and early winter.

 

Free Range Eggs

Our hens are free ranged on pasture from April through November, eating a buffet of grass, seeds and bugs - supplemented with grain and minerals.  During the winter, the hens are loosed housed inside on a clean, bedded pack and fed hay, grain and minerals.  We do not use artificial lighting to keep our hens laying during the winter.  Therefore, they hens follow the natural cycle - laying heavily during the spring and summer when the wild birds are laying their eggs and slowing down during the fall and winter when the days are shorter

 

Pastured Meat Chickens

Our meat chickens are raised on pasture in small bottomless pens and are moved to fresh grass daily.  They eat grass, bugs, grain and minerals.  We only raise meat chickens during the summer months when we can have them outside.  Chicken is available from June, when we harvest the first chickens of the year until we run out.  Next summer, we hope to raise enough meat chickens to last all winter.

 

Pastured Turkeys

Our turkeys are raised on pasture during the summer and fall.  Their diet is basically the same as the chickens except our turkeys eat a greater portion of grass and less grain and mineral.

 

 

Thank you for supporting Paradise Pastures!  - John Lee

 

View or print out the Paradise Pastures Information Brochure here:  Brochure (FRONT) and Brochure (BACK)

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***  HOW TO JOIN THE CLUB  ***

 

 

The "Milk-It & Real Foods" Club is open to all residents of Long Island and the surrounding New York City boroughs!  A yearly club fee of just $15.00 is required to become a member.  This annual fee covers all administrative and operation costs of the club. 

 

Please download and print out all the documents in the table below.  Please return the member application and the order form to us.   

 

Please read and sign each document and make copies for your records!  We cannot process your membership without your completed membership application and order form!

 

 

(The document links below are also in Microsoft WORD format so you may fill out on your computer then e-mail or fax back to us for faster service)

 

JOIN THE MILK-IT & REAL FOODS CLUB

 

MEMBER APPLICATION (Word)    MEMBER APPLICATION (PDF)

ORDER FORM (Word)   ORDER FORM (PDF)

 

 

(The three read-only document links below are in Adobe PDF format)

 

REAL MILK HEALTH HI-LIGHTS

CLUB GUIDELINES

READING, SURFING & RECIPES

 

 

Please mail your member application and order form to:

 

Immunitrition, LLC - P.O. Box 430 - Franklin Square, NY  11010-0430 

 

OR submit electronically via e-mail to: milk-it@immunitrition.com  ("Milk Club" must be written in the subject line)

 

 

You may also fax your membership application and order form to: (480) 393-5410.  

 

 

Once we have received your member application and order form, we will contact you to confirm your membership, your initial order and to inform you of your first pick-up date.  All annual fees, milk and delivery costs MUST be pre-paid for the club to operate properly. 

 

Our current pick-up location is at the Light Foods Co-op, 73 Church Street, Malverne, NY, 11565.  If you have never been to the co-op, you must drop by and take a look around.  It's a wonderful place to shop where you can find like-minded people who want to eat consciously, help the Earth, save time and gas by shopping locally, create community, have fun, make new friends, get healthy and save money!  Become a new co-op member and receive a FREE jar of our delicious cultured vegetables.  Click on the logo to the right to be directed to the co-op website.  Be sure to tell them Immunitrition sent you! 

 

View or print out the Light Foods Co-op Info Brochure:  Co-op Brochure (FRONT)  &  Co-op Brochure (BACK) 

 

You may also print out a Light Foods Membership Form and take it with you to the Co-op.  See the membership form links in the table below.  Don't forget to print and complete the front and back of the membership form!

 

JOIN the Light Foods Co-op

Co-op Membership Form - FRONT   Co-op Membership Form - BACK