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Raw milk rauwe melk: available all year

milk & dairy · sources read 2026-10-11 · how we decide

Also called melktap, boerenmelk.

Raw milk is available all year from Dutch producers. The best months are May, June, July, August, September. Raw milk is sold all year.

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Raw milk through the year

Raw milk is sold all year by the farms that are registered to sell it. The milk changes with the season: from April to October the cows are on grass and the milk is yellower and tastes of it.

How to choose raw milk

A milk tap, melktap, is not always raw; the farm must say so. Some small farms dry their cows off in winter and have no milk for a few weeks.

Nutrients in raw milk

Protein, calcium, phosphorus, iodine, vitamin B12, riboflavin and, in the fat, vitamin A and K2; milk from cows on grass has more omega-3 and beta-carotene.

To get the most: Keep it cold and drink it within a few days. Heating destroys some of the heat-sensitive proteins and a share of the B vitamins; the minerals and fat-soluble vitamins are unaffected by either.

On our nutrient density chart, a normal serving of whole milk (250 g) gives about half a day's iodine and about half a day's vitamin B12, counting what your body absorbs. That puts it 6th of the 19 eggs and dairy foods we scored.

Content per NEVO, the Dutch food composition database. This describes what the food contains, not what it does for you.

How to prepare raw milk

Keep it under four degrees and use within three days. Let the cream rise overnight and skim it.

Raw milk, nothing wasted

Skim the cream for butter and use the buttermilk in baking. Milk on the turn makes paneer or pancakes.

Who sells raw milk

36 producers in The Field Guide sell raw milk, each checked against our inclusion criteria and listed by province.

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Utrecht 17

Hof van Gunterstein goes the extra mileFarm shop · BreukelenBeef · eggs · raw milk · veg & fruit · bread & grain · honey
Boerderij De ZonnewijzerFarm shop · BunnikCow's milk · raw milk
Biltse BoerFarm shop · De BiltCow's milk, farm ice cream · raw milk
Zorgboerderij De Hondspol goes the extra mileFarm · Driebergen-RijsenburgBeef, lamb, pork · cow's milk, butter, farm cheese (boerenkaas) · eggs · raw milk · veg & fruit · bone broth · pantry goods
Zuivelboerderij en melktap KronenburghMilk tap · Driebergen-RijsenburgCow's milk · raw milk
P.J.L. van SchaikFarm shop · HarmelenEggs · raw milk
De Groene HofsteeFarm shop · Hei- en BoeicopBeef · cow's milk · raw milk · honey
Melktap Hoogland-West, Meer dan alleen melk!Milk tap · HooglandBeef · raw milk · bones · pantry goods
BoerBert goes the extra mileFarm shop · KamerikCow's milk, cheese, farm ice cream · eggs · raw milk · honey
De BeekhoeveFarm · KamerikBeef · cow's milk, butter · raw milk · veg & fruit
EkohoeveFarm · Loenen aan de VechtBeef · cow's milk · eggs · raw milk · honey · veg & fruit
Wilde MelkMilk tap · MijdrechtCow's milk, butter · raw milk · traditional ferments · pantry goods
WachteldonkMilk tap · RenswoudeBeef · cow's milk, farm cheese (boerenkaas) · raw milk
Het Derde Erf goes the extra mileFarm · SoestBeef · cow's milk, farm ice cream · eggs · raw milk · veg & fruit
Boerderij tussen de Hagen goes the extra mileFarm · StoutenburgBeef, pork, chicken · cow's milk · eggs · raw milk · honey · bones · organ meats
Melktap Oogst van eigen erf goes the extra mileMilk tap · StoutenburgBeef, pork · cow's milk, farm ice cream · raw milk · pantry goods
Waaise WeeldeMilk tap · UtrechtBeef · cow's milk · eggs · raw milk

Gelderland 9

De Hooilanden goes the extra mileFarm · BennekomBeef · cow's milk, raw butter, cheese · raw milk
Zuivelboerderij de Brummenaer goes the extra mileMilk tap · BrummenCow's milk, farm cheese (boerenkaas) · raw milk · pantry goods
boerderij de PavijenMilk tap · CulemborgCow's milk · raw milk · organ meats · honey
Rauwe Melktap de Groene Grens goes the extra mileMilk tap · EdeCow's milk, butter · raw milk
Geitenboerderij 't Ketelbos goes the extra mileFarm · Groesbeekgoat's milk · raw milk
't MelkhuusjeMilk tap · KootwijkerbroekCow's milk · eggs · raw milk
't Melkhuusje de PrinsenkampMilk tap · NijkerkCow's milk, farm cheese (boerenkaas) · raw milk · organ meats · bones
Vierdaagse Camping en Boerderij Automaat De PlakFarm vending · OoijCow's milk, butter, cheese, farm ice cream · raw milk · honey · pantry goods
Biologische boerderijwinkel De Nieuwenburgt goes the extra mileFarm shop · SpankerenBeef · A2 cow's milk, cheese · raw milk · veg & fruit · bread & grain

Noord-Holland 6

Geitenboerderij Ridammerhoeve goes the extra mileFarm shop · AmstelveenGoat, beef, pork · goat's milk, butter, farm ice cream · eggs · raw milk · veg & fruit · herbs
Boerderij de StadsHoeve melktap en eieren goes the extra mileMilk tap · AmsterdamCow's milk · eggs · raw milk
de MelktapMilk tap · AmsterdamCow's milk · raw milk
White Ranch goes the extra mileFarm · AssendelftGoat, beef · cow's milk, goat's milk, cheese · eggs · raw milk
Boerderij AchtervennenFarm · IlpendamBeef · cow's milk, cheese, farm ice cream · eggs · raw milk · bones
De Groene Griffioen goes the extra mileFarm · WeespBeef, pork · cow's milk, farm cheese (boerenkaas) · eggs · raw milk · veg & fruit · bread & grain · pantry goods

Zuid-Holland 4

Hoeve Biesland goes the extra mileFarm shop · DelfgauwBeef · cow's milk, butter, farm cheese (boerenkaas) · eggs · raw milk · traditional ferments · veg & fruit · herbs · bread & grain
Melkveebedrijf van LeeuwenMilk tap · HeenvlietCow's milk, cheese, farm ice cream · raw milk
Floating FarmFarm shop · RotterdamCow's milk, butter, cheese · raw milk
Kaas en zuivelboerderij van Winden goes the extra mileFarm shop · SchipluidenBeef, pork · cow's milk, butter, farm cheese (boerenkaas) · raw milk · bones · organ meats · honey · pantry goods