DESIMILK is the story of a passionate Real Food Activist that teamed up with local small farms to create the first affordable raw milk brand available in California stores. Our Founder, Desiree, has been working for over 15 years in the Ancestral Health movement educating about real food and ancestral diets. In fact, raw milk is what started her on this journey.
When her eldest daughter had turned one, she weaned her from breastmilk to organic pasteurized milk. Over the next month it became clear she was not thriving and instead was noticeably fussier and not feeling well. Desiree was shopping one day at a natural grocery store and saw raw milk in the dairy section. She was surprised it was legal and also scared to try it. She did not buy it but instead went home and spent the next couple days researching and learning all about raw milk, its benefits, and its history. Convinced that raw milk could be the solution to her daughter’s recent health issues, she took the plunge and purchased it for the first time. Over the next few days as her daughter transitioned to drinking raw milk, she developed a terrible painful diaper rash that extended down her thighs. Desiree almost gave up and even had close family warning her she might be doing the wrong thing. She trusted her instincts and pushed on a couple more days. After the 4th day the diaper rash disappeared. The fussiness her daughter had been having before also disappeared. It was a miracle! Why don’t we all have access to this amazing nutrient dense healing food!: She eventually converted her entire family to raw milk and they have all loved it ever since.
The biggest drawback to raw milk in California was simply one thing: the exorbitant cost! $20/gallon is not economical for a family, especially one that consumes 5+ gallons/week! There were times when she just couldn’t work it into the budget. Desiree forged on, staying active in the real food movement and continued her education by becoming a certified Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP). She discovered Weston A. Price and read his epic book Nutrition & Physical Degeneration which changed her entire perspective on health & nutrition. She now is the San Joaquin County Chapter Leader of The Weston A. Price Foundation. (IG @realfoodcentralvalley)
So, what’s with the name DESIMILK? Well, Desiree had spent over 20 years working with Desi families in her art business. She had been in hundreds of Indian family homes and was already very connected within the Desi community. It was also a coincidence that Desiree’s nickname was “Desi”. Since she knew that the Desi community was passionate about fresh raw milk she thought of the name DESIMILK. A quick google search of #desimilk and she realized that in India most raw milk from the indigenous Desi cows was sold as “desi milk”. She quickly realized it was meant to be and the DESIMILK brand was born!
DESIMILK is now distributed in stores throughout California. Keep checking our My Google Maps link as stores are being added frequently.
